Duisport Group reports record €390.5M revenue in 2025 despite stable cargo volumes
Duisport Group Meets 2025 Financial Targets, Delivers Strong Results Amid Challenging Conditions
The Duisport Group has announced that it met its financial goals for the 2025 fiscal year, achieving robust overall performance despite demanding conditions. According to the company, the world's largest inland port once again demonstrated its operational resilience. However, management is taking a pragmatic view of the current year, as geopolitical tensions and Germany's weak economic outlook shape expectations for 2026.
"2025 was an exceptionally successful year for Duisport. We achieved our financial targets and proved that the Port of Duisburg remains high-performing and economically stable, even in difficult circumstances," said Markus Bangen, CEO of Duisport.
The group's total revenue rose to €390.5 million in 2025 (2024: €356.3 million), driven primarily by growth in infrastructure and superstructure projects as well as transport and logistics services—both of which expanded further. Meanwhile, industrial logistics reflected the persistent downturn in Germany's machinery and plant engineering sectors.
The positive trend is also evident in earnings: EBIT climbed to €27.0 million (2024: €22.6 million), while pre-tax profit reached €23.4 million (2024: €19.8 million). At the same time, Duisport continued its above-average investments in the port's future viability, as planned. In 2025, the company allocated €79.8 million to infrastructure modernization and the development of terminals and logistics hubs.
Lars Nennhaus, Duisport's Executive Board member for Technology and Operations, emphasized the role of these investments in ensuring operational stability: "These figures underscore the high performance of our port operations. With a reliable infrastructure, streamlined processes, and targeted investments, we have laid the groundwork in 2025 to operate the Port of Duisburg safely and efficiently, even under challenging conditions."
In its core business, Duisport—and the wider Port of Duisburg—reaffirmed its position as a key logistics hub. Container throughput increased to approximately 4.1 million TEU (2024: 3.9 million TEU), while total cargo handling remained stable at 50.8 million tons, despite shifts in inland waterway transport. This resilience in a volatile market environment highlights the port's adaptability. Combined, all Duisburg ports handled over 100 million tons of cargo once again.
For the current year, the executive board anticipates continued uncertainty and volatility. International conflicts, trade barriers, and the prolonged slump in German industry are creating significant challenges. Duisport is responding with cautious strategy and high adaptability.
Beyond a resilient business model and robust infrastructure, the company stresses the critical role of its workforce. "Duisport's stability is built, above all, on the dedication of our employees. In uncertain times, expertise, flexibility, and a dependable corporate culture are essential to actively shaping change," said Giordana Sperling-Doppstadt, Chief People & Corporate Services Officer.
The Duisport Group remains committed to its strategic course, aiming to bolster industrial competitiveness and further develop the Port of Duisburg as a logistics powerhouse—serving as an infrastructure partner for business and trade, a central node in the global network, and a driver of transformation.
