Sea cargo handling at the Port of Hamburg increases again with a total of 28.6 million tons for the first quarter of 2010, representing 4.6 per cent growth.

Cargo handling in March 2010 tops the 10-million ton mark for the first time since November 2008 and reaches 10.5 million tons (up by 10.7 per cent).

Over 50 guests took advantage of the invitation extended by Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) to attend a presentation entitled “European Aid Programmes for ‘Motorways of the Sea’ Projects” at the Hafen-Klub Hamburg on 21 April.

Just in time for the start of the Port of Hamburg’s trade fair appearances in 2010, Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) has issued an up-to-date overview of liner services from the Port of Hamburg. Whether you are interested in seagoing vessels, feeder services, inland waterway connections or rail links – Port of Hamburg Liner Services 2010/2011 gives a complete listing over 218 pages of regular seagoing services from Hamburg, with something like 920 destinations in 177 countries.

During the first two months of this year the Unicredit Bank PLC created a current “maritime trend barometer” by interviewing the major local shipping companies in Germany and Europe.

With its new cold storage depot, commissioned at the start of June, Eichholtz GmbH remains faithful to its longstanding corporate philosophy and continues to maintain the highest quality standards.