Two-way navigation the length of the Elbe fairway

Air Products and Hamburg Port Authority will work together, under a Memorandum of Understanding, to identify potential ways of establishing a comprehensive hydrogen value chain across the port of Hamburg; separately, Spanish companies link up in SuntoWh2eel project

In line with earlier statements about the phased introduction of the new shipping possibilities following the deepening and wider programme, the Port of Hamburg says the second and final phase was released on 24 January

Germany’s biggest sea port handled 135.1 Mt of seaborne cargo in 2018, down 1% on 2017. There was a small downturn in bulk cargo throughput, while loaded container numbers were steady

VTG is expanding its service portfolio with the new VTG FastTrack service. The company says it can offer a block train for “last minute transportation” to and from the Port of Hamburg via a specially developed online portal

The Hamburg Vessel Coordination Center (HVCC) is keen to share information with other ports in Europe, in order to help optimise calls for liner shipping companies, improve service reliability for beneficial cargo owners, and assist ports/terminals optimise their operations and planning activities.

Hamburg port operators have come out against the plan submitted by China’s CCCC for the turnkey development of a new container terminal at Steinwerder, following a 2016 tender organized by Hamburg Port Authority