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  Where can parking space for lorries be found in the Port of Hamburg area?

  You can find information on parking spaces here. HPA

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  Peter wonders: In future transport packaging will be intelligent

  Turning to transport packaging of the future, what do we see in our mind’s eye? A cardboard carton, veteran of countless decades?

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  Where can I find information on tariffs for the Port of Hamburg?

  Elbe river pilots: www.wsd-nord.de … Schedule of fees for pilots: table of pilot fees for the Elbe pilot district … Port pilots:

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  Where can I buy used containers?

  You can find suppliers here.

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  Big surprise for Peter: Mega-long freight trains in Port of Hamburg

  My colleagues had already told me about it, but now I’ve seen it with my own eyes.

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  What is the meaning of “Nachtsprung”?

  “Nachtsprung” (night hop”) designates over-night cargo transport. The advantage is the generally more favourable traffic situation at night.

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  How many berths does the Port of Hamburg have?

  The Port of Hamburg has 320 berths.

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  What is a tallyman?

  Tallymen were responsible for the cargo.

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  Big surprise for Peter: Warehouse robots in action

  It doesn’t seem quite natural to me:

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  What is tramping?

  Ships engaged in the tramp trade do not have a fixed schedule, as is the case in liner trade.

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  How big is the Port of Hamburg?

  The port covers an area of 7,399 hectares, of which 4,331 hectares are land area. An area of 919 hectares is planned for port expansion.

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  What is a longshoreman?

  Longshoremen were responsible for loading and unloading goods from general cargo ships. They handled sacks, boxes, and barrels.

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  Peter updates: It’s ‘weigh in’ time for Containers

  Have you already seen awful pictures of damaged or lost containers on the high seas? Mostly as a result of a bad storm.

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  What does “Loco” mean?

  “Loco” refers to the part of the cargo traffic that has its destination in the area around the port.

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  What are warehouse keepers?

  Warehouse keepers were responsible for examining and sorting goods like coffee, tea and spices in the historical warehouses (“Speicherstadt”…

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  What is a Jacob’s ladder?

  A Jacob’s ladder is made up of wooden rungs and ropes.

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  What is a “moneybag”?

  The name “moneybag” (“Pfeffersack”, lit.

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  Who invented the container?

  In 1956, the American freight forwarder Malcolm McLean first transported goods in steel boxes by lorries and ships.

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  How does a floating dry dock work?

  First the dock is flooded and submerges enough to allow a ship to sail in.

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  Once upon a time… Ships and Locomotives – A Dream Team for 150 Years

  Even if I am a flying ace, secretly I’m not just in love with ships, but locomotives too.

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  Where and how can I find my container?

  Please contact your freight forwarder if you do not have the data for your container.

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  What is a “fastmoker”?

  A “fastmoker” (belayer) moors a ship to bollards on the quay or to dolphins.

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  Peter updates: Who is this Max actually?

  PanMax, SuezMax, NOK Max! Who actually is this Max? It might really be better to ask: What is Max?

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  How many terminals are there in addition to the container terminals?

  There are 42 terminals that handle project cargo, liquid cargo, suction cargo, bulk cargo, and grab cargo.