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About us – we are thyssenkrupp Steel Logistics GmbH

Port handling

thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG is not only Germany's biggest steelmaker. The Duisburg-based company is also the second-largest logistics operation in the country, with 142 million metric tons of cargo being transported.

Since its founding in 2022, thyssenkrupp Steel Logistics GmbH has been a subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG, and since July 2024, it has been operating in the cargo handling and warehousing logistics sector as part of a joint venture with Duisport Hafen AG. Based in Duisburg, our company currently employs approximately 265 people who see their future in the further development of a powerful and flexible logistics unit on the Rhine waterway.

Customers and partners benefit from our prime location at Europe’s largest inland port: With the ports of Walsum-Süd, where general cargo is handled, and Schwelgern, where raw materials are delivered, as well as the connected warehouse facilities, we provide tried-and-true hubs along the strategically important Rhine waterway for your transshipment and warehousing logistics. In the spirit of sustainable transportation development, our logistics hub connects, in particular, ships, trains, and trucks. In total, thyssenkrupp Logistics GmbH handles approximately 28 million metric tons of bulk and general cargo annually.

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The current core business of thyssenkrupp Steel Logistics GmbH is logistics related to the handling of raw materials and general cargo for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG. Raw material imports via the Port of Schwelgern ensure supplies to the blast furnaces and coking plants, while coils and slabs are shipped from Walsum-Süd.

At the Beeckerwerth site, slab storage areas and the Beeckerwerth central warehouse for coils are located in the immediate vicinity of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG’s production facilities.

thyssenkrupp Steel Logistics GmbH, as a subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG, is currently undergoing certification for ISO quality, occupational safety, environmental, and energy management systems.

Our history

Overview of the milestones in the history of thyssenkrupp Steel Logistics GmbH.

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Certificates/port regulations

thyssenkrupp Steel Logistics GmbH is certified according to all relevant standards and regulations.

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