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	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Cargo turnover (in mio. t)	61,4	106,3	114,5	125,7	134,9	140,4	140,4	110,4	121.2
Bulk cargo	32,8	39,4	37,8	40,0	42,7	41,7	42,5	36,8	40.3
Liquid cargo	15,3	11,6	12,2	13,1	14,2	14,7	15,6	14,4	14.1
Agribulk cargo	4,9	6,7	4,3	5,6	6,3	5,2	6,5	7,3	6.6
Grabber cargo	12,6	21,2	21,3	21,2	22,2	21,7	20,3	15,1	19.5
General cargo	28,6	66,9	76,7	85,8	92,1	98,7	97,9	73,6	80.9
Container (in mio. t gross)	20,3	64,3	74	83	89,5	95,8	95,1	71,2	78.4
20' container (in 1.000 TEU)	1969	6138	7003	8100	8862	9890	9737	7008	7896
Degree of containerization (share of containerized cargo in total general cargo)	68,6	96,1	96,5	96,8	97,2	97,1	97,1	96,7	96.8

Cargo handling as Excel sheet

Sea-borne cargo handling at the Port of Hamburg – 1958 to 2010 Sea-borne cargo handling 1955 - 2010 as Excel sheet view	Sea-borne cargo handling – imports and exports view
Container throughput in 2010 view	Handling of conventional general cargo in 2010 view
Bulk cargo handling at the Port of Hamburg view	Container port throughput in a global comparison view
Container handling, breakdown by continent view	Container handling, breakdown by trading area view
Top 10 partners in maritime container trade view	Sea-borne cargo handling at partner ports view
Total port container handling The container handling in the world-wide most important container ports you find here< view	Calls at the Port of Hamburg Ship types 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total (Calls) 12.217 11.899 10.131 9.843 GRT (in thousand) 217.160... view
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Cargo handling figures 3/2011

14.11.2011 - 16:06

At 99 million tons, in the first nine months of the year throughput in the Port of Hamburg advanced by around 11 percent. This excellent,...

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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.