Port of Hamburg

Around 9,000 ship calls per year, almost 300 berths for seagoing vessels, more than 2,300 freight trains per week, four state-of-the-art container terminals, three cruise terminals and around 50 facilities specialized in handling roro and breakbulk and all kinds of bulk cargoes, along with about 7,300 logistics companies within the city limits – these are just a few of the factors making the Port of Hamburg to one of the world's most flexible, high-performance universal ports. 138.2 million tons of cargo crossed the quay walls of Germany's largest seaport in 2016. That included around 8.9 million standard containers (TEU). Hamburg is accordingly the third largest container port in Europe and in the 17th place on the list of the world's largest container ports. State-of-the-art handling technology and data communications systems, efficient traffic infrastructure and high-performance feedership and hinterland links cater for the exchange of cargoes with partners throughout the world. The port’s geographical location and the excellent performance of businesses there make the Port of Hamburg Germany’s leading foreign trade hub. At the interface of international transport chains it also fulfils an essential function as a hub for its European neighbours and international trading partners. So Germany’s largest seaport is of immense importance for efficiently supplying European inland markets with around 500 million consumers.