Gerhard GUSSMAG Managing Director Rhenus Donauhafen Krems GmbH & Co KG Member Danube Ports Network’s Advisory Group

Gerhard Gussmagg was born August 29, 1975 in St. Pölten, Austria. He studied International Economics at the University of Vienna, and spent half a year in France and several months in UK. From 2001 to 2010, he worked for via donau in Vienna, being head of team transport development and involved in numerous EU-projects in the field of Danube transport and port development. Begin of 2011, he joined the private port operator Mierka Donauhafen Krems GmbH & Co KG as head of Business Development, realising logistics solutions with key accounts in industry and trade.

In November 2016, Gerhard Gussmagg became managing director together with Mr. Hubert Mierka (49% shareholder). When Mr. Mierka left the group in February 2018, the company was renamed into Rhenus Donauhafen Krems GmbH & Co KG. Gerhard Gussmagg is responsible for 50 employees in Krems, handling about 1.5 million tons of cargo per year between ship, truck and rail. The Rhenus Group is a logistics services provider with global business operations and annual turnover of EUR 4.8 billion. Rhenus has business sites at over 610 locations worldwide and employs more than 29,000 people.

Since February 2019, Gerhard Gussmagg serves as a member of the Danube Ports Network’s Advisory Group.