DKT to start operations in December

DKT - Duisburg Kombiterminal, a project company just set up, is building a combined transportation terminal at logport. The facility will be equipped with a 65 m span gantry crane and will feature six 470 m railroad tracks, two truck lanes and eight container storage lanes. Barge service will be across the neighboring DIT site.

DKT will invest a total of 15 million Euros into the terminal which will have a capacity of 120,000 TEU. With a crane-served container storage capacity of 1,800 TEU the DKT terminal is ideal for containerized storage strategies when just-in-time delivery is a consideration.

The new terminal will go into operation in mid-December 2009 and will handle cargo for any customer and operator at attractive terms. DKT is a company of the Bertschi Group. It plans to use adjacent land for enhanced-value logistic services for the chemical industry. As Project Manager Thomas Schnider explained, “… DKT will be the first logistic hub for chemical distribution in Europe’s largest inland port. The excellent integration of the port in the European railroad and waterway systems makes Duisburg a perfect central location for Europe-wide storage and distribution systems.”

“The Duisburg Kombiterminal DKT will generate new cargo flows for the Port of Duisburg and is a crucial strategic element in the overall concept we have developed for logport,” said Duisburger Hafen AG’s Chief Executive Officer Erich Staake. “Bertschi AG has for many years been an important partner of the duisport Group. It is good to know that yet another operator has recognized the quality of Duisburg as a location for the logistic industry.”
DKT is a company of the Bertschi Group. With 42 facilities in 22 nations Bertschi is the leader of the European chemical logistics market. The company employs a staff of 1,700 and provides integrated intermodal logistics solutions. Bertschi operates its own fleet of 1,150 trucks and 13,000 tank and silo containers and company-owned container terminals at 12 locations across Europe.

(Source: Transport Weekly)