Port of Hamburg’s Cargo Volumes Slightly Down
Germany’s Port of Hamburg saw a 0.2 percent decrease in seaborne cargo throughput which totaled 70 million tons in the first six months of 2017, compared to 70.2 million tons recorded in the same period a year earlier.
According to MANA, The port’s seaborne cargo exports, including both general and bulk cargo segments, totaled 30.3 million tons in 1H 2017, a rise of 1.3 percent compared to 29.9 million tons seen in the six-month period of 2016.
What is more, the port’s seaborne cargo imports stood at 39.7 million tons in the first half of 2017, a drop of 1.4 percent compared to 40.3 million tons reported in 1H 2016.
First-half non-containerized general cargo throughput was 720,000 tons and remained below the previous year’s, being down 11.7 percent.
“In the first half of 2017, the Port of Hamburg generally succeeded in asserting itself in a difficult environment, producing a stable result compared to other German ports in the North Range,” Axel Mattern, Joint CEO of Port of Hamburg Marketing, commented.
During the first six months of 2017, container throughput amounted to 4.45 million TEU and was at the previous year’s level.
Throughput of loaded boxes was up by 0.3 percent and totaled 3.8 million TEU. In contrast, handling of empty containers was 3.2 percent lower and stood at 622,000 TEU.
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