dkt duisburg kombiterminal

What dkt duisburg kombiterminal does

DKT Duisburg Kombiterminal GmbH is a private German intermodal terminal operator headquartered at Logport I in Duisburg, within Duisport — the world's largest inland port. Founded in 2009 and wholly owned by the Swiss family-owned logistics group Bertschi AG, DKT operates a public combined-transport (KV) terminal that transships containers between rail, road, and onward sea-port connections, with a sharp focus on serving the chemical industry of North Rhine-Westphalia. The facility is built to the latest standards of the German Water Management Act (WHG), and a planned hazardous-material containment basin system extends storage to up to 375 tank containers of dangerous goods, supporting a shift of chemical freight from road to rail.

The core technology is two Künz portal cranes spanning 67 meters over a crane-rail zone, enabling single-handling transfer of containers from rail wagons directly into WHG-compliant containment areas without additional moves. This infrastructure delivers annual handling capacity of 165,000 TEU (up from 90,000 TEU after the 2011 second-crane expansion) and supports 30 or more weekly full trains to national and international destinations, including Italy via a partnership with Hupac. Service lines span intermodal transport, container storage (including hazardous materials), loading/unloading, transshipment, logistics solutions, consulting, pre-loading concepts, transport documentation, and inline container equipment.

Revenue is generated through transaction-fee-based terminal handling and storage services plus professional-services fees for consulting and logistics solution design; pricing is quote-based and individually negotiated. The go-to-market is direct, relationship-driven B2B sales to enterprise chemical manufacturers in NRW, with no active outbound marketing beyond a corporate website. DKT has no subsidiaries, no public funding rounds, no API or software product, and operates as a regional node within Bertschi AG's broader pan-European network of 16 container terminals and 21,000 tank/silo containers.

Name

dkt duisburg kombiterminal

Legal name

DKT Duisburg Kombiterminal GmbH

Website

https://dktduisburg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Short description

DKT Duisburg Kombiterminal is a Bertschi AG-owned intermodal terminal in Duisburg's Logport I harbor that transships containers between rail and road for the chemical industry in North Rhine-Westphalia, offering WHG-compliant handling and dangerous-goods storage with 165,000 TEU annual capacity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intermodal Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Port and Harbor Operations (488310), Line-Haul Railroads (482111)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Intermodal Terminal Operations (Rail–Truck) (TLAJAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Intermodal Terminal Value-Added Services (Cross-Dock, Transload, Stuffing/Stripping) (TLAJAFAL), Intermodal Rail Container Terminals (On-Dock / Near-Dock) (TLAHAAAE), Hazmat Intermodal & ISO Tank Container Transport (rail/ocean/road) (TLADAIAG)

Keywords

• Intermodal container terminal
• Chemical logistics services
• Dangerous goods storage
• Container transshipment
• Rail freight handling

Headquarters

HQ city

Duisburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Terminal Operations & Handling Services: Revenue generated from container handling, loading/unloading, transfer operations between rail and other transport modes at the intermodal terminal facility
2. Container Storage Services: Fees for container storage including dangerous goods storage in specialized containment areas
3. Logistics Solutions & Consulting: Advisory and solution design services for intermodal chemical logistics including pre-loading concepts and transport documentation

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

DKT Duisburg Kombiterminal operates a public combined transport (KV) intermodal terminal at Logport I harbor in Duisburg, Germany. It provides container transshipment between rail and road, container storage (including hazardous materials), loading and unloading, and logistics consulting primarily for the chemical industry in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Product overview

DKT Duisburg is a combined transport (Kombiterminal) terminal facility that operates as part of the Bertschi Group. The terminal provides intermodal logistics services focused on the chemical industry, offering transshipment between rail and road transport. The service portfolio includes intermodal transport, container storage (including hazardous material storage), container transshipment via portal cranes, loading/unloading, logistics solutions, consulting, pre-loading concepts, transport documentation, and inline container equipment. The terminal has operated since 2009 in Logport I harbor and serves as a key hub for shifting chemical transports from road to rail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Intermodal Transport Services
• Container Transshipment Services
• Container Storage Services (Including Hazardous Materials)
• Logistics Solutions and Consulting
• Inliner Container Equipment Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Terminal capacity increased from 90,000 to 165,000 TEU per year with second crane
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HupaccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 21 June 2011Hupac is a rail transport operator providing intermodal transport services. DKT Duisburg serves as a terminal for Hupac's train connections to Italy, specifically the route to Busto Arsizio. This partnership enables daily train services from DKT to Italian destinations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Contargo GmbH & Co. KG: Operates a network of inland container terminals and trimodal logistics along the Rhine, including facilities in the Rhine/Ruhr region. Directly comparable intermodal terminal operator with container handling, storage, and rail/road/barge transfer services.
• KV-Terminal Köln (GTK Rail): Operates an intermodal container terminal at Cologne/Niehl serving the NRW industrial region. Direct competitor to DKT for rail-truck container transshipment volumes from regional shippers and forwarders.
• Hupac Intermodal: Swiss-based intermodal terminal operator and rail transport provider that is both a key DKT partner (operating Italian corridor trains to Busto Arsizio/Novara) and a direct competitor with its own terminal network across Europe, including Germany.
• Bertschi AG (Dürrenäsch and other terminals): Parent company of DKT Duisburg and operator of 16 container terminals globally. Sister-terminal operations (e.g., Dürrenäsch HQ terminal) are functionally identical combined-transport terminals serving the same chemical logistics vertical.
• TFG Transfracht Internationale Gesellschaft: German intermodal rail freight operator running combined-transport services and terminals. Competes with DKT for rail-based container freight volumes between seaports and German industrial regions.
• KTL Kombiterminal Ludwigshafen: Operates a comparable combined-transport (KV) intermodal container terminal at Ludwigshafen harbor serving the Rhine chemical corridor. Direct competitor to DKT for rail-truck transshipment volumes from the German chemical industry.
• Duisport (Duisburger Hafen AG): Operator of Duisburg port — Europe's largest inland port and the same harbor (logport) where DKT Duisburg operates. Duisport provides competing intermodal container terminal services to overlapping customers in the Rhine/Ruhr chemical and logistics cluster.

Broad incumbents

• EUROGATE GmbH & Co. KGaA: Major European container terminal operator with facilities primarily at seaports but with inland intermodal capabilities. Broader incumbent with overlapping container handling competencies and stronger brand/resources than DKT.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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