Dortmund Port

The Dortmund Port is an inland port in the district of Downtown North of the city of Dortmund. The port is also the namesake of the eponymous district in the borough Downtown North.

Past and present

The establishment of the Dortmund port on the Dortmund- Ems Canal began 1895. 1899, the port was opened by Kaiser Wilhelm II. In the 1920s and 30s the predominantly transhipment of grain, coal and ore serving port was extended. It further docks were built and expanded the management infrastructure (Old Port Authority Dortmund). Today, the Port of Dortmund has the largest canal harbor in Europe 10 docks with a shore length of 11 km.

His greatest economic importance was the port after the Second World War. In 1972, 6.2 million tons of cargo were handled here. Also, the completion of a container port in 1987 was the significant decline in tonnage handled, caused by the closure of the coal and steel industry in Dortmund, but not stop it. In 1997, 2.6 million tons of iron ore were landed here today this group has completely disappeared from the Port of Dortmund.

Today, the former " water station of the mining industry " has become a logistics and industrial area of high international importance. The handling of iron ore and coal belongs to the past, today ensures the Dortmund Port, among other locations, the security of supply of the Rhine -Ruhr region with over 5 million inhabitants.

Freight

2007 3.2 million tons of cargo were handled in the Port of Dortmund. Compared to 2006, representing an increase of 7.1 percent. This increase is primarily a result of the Container Terminal Dortmund " CTD ", which is increasingly being used. In 2007, containers were handled with a tonnage of 701,000 tons in Dortmund. In January 2009, the third container bridge by the Container Terminal Dortmund GmbH was taken at the port in operation.

The envelope by product was as follows:

Source: Dortmunder Hafen AG

Due to the increasing tonnage figures of the "other commodity groups ," the container handling include ( folded tonnage of container terminals in 2011: 850 500 tonnes), and the opening of Ikea - Europe camp in front of the port as an additional terminal is configured to time.

The local politics also thinks reinforced by a change of use of the port. Plans include the construction of a marina and the construction of high quality leisure and residential space on the waterfront. Against the establishment of a marina, however, depends not only the desire to preserve the industrial base, but also concerns the Federal performance center rowing in Dortmund. With the construction and expansion of the port gastronomy " Solendo " since the summer of 2005, but first conversion trends show in the style of the Duisburg inner harbor.

Residential areas already have been right in the harbor area and indeed with the Union suburb, a former, for over 60 years no longer exist Werksiedlung.

Monument Old Harbour Master's Office

→ Main article: Old Port Authority Dortmund

For the inauguration of the Dortmund harbor at August 11, 1899 by Kaiser Wilhelm II, the Old Port Authority was established in the harbor. Based on designs of city architect Friedrich Kullrich a two-story building was built with large front tower on a hexagonal floor plan reminiscent not random at a lighthouse. This association is reinforced next to the outer form by a handling around the tower core. The tower is set up a " Kaiserzimmer " one whose outer parapet is carried by dolphins coat of arms of the cities of Dortmund and Emden.

Originally mounted as Turmbekrönung iron lattice construction was demolished in 1930 due to disrepair and in 1986 replaced by a reconstruction of galvanized steel, after the inside of the building had already been prepared again from 1982 to 1983. The ball on top of the tower is to be understood as a time ball, the tip serves as a flagpole. 1986 next to the Turmbekrönung also the entire exterior was restored.

Until 1962, the Old Port Authority was the seat of the Dortmunder Hafen AG. The building is used by the water police and for an exhibition on port and shipping in 2007.

The Old Harbour Master's Office is located on the Sunderweg in transition to channel road. The central location in the center of the canal harbor is further emphasized that the bridge over the city harbor converges directly to the tower and the road veering to the west just before the building. Due to the increased construction site the night illuminated building is visible from afar.

The Old Port Authority, its demolition was planned in the 1950s, is today one of the landmarks of the city and North Dortmund as well as the Port of Dortmund a part of the Route of Industrial Heritage.

Port and channel as a sport and recreational area

In addition to the aforementioned port gastronomy and the National Training Centre Rowing different schools and clubs use the channel as a boot area. These are, as the rowing club Hansa and Germania Rowing Club and the Department of the canoe outdoor sports club from 1898 FS -98. Starting from the port extends along the channel of the Dortmund -Ems Canal bike path Waltrop and on to Münster. The canal banks are increasingly used by bathers and for barbecues in the summer.

Sources and notes

Iserloh, Ute S.: The Port of Dortmund - Europe's largest canal harbor. 1st edition. JP Bachem Verlag, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3761619103, p.47