Region_Nautik_Kreuzfahrt

The 2012 cruising season was again a record year for the member ports of the Atlantic Alliance. A total passenger volume of 2.2 million throughout the 15 ports equated to a 10 percent increase compared to the previous year (2011: 2 million passengers). At the same time, the number of port calls rose from 1,120 in 2011 to 1,215 in 2012, an increase of 8.5 percent. More than 50 cruise companies position their ships along the west coast of Europe, including at the English ports of Portland and Dover.

Doing enough to meet the legal requirements on environmental care is one thing – going further, on a voluntary basis, is quite another. This was the clear message at a recent Cruise Gateway North Sea Region event.

The port and city of Gothenburg provided a green agenda and green inspiration for members of Cruise Gateway, an EU-funded project.

The Full Metal Cruise 2013 organized by TUI Cruises in cooperation with ICS, the protagonists behind the legendary Wacken Open Air, is the biggest heavy metal cruise in Europe. Sailing from and returning to Hamburg, from 5 to 12 May the cruise will be visiting ports including Amsterdam and Le Havre. Ultimately, the Full Metal Cruise will culminate in a spectacular rock show to be staged while entering into port on the Port of Hamburg’s anniversary.

In the newly published 2012 edition of the Port of Hamburg Handbook, Port of Ham-burg Marketing again presents an overview of the port’s capabilities on a total of 136 pages. The current edition, published in both German and English, provides business partners and friends of the Port of Hamburg with interesting and useful information about the wide range of efficient services offered by what are mainly SMEs operating in Hamburg’s seaport-related industries and in the partner ports within the region.

The ports of Antwerp, Hamburg and Rotterdam welcome the move by the European parliament to incorporate the international regulations on sulphur content in marine fuels in European legislation. This corresponds to the efforts of the largest ports in Europe to improve the quality of the atmosphere there, to make transport more sustainable and to secure the same conditions for all European ports.

2011: Hamburg cruise liner port remains on target for growth. 2012: Hamburg Cruise Center expects a record result with over 400,000 passengers and a total of 164 calls by cruise liners.

Cruise liner business in Hamburg – a success story for the City and its Port

Hamburg as a universal port can handle goods of virtually every type. Thousands of service providers operate day and night, ensuring smooth operations in the Port of Hamburg, on the Elbe and in the wider port area.

With the new ‘Port of Hamburg Handbook 2011’ (142 pages), Port of Hamburg Marketing presents the whole spectrum of services from Hamburg’s port sector and its partner ports in the region. The focus here is on all modes of transport.

After a difficult year 2009, the Port of Hamburg expects moderate growth for 2010.