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Tough times for the German port operator duisport
Last year, the company's freight traffic fell by -6%
February 6, 2020
"The exit from the coal sector, the continuing crisis of the steel industry, the uncertain political landscape energy transformation, the challenges of digitalisation and signs of economic slowdown - commented the CEO of duisport, Erich Staake -- they're all factors of a second structural transformation for the entire North Rhine-Westphalia region. The diversified Duisburger Hafen's business model is well placed these challenges, but also a prepared company such as the ours can't reverse a progressive trend long-term deterioration.'
Last year, the only containerized traffic handled by duisport amounted to about 4.0 million teu, with a compared to 4.1 million teu in 2018. The company Germany recalled that in this segment of activity, partners including China's COSCO, has planned to invest 100 million euros to build a new container terminal (23 October 2019).
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"The exit from the coal sector, the continuing crisis of the steel industry, the uncertain political landscape energy transformation, the challenges of digitalisation and signs of economic slowdown - commented the CEO of duisport, Erich Staake -- they're all factors of a second structural transformation for the entire North Rhine-Westphalia region. The diversified Duisburger Hafen's business model is well placed these challenges, but also a prepared company such as the ours can't reverse a progressive trend long-term deterioration.'
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
