A total of 1,416,715 cruise passengers departed from Hamburg during the 2025 season (2024: 1,301,295 passengers). This further strengthens Hamburg’s position as one of the leading cruise destinations in Northern Europe.

Cruise Gate Hamburg (CGH), the operator of Hamburg’s cruise terminals, will officially inaugurate the new Cruise Center HafenCity, on Friday, September 12. Located in the heart of the HafenCity district, the state-of-the-art...

As part of this year's Port Anniversary celebrations, two hybrid police boats of the Hamburg Fleet were christened today between 11:30 and 12:30 at the Landungsbrücken. In the presence of numerous invited guests and visitors...

Today, the large-scale water rescue exercise OSC-River Live EX225 took place in the Port of Hamburg. The Hamburg Fire Brigade, the Hamburg Police, the Water Police, the German Life Saving Association (DLRG) and the Hamburg...

Dr Melanie Leonhard, Senator for Economy, Transport and Innovation, inspected the new pilot vessel 'Hamburg Pilot 3' in the presence of Jens Meier, CEO of the Hamburg Port Authority, Karsten Schönewald, Managing Director of...

Last week, the Hamburg fleet had two reasons to celebrate in Estonia: the new pilot transfer vessel HAMBURG PILOT 3 was successfully launched and is about to be delivered. At the same time, construction of the HAMBURG PILOT...

The hybrid police boat WS1 ‘Bürgermeister Brauer’ was officially welcomed in the Port of Hamburg today. After a construction period of almost two years at the Estonian shipyard Baltic Workboats AS, the boat was transferred...

HADAG has put its latest green-energy hybrid passenger ferry into operation today. The 33-metre-long ferry has a capacity of up to 250 passengers and will be used on HADAG's routes in the Port of Hamburg and on the Elbe. Its...

The maiden voyage of the "Hamburg Express" reaches its climax on 4 November 2024. The newest container ship in the Hapag-Lloyd fleet is christened in the Port of Hamburg by Eva-Maria Tschentscher, Hamburg's First Lady and...

As from September 23rd, WEC Lines adds Hamburg to its NWC-Portugal service. With this new addition, Dutch shipping liner and owner establishes a fast weekly sailing route from Hamburg to Leixões and Setúbal in...

The opening press conference for the leading international maritime trade fair gave a foretaste of the coming SMM days. Political and business leaders discussed current challenges and opportunities facing the shipping...

AIDA Cruises officially opened its fully modernised Fleet Operations Center (FOC) in Hamburg today, 2 September 2024. The FOC is part of Carnival Maritime GmbH (CMG), which was founded in 2015 as the maritime service unit...

• Turnover in 2023 increases by 5.8 per cent to 11.3 billion euros • Order intake stagnates at a high level in 2023 • Investments in climate-neutral shipping ensure good capacity utilisation EU bureaucracy hinders...

Just six months after launching the UHL FRESH, the Hamburg-based heavy lift shipping company is expanding its environmentally friendly F900 Eco-Lifter fleet with another new vessel: the UHL FABLE. This is the 19th ship in...

MSC is delighted to announce the creation of its new service – Britannia – that will provide increased port connections via a unique corridor from China - Vietnam to Liverpool. The new loop provides access to the port of...

MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping GmbH & Co, Hamburg/Germany (MACS) and HUGO STINNES Schiffahrt, Rostock/Germany (HSS), both owned by VINETA GmbH of Hamburg, Germany, will operate jointly under their own agency brand in...

With a record number of 1,204,089 passengers embarking on cruises from Hamburg last year (compared to 785,000 passengers in 2022), the Hanseatic City consolidated its position as Germany's leading cruise port. In total, 51...

On Wednesday, the PORT OF KIEL, together with the Institute for Tourism and Spa Research in Northern Europe (NIT), will present a survey of cruise passengers and crew members commissioned by the port in 2023. A total of...

During today's session, the Senate reviewed the options for the Köhlbrand crossing and decided in favour of a new bridge. The rationale behind this choice is outlined in a printed document, which will now be presented to the...

On the morning of 28 March, the "Ane Maersk", the world's first large methanol-capable container ship operated by the Maersk shipping company with a capacity of more than 16,000 TEU, moored at Eurogate Container Terminal...

The Hamburg fleet is kicking off the new year with the award of a contract for a brand-new pilot transfer vessel. Following a competitive bidding process across Europe, Baltic Workboats AS in Estonia has been granted the...

Hapag-Lloyd AG (Hapag-Lloyd) and Maersk A/S, an entity under A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk), have signed an agreement for a new long-term operational collaboration called ”Gemini Cooperation”, which will start in February...

Starting from November 16th , CMP’s container terminal in Copenhagen is served with one additional container ship call every week. This additional service means that we are connecting Copenhagen with the three major German...

• With a capacity of 23,600 TEU, the largest cargo ship under German flag • Highly efficient propulsion system also suitable for future generations of fuels • CEO Rolf Habben Jansen: “Turning point for Hapag-Lloyd”...