Neuss-Düsseldorf Port

What Neuss-Düsseldorf Port does

Neuss-Düsseldorfer Häfen GmbH & Co. KG (NDH) is a privately held German inland port operator headquartered in Neuss that runs an integrated logistics platform across seven port locations spanning more than 90 kilometers of the Rhine river. Through the consolidated NDH-Verbund — which includes its wholly owned assets in Neuss, Düsseldorf-Haupthafen, and Düsseldorf-Reisholz, together with a participation in Rheinhafen Krefeld and the RheinCargo joint venture with HGK AG — the group covers 500 hectares of industrial port land and handles approximately 13 million tons of cargo annually, with a stated 2030 target of 15 million tons. Cargo mix is dominated by semi-finished and finished goods, bulk construction materials (stones and earth), and food and feed products, with container handling identified as a growth segment.

The company monetizes through four core service lines: port operations (cargo handling, storage, and transshipment billed on throughput and tonnage); railway operations (freight transport plus rail vehicle workshop maintenance under EIU certification); real estate (rental income from port industrial property); and technical services (engineering and handling equipment maintenance). Underlying technology is fundamentally physical infrastructure — cranes, terminal equipment, rail networks, port facilities, and construction engineering — with no disclosed software, data, or AI platform layer. Go-to-market is direct B2B sales to industrial manufacturers, construction materials companies, food and feed producers, and freight operators in the Rhine-Ruhr region.

NDH operates as a limited partnership (GmbH & Co. KG) with no disclosed private equity or external ownership. The broader NDH-Verbund employs over 1,000 people (roughly 350 at the Neuss and Düsseldorf sites), supports an estimated 75,000 direct and indirect jobs across its footprint, and is led by Managing Director Sascha Odermatt. Customer concentration risk is distributed across multiple industrial verticals and no named anchor customers. Revenue, funding history, and detailed financials are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Neuss-Düsseldorf Port

Legal name

Neuss-Düsseldorfer Häfen GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://nd-haefen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Neuss-Düsseldorfer Häfen (NDH) is a privately held German inland port operator running seven Rhine river locations spanning 90+ kilometers, handling 13 million tons of cargo annually for manufacturing, construction, food, and logistics customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Port Logistics Services

NAICS

Port and Harbor Operations (48831), Rail Transportation (48211), Inland Water Freight Transportation (483211)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Railroad Switching & Terminal Establishments (4013)

akta.pro primary industry

Inland Container Depots (ICD) / Inland Ports (TLALAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rail Terminal Drayage Coordination & Staging Operations (TLAJAFAI), Trade-Related Infrastructure & Logistics Development (BPADAMAN)

Keywords

• Port logistics services
• Multimodal cargo handling
• Rail freight operations
• Port real estate management
• Inland waterway logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuss

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Port Operations: Cargo handling and port services including loading, unloading, storage, and transshipment of goods. Revenue generated through throughput fees based on tonnage and cargo type.
2. Railway Operations: Railway freight transport services and rail vehicle maintenance workshop services.
3. Real Estate/Immobilien: Rental income from industrial port real estate, warehouses, and logistics facilities across port properties.
4. Technical Services: Engineering and technical services including construction technology and handling equipment maintenance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Neuss-Düsseldorfer Häfen (NDH) operates a network of seven Rhine river port locations spanning over 90 kilometers, providing integrated port operations (cargo handling, storage, container terminal), railway freight operations and workshop services, port-area real estate management across 500 hectares, and technical infrastructure services including construction engineering and cargo handling equipment maintenance. Through its RheinCargo joint venture with HGK AG, NDH offers combined rail-road-water logistics solutions to industrial, construction, and food/feed sector clients in the Rhine region.

Product overview

Neuss-Düsseldorfer Häfen (NDH) operates as a unified port logistics platform offering four core service lines: Hafen (port operations), Eisenbahn (railway services), Immobilien (real estate), and Technik (technical services). The company manages a network of seven port locations spanning over 90 kilometers along the Rhine, including its main ports in Neuss and Düsseldorf-Haupthafen, along with affiliated facilities in Düsseldorf-Reisholz and Krefeld. Through the RheinCargo joint venture with HGK AG, NDH provides integrated rail-road-water logistics solutions. The portfolio covers the complete logistics chain from cargo handling and railway transport to real estate development and technical infrastructure services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hafen (Port Operations)

Quantifiable outcome

• 13 million tons of cargo handled annually, growing to 15 million tons projected by 2030
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RheinCargo (Joint Venture with HGK AG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Joint venture with Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK AG) established in 2008. Combines NDH port operations with HGK's Rhine logistics network, creating a stronger logistics partnership in the Rhine region.
• Rheinhafen KrefeldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNDH holds a participation stake in Rheinhafen Krefeld, extending its port network presence along the Rhine.
• Industrieterrains Düsseldorf-Reisholz AG (IDR AG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with IDR AG for the reactivation of Hafen Düsseldorf-Reisholz, extending NDH's footprint to serve southern Düsseldorf industrial areas.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• De Boer / Internavi (NDH-competitor in container handling): Regional Rhine-Schelde container and inland shipping operator connecting Dutch and German inland terminals. Comparable to NDH's container terminal operations in providing inland container logistics along the Rhine corridor.

Direct peers

• Hafen Koblenz: Mid-sized Rhine inland port handling bulk goods, containers, and project cargo. Comparable in scale and service mix to NDH, serving the Mosel/Rhine confluence region with similar customer industries.
• RheinCargo (HGK AG): Joint venture between NDH and Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK AG) for combined rail and port logistics along the Rhine. Operates as an integrated multimodal logistics provider with rail terminals, ports, and freight transport, and is NDH's closest operational peer and partner.
• Hafen Ludwigshafen: Inland Rhine port serving the Ludwigshafen chemical and industrial complex, with multimodal connections and industrial real estate. Comparable to NDH as a Rhine port focused on industrial customers (chemicals, construction, food/feed) with similar service portfolio.
• Hafen Mannheim: Operates one of Germany's largest inland ports on the Rhine, handling containers, bulk, and liquids with extensive rail and road connectivity. Directly comparable to NDH as a Rhine inland port operator serving industrial and construction customers in southern Germany.
• Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK): Cologne-based port and rail logistics operator and NDH's JV partner in RheinCargo. Operates Cologne's inland port network and rail infrastructure, offering directly overlapping Rhine port and rail freight services targeting similar industrial customers.
• Rheinhafen Krefeld: Affiliated Rhine port in which NDH holds a participation stake, handling bulk cargo, containers, and industrial materials. Directly comparable to NDH in service mix and customer base, and operationally linked through the NDH-Verbund.

Broad incumbents

• Port of Rotterdam: Europe's largest port and the primary deep-sea gateway feeding Rhine inland traffic. Comparable in industry (port operations, multimodal logistics, industrial real estate) but vastly larger in scale, serving as the upstream ocean-side counterpart to NDH's inland operations.
• Duisburg Port (Duisport): Operates the world's largest inland port on the Rhine/Ruhr, handling containers, bulk, and liquids with multimodal rail-water-road connections. Directly comparable to NDH as a Rhine inland port operator with multimodal logistics and a real estate portfolio, but at materially larger scale.

Regional players

• Port Autonome de Strasbourg: French autonomous port on the Upper Rhine handling containers, bulk, and petroleum products. Comparable Rhine port operator with multimodal connections, but serving a different geography (France/Germany border) than NDH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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