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Hamburg

Hamburg is a city port on the Elbe river in Northern Germany. It is one of the largest seaports in Europe. It is the country’s largest seaport by volume in terms of TEU throughput. It has container terminals operated by HHLA and Eurogate.

Hamburg parliament approves MSC stake in HHLA

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – Yesterday evening, the Hamburg Parliament gave its final approval to the Mediterranean Shipping...

Decarbonisation of shipping – the hot topic at SMM

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – At the opening press conference for SMM in Hamburg, the leading international maritime trade fair...

Port of Hamburg see total cargo up 3.9% in H1 2024

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 21, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the Port of Hamburg handled 55.9 million tonnes, down 3.9% on the same...

HHLA sees container handling up in H1 2024

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 14, 2024 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has reported its results for the first half of 2024. Management...

Webinar: How ports can prepare against cyber-attacks

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) August 9, 2024 – The all-important topic “Preparing for the inevitable – how ports can prepare themselves...

Voith delivers new hybrid vessel to Port of Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 7, 2024 – Voith has delivered the first of three new type 2030 ferries for HADAG Seetouristik und Fährdienst AG...

Maersk Europe Market Update – July 2024

Ocean and Key Ports Update – July 18, 2024 As the situation in the Red Sea remains highly volatile, and continues to stretch into the third quarter of 2024,...

EU Commission receives complaint on HHLA-MSC deal

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – Norbert Hackbusch, speaker on ports for the “die Linke” political party, has submitted a...

6.23 tonnes of cocaine for Germany seized in Ecuador

Guayaquil, Ecuador (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – 6.23 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a container with bananas, was seized in Posorja deep-water port, 85 km...

German seaport operators submit new offer to union

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 13, 2024 – In the wage dispute over dock workers’ pay, Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe...

AIDA Cruises sees highest monthly shore power usage in June

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – AIDA Cruises achieved its highest monthly value for shore power usage in June 2024. Last month, AIDA...

Hamburg port workers start strike action

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – Workers at the Port of Hamburg have started a two-day strike on Tuesday to demand higher wages. Strike...

HHLA cooperation with Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 27, 2024 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has joined the “Communication Mechanism for International...

Hamburg Parliament to hold public hearing on HHLA-MSC proposal

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – The Budget Committee of the Hamburg Parliament will hold a public hearing today on the proposed...

MSC ships will be supplied with shore power in Hamburg port

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – Ships of MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company will in future be supplied with shore power in Hamburg. MSC...

HHLA supplies green energy to Metrans

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – A ground-mounted solar plant, built in Bimöhlen (Schleswig-Holstein) by Enerparc AG, will supply green...

35 tonnes of heroin discovered in Hamburg port

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – After discovering 35 tonnes of heroin worth billions of euro in Germany’s North Sea port of Hamburg in...

Hamburg Parliament postpones HHLA-MSC decision

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – The budget committee of the Hamburg Parliament has postponed a decision on the controversial entry of MSC...

Hamburg Parliament to vote on HHLA – June 26

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – There remains significant opposition to MSC taking a 49.)% stake in Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG...

Ver.di calls for strike action today in Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 7, 2024 – The Ver.di trade union has called for a strike today in the Port of Hamburg. It says that the second round...

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