Serving all Needs

Almost 300 companies operate in the Port of Duisburg. Most of these corporations have specialized in transportation and logistic services. Operations range from loading, unloading and storage to transportation and forwarding and to high-grade contract logistics, interfacing ships, trains and trucks A great number of experienced service providers satisfy all needs.

Subsidiaries of international majors and medium-sized family businesses whose roots in Duisburg go back three generations and more share the same success factors. They are all experts in their fields, highly experienced, staffed by qualified personnel, customer oriented and above all committed to the services they offer.

The port industry is a major economic factor in the Rhine/Ruhr region and the North-Rhine Wesrphalian logistics market. Investments induced by port operations total 250 million Euros each year. They stimulate demand in Duisburg and neighboring cities. For some years, duisport has been one of the most important clients for construction contract in North-Rhine Westphalia . Economic multiplier effects are remarkable. About 17,000 jobs in the city of duisburg are currently directly or indirectly dependent on duisport - more than 36.000 in the Duisburg region - and their number continues to rise.

These pages provide information on this unique offer and present the companies operating in the Port.