Logistikzentrum Niehler Hafen Köln

This logistics operator provides integrated logistics services, leveraging its own assets and infrastructure for combined transport and waterway systems. With approximately 2,500 employees, the group operates across various specialized business areas, including HGK Logistics and Intermodal, which manages warehouses, container terminals, and depots.

Target Industries

• Automotive: Handling of high-quality machine tools and replacement parts.
• Consumer Goods: Logistics solutions for foodstuffs, drinks, and promotional products.
• E-Commerce & Retail: Comprehensive services including parcel station operations and distribution for promotional products, foodstuffs, and drinks.
• Healthcare: Specialized handling and storage for sensitive goods such as pharmaceutical and medical products.
• Industrial Goods: Providing space and services for industrial production, general trade, and oversized goods.
• Metals & Mining: Expertise in the transport and storage of materials like aluminium, ore, and steel.
• Paper & Packaging: Dedicated logistics solutions for paper products.

Service Portfolio

• Warehousing & Inventory: Services include incoming goods control, picking, labeling, and customs warehousing for various goods.

The Niehler Hafen in Köln is a significant industrial port and a key hub for trimodal logistics. This location is undergoing substantial modernization and expansion, with investments totaling 100 million Euro planned over the next five years for Niehl I, alongside a 5 million Euro project to modernize the quay wall at Stapelkai.

The area is transforming into a digital test field and an important Drehkreuz for supply chains along the Rhine, focusing on efficient and sustainable logistics operations.

Strategic Location & Connectivity

• Highway & Road: Direct access to major autobahns including the A1, A3, and A4, ensuring superior accessibility within the North Rhine-Westphalia region and beyond.
• Air Freight: Proximate to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), a significant cargo hub, facilitating air freight operations.
• Inland Harbor: Direct access to the Port of Cologne on the Rhine (Niehler Hafen 1 & 2), leveraging the waterway system for efficient transport.
• Rail Freight: Features a high-performance bimodal transshipment terminal for combined transport with six tracks capable of handling block trains, offering direct connections to the rail network.