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Germany is a European Union (EU) country in Central Europe, situated between the North and Baltic Seas. It has the largest economy in Europe. Its main seaports are on its Northern coastline: Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven. It also has the large inland port of Duisburg.

German official visits the Port of Alexandroupolis

Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) March 22, 2022 – The Consul General of Germany in Thessaloniki paid a visit to the Alexandroupolis Port Authority,...

Port of Hamburg ends handling of Russian containers

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – On March 1, 2021, container terminal operators HHLA and Eurogate announced that all container handling to...

Port of Hamburg sees 2021 cargo at 128.7 mln tons, up +1.9%

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 28, 2022 – In 2021, 128.7 million tons of seaborne cargo was handled by the Port of Hamburg, up +1.9 percent on...

Hapag-Lloyd to launch China Germany Express (CGX) service

Press Release – Hapag-Lloyd – Hamburg, 16 February 2022 Hapag-Lloyd to launch China Germany Express (CGX) service New CGX to connect the south of...

HHLA exceeds revenue and EBIT expectation for 2021

According to preliminary unaudited figures, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) increased its Group revenue by 12.7 percent to € 1.465 billion in the...

TransContainer launches its first international multimodal service from China to Germany under unified CIM/SMGS consignment note

PJSC TransContainer of Delo Group has launched its first international multimodal service of cargo transportation from China to Germany under unified CIM/SMGS...

Hapag-Lloyd achieves extraordinarily strong operating result in 2021

On the basis of preliminary figures, Hapag-Lloyd’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the 2021 financial year...

Port of Hamburg increases draft to handle larger vessels

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) January 31, 2022 – The Port of Hamburg has announced that draft of the harbour has been increased by 1-1.9 metres. This...

22 countries sign Clydebank Declaration to boost green shipping

London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) November 18, 2021 – Over 20 countries have signed the Clydebank Declaration to develop at least six green shipping...

EUROKAI reports improved Jan-Sep 2021 TEU statistics

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) November 17, 2021 – In the period January-September 2021, the EUROKAI Group handled 9.25 million TEUs, up +15.3% on the...

Port of Hamburg: Good seaborne cargo handling result for first nine months

In the first nine months of the year, at 95.8 million tons the Port of Hamburg achieved a 2.9 percent increase in seaborne cargo throughput – November...

HHLA’s revenue and earnings increase strongly due to temporary effects

The revenue and earnings of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) recorded a strong performance in the first nine months of the year – November 11, 2021...

Valenciaport and Port of Hamburg talk cooperation

València, October 7, 2021 – The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martínez, has held a working meeting with the president of...

Hapag-Lloyd invests in JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven

News Release – Hapag Lloyd – September 28, 2021 Hapag-Lloyd will acquire a 30% stake in Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW) and 50% of theshares...

Seaport of Kiel gets connection via Hanover Lehrte to Verona

(Kiel, 6th September 2021) In eco-friendly rail freight transport, the seaport of Kiel is getting additional capacity and faster connections. Since the...

MSC to start new, direct rail service connecting Trieste and Ludwigshafen, Germany

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 2, 2021 – MSC has announce the launch of a new, direct rail service connecting Trieste,...

HHLA set to receive government funding for hydrogen research

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 23, 2021 – The Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF – German Federal Ministry of Education and...

Kombiverkehr to increase services between Italy, Germany and Benelux

Frankfurt, Germany (Ports Europe) August 20, 2021 – Kombiverkehr KG, an intermodal transport business, is to increase the number of trains operating...

Ukraine is ready to adopt Germany’s experience in managing infrastructure projects

On August 13, 2021, the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal...

HHLA benefits from strong increase in container transport by rail

Despite the continued influence of the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting imbalance in global transport flows, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)...

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