Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT) has joined the partner network of duiSport subsidiary startport.
Duisburg, 20.01.2021 — Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT) has joined the partner network of duiSport subsidiary startport.
As an exclusive partner, DIT supports the startup hub startport in digitizing logistics in the Rhine-Ruhr region. The exclusive partners support the innovation platform for logistics and supply chain in terms of content and finances.
DIT: A strong partner for startport
Based in the Port of Duisburg, DIT is a trimodal hub terminal with modern inland port technology. The company focuses on importing and exporting goods. “With startport, we are promoting the future of logistics on the one hand and at the same time strengthening the Ruhr region as a competence center,” says Bernd Putens, Managing Director of DIT, explaining the partnership.
DIT supports startups as a sparring partner and user. Peter Trapp, Managing Director of startport, is pleased with the growth: “With the Duisburg Intermodal Terminal, we have gained a strong partner with a great tradition in the region to develop innovative ideas in logistics. We are very proud of that! ”
Partner network decisive for StartPort success
As a subsidiary of the Port of Duisburg, the startport innovation platform is committed to anchoring innovative technologies at the location. This is done by initiating projects between startups and established companies that make logistics more digital, efficient and sustainable. With this claim, startport supports young startups in two startup programs, the StartPort Incubator and Accelerator. “startport is a success story: After the first startups moved in in January 2018, we are already looking at an established startup hub with many startups and successful pilot projects. The success is also based on the strong partner network,” says Peter Trapp. The subsidiary of the Port of Duisburg pursues an open partner model and is supported in terms of content and finances by other regional players such as Klöckner, the RAG Foundation, the Initiativkreis Ruhr, Borussia Dortmund and Wirtschaftsbetriebe Duisburg.
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