Overview of cargo handling

The overview shows the figures for the segments of bulk cargo, liquid cargo, suction cargo, grabbable cargo, conventional general cargo and containers for recent years.

Year
1990 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Cargo turnover (in mio. t) 61,4 134,9 140,4 140,4 110,4 121.2 132,2
Bulk cargo
32,8 42,7 41,7 42,5 36,8 40.3

39,6

Liquid cargo
15,3 14,2 14,7 15,6 14,4 14.1 13,9
Agribulk cargo
4,9 6,3 5,2 6,5 7,3 6.6 6,2
Grabber cargo
12,6 22,2 21,7 20,3 15,1 19.5 19,4
General cargo
28,6 92,1 98,7 97,9 73,6 80.9 92,6
Container (in mio. t gross) 20,3 89,5 95,8 95,1 71,2 78.4 90,1
20' container (in 1.000 TEU)
1969 8862 9890 9737 7008 7896 9014
Degree of containerization (share of containerized cargo in total general cargo) 68,6 97,2 97,1 97,1 96,7 96.8 97,3

Container throughput, 2012

Container handling in 2011Altogether 3.8 million loaded export containers (TEU) were handled in Hamburg during 2012.

 


Sea-borne cargo, imports and exports 2012

Sea-borne cargo transhipments In 2012 the Port of Hamburg’s seaborne cargo throughput reached 130.9 million tons (- 1.0 percent).

 


Sea-borne cargo handling, 1975 to 2011

Sea-borne cargo transhipmentsIn 2011 Germany’s largest universal port achieved a seaborne cargo throughput totalling 132.2 million tons that represents an increase of 9.1 percent.


Container handling, by continent, 2012

Container handling by continentWith the exception of Asia, the Port of Hamburg succeeded in boosting container traffic with all other continents.

 


Conventional general cargo, 2012

conventional general cargo On non-containerized general cargo, at 2.1 million tons total throughput was 15.6 percent lower than the previous year’s.

 


Bulk cargo handling, 2012

Bulk cargoIn 2012 throughput of bulk cargoes was stable at 39.4 million tons (- 0.4 percent), being only just below the previous year’s.


Top 10 partners, 2012

Top 10 foreign-trade partners The most important market partners for container handling at the Port of Hamburg in the year 2011.

 


Container handling, by trading area, 2012

trading areaTrend in the volume of container handling, broken down by trading area

 

 


Total port container handling

Worldwide Container HandlingThe container handling in the world-wide most important container ports you find

 


Container port throughput in a global comparison

VergleichContainer throuput at the world’s leading container ports: select up to 10 ports, or view the top 10 ports in the world.



Calls at the Port of Hamburg

Calls at the Port of HamburgIn the year 2011 10.106 vessels callled the Port of Hamburg overall. Thereof 5.430 were containerships.

 


FAQ

What is project cargo?

Answer

Project cargo is especially large or bulky cargo that cannot be transported in a container. Examples are parts of cranes or wind power stations, turbines, or ship propellers.

How many berths does the Port of Hamburg have?

Answer

The Port of Hamburg has 320 berths.

How big is the Port of Hamburg?

Answer

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. The urban area covers 755 square kilometres.

What does “Loco” mean?

Answer

“Loco” refers to the part of the cargo traffic that has its destination in the area around the port. It is not transported to the hinterland.

What does the term “universal port” mean?

Answer

In addition to container handling, a universal port is geared to all forms of non-containerised cargo like project cargo, suction cargo, liquid cargo, grab cargo and bulk cargo.