Deymann Shipping is one of the established players in European inland shipping and is particularly active in the transport of liquid and dry goods on the German and Dutch waterways. As a modern logistics service provider, the company has for years relied on efficient, reliable, and increasingly low-emission transport solutions, thus making an important contribution to reducing road traffic congestion and cutting CO₂ emissions.
Andreas Stolte, Chairman of the EcoPort813 Association based in Wesel, emphasizes the strategic significance of Deymann Shipping’s membership for the association: “With Deymann Shipping, EcoPort813 gains a leading player in European inland shipping. In particular, the company’s long-standing expertise in liquid cargo and container transport perfectly complements the logistical competencies of our members in ports, logistics, and infrastructure, and strengthens the association’s ability to comprehensively develop robust transport solutions for hydrogen and its derivatives,” says Stolte.
Deymann Shipping joined the EcoPort813 Association for Hydrogen & Sustainable Energy at the beginning of the year. With this membership, the traditional family-owned company underscores its commitment to a sustainable transformation of inland shipping and logistics along the waterways.
Against the backdrop of energy and climate policy goals, the use of renewable energies, especially hydrogen and its derivatives, is becoming increasingly important. Deymann Shipping sees inland shipping as a central link for future hydrogen transport chains between ports and industrial or consumption regions along the Rhine corridor.
“With our membership in EcoPort813, we want to bring our practical experience from inland shipping into the network and work together with ports, shipping companies, and other logistics and industrial partners on viable solutions for the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy,” explains the management of Deymann Shipping. “Inland shipping, in particular, offers great potential to transport renewable energy sources safely, efficiently, and in large volumes.”
The goal of the membership is to jointly further develop interfaces between shipping, ports, industry, and the energy sector, and to advance concrete projects for climate-neutral logistics. EcoPort813 provides a platform to pool know-how, initiate pilot projects, and actively support the necessary market ramp-up of hydrogen as a central element of the energy transition.
Founded around two and a half years ago, the EcoPort813 Association brings together well-known international companies, research institutions, and municipalities, offering a wide range of cooperation and project opportunities for building hydrogen value chains—particularly in transport and logistics. The association’s thematic and geographical focus extends over an area ranging from the Dutch seaports through the metropolitan regions along the Rhine and Ruhr to the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. The focus here is on building a supply chain for the transport of ammonia/hydrogen from import seaports in the Netherlands/Belgium via the Rhine corridor and its ports as hubs to central consumption centers. This is intended to create a hybrid and flexible supply, particularly for medium-sized industries that cannot be supplied via pipelines.
To initially concentrate H2 activities in the Lower Rhine region, DeltaPort Lower Rhine Ports already joined forces in 2021 with the Port of Rotterdam and other companies and institutions in the region to form the working group “EcoPort813 – H2UB DeltaPort.” With a view to hydrogen and CO2-free energy carriers, the association aims to network its members, initiate and implement joint projects, and promote synergies. The transition away from fossil fuels is not only an ecological but also an economic challenge for all economic regions. Green hydrogen (H2) will play a key role in the energy mix of the future.
ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION
The “EcoPort813 – Association for Hydrogen and Sustainable Energy e.V.,” or EcoPort813, promotes cross-sector national and international cooperation in the interest of its members and in the context of sustainable and climate-friendly national development. The association acts as a supporter, driver, and partner of projects to promote cross-disciplinary collaboration and to initiate, develop, and implement hydrogen-based projects and collaborations among its member companies.
Contact:
EcoPort813 – Association for Hydrogen and Sustainable Energy e.V.
Moltkestraße 8
D-46483 Wesel
Phone: +49 (281) 300 230 3 – 0
Fax: +49 (281) 300 230 3 – 33
Website: www.ecoport813.de
Email: office@ecoport813.de