Maritime Services

The scope of services offered in the universal port of Hamburg meets all the demands of the port’s customers. Services range from traditional cargo handling and warehousing through value-added services and logistics right up to IT and communications solutions.

Pilots Pilots are navigational offices who know the pilotage area well and can advise the ship’s officers sailing into estuaries or ports. Elbe... view	Shipyards and Repair Hamburg is an important site for shipbuilding. Container vessels, luxury yachts, and special purpose ships are built, refitted, or... view
Port Shipping Port shipping companies are responsible for traffic within the Port of Hamburg. They take care of providing fast and reliable transport... view	Medical Care The Hamburg Port Health Center (GL) provides counselling and care for sailors with health problems. Along with health protection, it also... view
Classification Services Germanic Lloyd, the market leader for classification of container tonnage, is headquartered in Hamburg. It also runs the GL Academy, which... view	Ships Reporting Service The Hamburg Ships Reporting Service provides information about ships’ arrivals and departures. Information is available for the areas of... view
Bunker and Waste Disposal Services A variety of firms provide bunker services in the Port of Hamburg. Among them are major international oil companies (Gefo, BP, Castrol,... view	Tugs Around 20 tugboats are available in the Port of Hamburg. They help seagoing ships manoeuvre and dock. Even though modern ships are very... view
Boatmen 90 employees, 17 mooring tugs, and 20 winch trucks are at work mooring vessels around the clock. Their job is to moor vessels quickly and... view	Hydraulic Engineering and Commercial Diving The Hamburg Port Authority is responsible for keeping landside and seaside traffic in the port functioning smoothly. Its duties include... view
Harbour Cruises Launches, excursions, and charter trips provide opportunities to get a first-hand experience of the port. Launches, as well as small or... view	Ship Chandlers and Suppliers A large number of ship chandlers and suppliers are concentrated in Hamburg: about 90 companies are based there. Along with provisions,... view
Barges and lighterage Port shipping companies handle transport along the waterways of the Port of Hamburg. As a sector of port business, port shipping embraces... view

News to the Topic

Cargo handling figures 3/2011

14.11.2011 - 16:06

At 99 million tons, in the first nine months of the year throughput in the Port of Hamburg advanced by around 11 percent. This excellent,...

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FAQ

What is a Jacob’s ladder?

Answer

A Jacob’s ladder is made up of wooden rungs and ropes. It is a roll-up ladder that hangs freely down the side of the vessel and is used for example by a pilot to board the ship.

How does a floating dry dock work?

Answer

First the dock is flooded and submerges enough to allow a ship to sail in. Then the water is pumped out of the tanks and the floating dock rises, lifting the ship out of the water. In this way work can be carried out underneath the ship’s hull.

What is a “fastmoker”?

Answer

A “fastmoker” (belayer) moors a ship to bollards on the quay or to dolphins. The ship’s mooring lines are handled from the towing boat or from the quay wall.