Located in the heart of Europe and directly in the Greater Cologne area, the TALKE Container Terminal in Hürth offers professional storage and handling services for tank, silo and box containers. With direct access to the European road and rail network, we deliver efficient, intermodal solutions for your container logistics in Cologne (Hürth).

As a trusted partner for hazardous goods logistics, we act as a reliable container handling specialist in Cologne (Hürth) – focused on sensitive materials, temperature-controlled products and tailored value-added services across the chemical supply chain.

The container terminal in Hürth covers an area of 150,000 square meters and provides ideal conditions for container storage and handling. Two gantry cranes and a reach stacker ensure the safe movement of tank, silo and box containers – in all standard sizes as well as customized formats. With 30 container rows and additional open areas, the site offers capacity for more than 1,000 filled or empty containers – including dangerous goods.

Power and hot water connections enable specialized storage of sensitive materials – making the site a prime location for temperature-controlled container storage in Cologne, especially for substances requiring thermal regulation in chemical logistics.

Customers benefit from TALKE's special expertise in handling dangerous goods. For example, the container terminal in Hürth meets the following storage classes (LGK) for dangerous goods:

• LGK 3: Flammable liquids
• LGK 6.1A: Flammable, acutely toxic cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous substances
• LGK 6.1B: Non-flammable, acutely toxic cat. 1 and 2/ very toxic hazardous substances
• LGK 6.1C: Flammable, acutely toxic cat. 3 / toxic or chronically acting hazardous substances
• LGK 6.1D: Non-combustible, acutely toxic cat. 3 / toxic or chronically acting hazardous substances
• LGK 8A: Flammable corrosive hazardous substances LGK 8B: Non-flammable corrosive hazardous substances
• LGK 10: Flammable liquids that cannot be assigned to any of the above LGKs.
• LGK 11: Combustible solids that cannot be assigned to any of the above LGKs.
• LGK 12: Non-flammable liquids which cannot be assigned to any of the above LGKs.
• LGK 13: Non-combustible solids that cannot be assigned to any of the above LGKs.

In addition, TALKE can store products in water hazard classes (WGK) 0 to 3 for its customers. In addition to dangerous goods, it is of course possible to store harmless substances.

The Hürth site offers optimum geographical conditions for handling and storing products from the chemical and petrochemical industries. Hürth is located in the middle of Germany's leading chemical region and in the direct vicinity of the most important markets in Europe. In terms of transportation, the site is directly connected to the A1 autobahn. Junctions to other major highways are also in the immediate vicinity. A dedicated rail siding in the immediate vicinity of Europe's largest container railroad station, Cologne-Eifeltor, also provides fast access to the European rail network.

As a holistic logistics partner, TALKE offers its customers comprehensive value-added services in connection with its container terminal. The range includes cleaning, maintenance and servicing of containers, as well as filling liquid or solid products into any other container. Liquid products can be filled into commercially available small containers and temporarily stored directly at the site via EX-protected and encapsulated semi- and fully-automatic filling systems, among other things. TALKE meets the highest quality and safety standards in all its services.