Records in the Port of Hamburg

Records in the Port of Hamburg

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CMA CGM Christophe Colomb
CMA CGM Christophe Colomb
With its size and high volumes of cargo, the Port of Hamburg has set a number of records:

The Port of Hamburg is:

  • the largest German seaport
  • the third largest European port for container traffic and in terms of total tonnage
  • the fifteenth largest container port in the world
  • the biggest port for coffee imports in europe

Shipping Lines:

  • the city with the most shipping lines
  • the highest number of ships registered in a single port

German Container Ships:

  • the highest number of container vessels in a single country

The biggest ships to call at the Port of Hamburg thus far:

  • Container ship (by TEU): "CSCLJupiter", 14074 TEU, on 28. June 2011
  • Container ship (by TEU): "CSCL Star", 14074 TEU, on 28. February 2011
  • Container ship (by TEU): "MSC La Spezia", 14043 TEU, on 10. December 2010
  • Container ship (by TEU): "CMA CGM Christophe Colomb"; 13.800 TEU, on 13.July 2010
  • Bulk carrier: the ore ship “Paradise N”, 322,398 tons, on 21 March 2005
  • Container ship (by length): “Marit Maersk”, 367 m, on 15 February 2009
  • Cruise ship: “Queen Mary 2”, 345 m.

Cargo Handling in the Port of Hamburg:

  • the most important trade centre for pharmaceutical raw materials in europe
  • the world’s largest centre for warehousing and selling carpets
  • one of the world’s biggest transhipment ports for paper
  • one of the world’s leading trade centres for tea, coffee, cocoa and spices