CMA CGM and NYK are to open atrimodal container terminal in the German inland port of Duisburg in January 2008, according to port operator Duisport.
The new facility will require total investment of €20m ($27m) and see an annual throughput of 100,000 teu within two years. The terminal should serve as a gateway for European hinterland traffic to the two liner companies, said Duisport chief executive Erich Staake.
“D3T will be the opportunity for CMA CGM — through rail-link and river-shuttle container services — to offer a wide range of intermodal services to our customers, connecting Duisburg to the seaports and to the European hinterland,” said Farid Salem, chief executive vice-president of CMA CGM group.
The port of Duisburg is seeking to establish itself as a leading hinterland hub for European container traffic, hoping to profit not least from congestion at seaports. Last year, the port saw a container handling (water-borne and rail-borne turnover) of 787,000 teu. To date, it has four container terminals, the capacity of which is planned to double to 2m teu by 2010.
The new facility will require total investment of €20m ($27m) and see an annual throughput of 100,000 teu within two years. The terminal should serve as a gateway for European hinterland traffic to the two liner companies, said Duisport chief executive Erich Staake.
“D3T will be the opportunity for CMA CGM — through rail-link and river-shuttle container services — to offer a wide range of intermodal services to our customers, connecting Duisburg to the seaports and to the European hinterland,” said Farid Salem, chief executive vice-president of CMA CGM group.
The port of Duisburg is seeking to establish itself as a leading hinterland hub for European container traffic, hoping to profit not least from congestion at seaports. Last year, the port saw a container handling (water-borne and rail-borne turnover) of 787,000 teu. To date, it has four container terminals, the capacity of which is planned to double to 2m teu by 2010.