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‘Connection Compass’
The new Port of Hamburg ‘Connection Compass 2018/19’ is now available. This re- places the existing ‘Liner Services’. Along with such services, ‘Connection Com- pass’ also covers those by rail and inland waterway ship Hamburg. The Hanseatic City is linked by more than 100 liner services with over 1,000 seaports in six conti- nents. In addition, over 2,000 block container train services are available to/from Hamburg, as well as many hinterland services by inland waterway craft.
’Connection Compass’ has therefore become even more useful to forwarders and shippers, a frequently consulted information source. Along with a swift overview of all ports directly served from Hamburg, sea trade maps also show which ports can be reached via transhipment. Details of active shipping companies and agencies, cargo handling terminals in the Port of Hamburg, different cargo types and rail/inland waterway operators are also included. With its overview of weekly block container train and inland waterway services to/from Hamburg, the new ‘Connection Com- pass’ also does justice to Hamburg’s position as Northern Europe’s logistics hub. The new publication offers customers genuine added value.
Peter Pickhuben on vacation – down in Croatia
This summer I again took a vacation. I went to Croatia. I liked this Adriatic country a lot. There’s the lovely azure blue sea with the sun – and a fresh breeze around the nostrils reminding me of my home port of Hamburg. The countless stones between land and sea were not so pleasant, since in Croatia stony beaches outnumber sandy ones. Nevertheless, I found that the Croatians are sociable folk, happy to party very often. Apart from the contact with the sea, Croatia and Hamburg have a commercial link: a direct ser- vice by sea with the Port of Rijeka in the north of the country. The ports of Split and Ploce are also accessible via transhipment. In 2017, approx. 1300 tons of machinery, metals and metal prod- ucts were shipped from Hamburg to Croatia.
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