HHLA Frucht- und Kühlzentrum

Hamburg is an important handling location for fruit. Imported fruit is handled by HHLA Frucht- und Kühlzentrum, as general cargo or in containers. Bananas are very often in temporary automated storage at O’Swaldkai. Great value is placed on maintaining the chill chain and on comprehensive quality checks.

Modes of Transport (available)
• Ocean-going ship
• Truck
• Inland waterway vessel
• Rail

Measuring equipment
• Weighing equipment

Security norms
• ISPS

Transport systems / handling equipment
• Stacker: 60
• Stacker Capacity: 30 tons

Foodstuff
• Fruits

Additional Services
• Barcode labels
• Break Bulk
• Cargo securing
• Container discharge/stripping
• Container stuffing (FCL)
• Container stuffing (LCL)
• Counting
• Custom export customs registration
• Custom import registration
• Customs export clearance
• Customs presentation
• Disposal
• Empty container services
• Foodstuff storage
• Inspection
• Packing
• Palletizing
• Picking
• Quality inspection
• Sampling
• Stowing
• Strappings
• Tailoring /converting

Storage Systems
• Covered storage
• Ramp storage
• Pallet storage
• High rack

Warehouse Management Systems
• Interface to SAP
• WMS avaiable

Fire Systems
• Smoke alarm
• Fire protection wall
• Fire sprinkling system
• Blanket

Warehouse Area
• Total area dry cargo: 55000 sqm

Outdoor Storage
• Total area outdoor storage: 175000 sqm

Temperature controlled
• Total area cold storage: 15470 sqm
• Temperature: -2.00-14.00° C

Container Yard
• Reefer connections: 130

No. of quays: 3

Length of quay: 530 m

Crane / mobile crane: 3

Crane capacity: 40 tons

Container Terminal
• Gantry crane: 1