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	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Cargo turnover (in mio. t)	61,4	134,9	140,4	140,4	110,4	121.2	132,2
Bulk cargo	32,8	42,7	41,7	42,5	36,8	40.3	39,6
Liquid cargo	15,3	14,2	14,7	15,6	14,4	14.1	13,9
Agribulk cargo	4,9	6,3	5,2	6,5	7,3	6.6	6,2
Grabber cargo	12,6	22,2	21,7	20,3	15,1	19.5	19,4
General cargo	28,6	92,1	98,7	97,9	73,6	80.9	92,6
Container (in mio. t gross)	20,3	89,5	95,8	95,1	71,2	78.4	90,1
20' container (in 1.000 TEU)	1969	8862	9890	9737	7008	7896	9014
Degree of containerization (share of containerized cargo in total general cargo)	68,6	97,2	97,1	97,1	96,7	96.8	97,3

Sea-borne cargo handling – imports and exports Trend for the volume of sea-borne cargo handling at the Port of Hamburg for the years 2010 and 2011, showing imports and exports separately. Read more	Container throughput in 2011 totalled 9 million 20-feet standard containers (TEU) Trend for the volume of container handling at the Port of Hamburg. Read more
Sea-borne cargo handling at the Port of Hamburg – 1975 to 2011 In 2011 Germany’s largest universal port achieved a seaborne cargo throughput totalling 132.2 million tons that represents an increase of 9.1 percent. Read more	Container handling, breakdown by continent In container traffic, in 2011 Asia once again retained top position among the Port of Hamburg’s trade routes. Last year altogether 5.2 million TEU were handled from and for Asia, or around 419,000 TEU (+ 8.8 percent) more than in the previous year. Read more
Handling of conventional general cargo Port of Hamburg throughput statistics on conventional cargoes, which also cover RoRo cargoes, have been down at 2.5 million tons (- 3.8 percent) in 2011. Read more	Bulk cargo handling at the Port of Hamburg Accounting for around 30 percent of the port’s total throughput, in 2011 bulk cargo throughput in Hamburg at altogether 39.6 million tons remained slightly (- 1.6 percent) below the previous year’s volume. Read more
Container handling, breakdown by trading area Trend in the volume of container handling, broken down by trading area. Read more	Top 10 partners in maritime container trade The most important market partners for container handling at the Port of Hamburg in the year 2011. Read more
Total port container handling The container handling in the world-wide most important container ports you find Read more	Container port throughput in a global comparison Container throuput at the world’s leading container ports: select up to 10 ports, or view the top 10 ports in the world. Read more
Calls at the Port of Hamburg In the year 2010 9.843 vessels callled the Port of Hamburg overall. Thereof 5.252 were containerships. Read more

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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?

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The Port of Hamburg has 320 berths.

How big is the Port of Hamburg?

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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?

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“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?

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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.