Duisburg Port The
Port of Duisburg is the world's largest
inland port. It is officially regarded as a seaport because seagoing river vessels go to ports in Europe, Africa and the
Middle East. Numerous docks are mostly located at the mouth of the
Ruhr where it joins the
Rhine. Each year more than 40 million tonnes of various goods are handled with more than 20,000 ships calling at the port. The public harbour facilities stretch across an area of . There are 21 docks covering an area of and of wharf. The area of the Logport Logistic Center Duisburg stretches across an area of . With 2.5 million
TEU it is also the largest inland container port, based on 2011 figures. A number of companies run their own private docks and 114 million tonnes of goods yearly (2010) are handled in Duisburg in total.
Roads Duisburg is served by several
autobahns, with 3 east–west routes and 2 north–south routes.
A3 forms a bypass east of the city and mostly serves through traffic.
A59 runs parallel to A3 and serves the city from north to south with 14 interchanges, much more than most other cities in the Ruhr area. The
A40 and
A42 are two east–west routes that serve central and northern Duisburg. Autobahn A40 also serves major through traffic from the Netherlands to Berlin and points east. A short spur,
A524 serves southern Duisburg. Most Autobahns have six lanes or are upgraded to six lanes (A59). Apart from the autobahns, no
Bundesstraßen serve the city directly.
B8 runs through the city, but uses A59's alignment. B288 runs in the extreme south of the city, and serves traffic to and from
Krefeld. Several bridges span the Rhine, most prominently the A40 and A42 bridges, but also the L287
suspension bridge and the L237
arch bridge, a three-lane bridge with 2 lanes per peak direction with dynamic lane usage.
Public transport Duisburg Hauptbahnhof is served by the
InterCityExpress and
InterCity long-distance network of the
Deutsche Bahn, in addition line of the
S-Bahn line connects Duisburg with other cities of the
Rhine-Ruhr area. The
Duisburg Stadtbahn, the
Duisburg tramway network, and a bus system, all operated by the Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft, provide local services. Stadtbahn line U79, the so-called "D-Bahn" ("D-Line"), connects to the neighbouring city of
Düsseldorf and is operated jointly with the
Rheinbahn of Düsseldorf. All S-Bahn, Stadtbahn, and bus lines operate under the umbrella of the
Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr.
Airport Duisburg does not have its own airport, but the city is served by several nearby airports. The closest major airport is
Düsseldorf Airport, located approximately 15 kilometers from the city center and accessible in 10–15 minutes by both car and train. Other significant airports serving the region include
Weeze Airport,
Dortmund Airport, and
Cologne/Bonn Airport, situated 55, 65, and 75 kilometers from downtown Duisburg, respectively. All of these airports can be reached within one hour by car or train. == Media ==