GERMANY's Port of Hamburg, handled two million TEU in the third quarter up to the end of September, a rise of 6.3 per cent year on year attributed to increasing Baltic feeder traffic.
Throughput increased to seven million TEU in the first nine months year on year, up 3.6 per cent. "The container trades mainly responsible were those with the Baltic, where the feeder trades profited from the East Asia trade's return to growth," the port said.
In the first nine months of 2013, 2.9 million TEU of transshipment cargo was handled in Hamburg for large containerships and feeders, representing a growth of 10 per cent.
Compared to the ports of northern Europe, reporting a slight 0.7 per cent average growth in total cargo throughput and a downturn of one per cent in container handling for the first nine months, the Port of Hamburg put in an above-average performance and further extended its position on the market, the port said.
Seaborne cargo throughput in the first three quarters of 2013 totalled 103.9 million tonnes, a six per cent rise year-on-year. In the third quarter 35.8 million tons crossed Hamburg's quay walls, giving the Port of Hamburg a throughput gain of 11.1 per cent. After advances in the first quarter of 0.6 per cent and 6.3 per cent in the second, the continuous upwards trend in its cargo throughput was maintained.
In the first nine months of the year, container handling on the export side totalled 3.3 million TEU, up 3.8 per cent over the same period in 2012. Imports at 3.6 million TEU were up by 3.3 per cent. The handling of loaded containers totalled six million TEU during the period, representing a four per cent increase.
"Evident in Hamburg for the last two years, the downturn in throughput of empty containers has also been halted. In the first three quarters of the year, 938,000 TEU (up 0.7 per cent) were handled, representing 13.5 per cent of all containers," the port said.
Port of Hamburg Marketing's CEO Axel Mattern said that if the current trend remained stable, up to 9.3 million TEU could be handled by the port in 2013, making it a four per cent year-on-year growth. He also expects seaborne cargo throughput for the year to total 138.5 million tonnes, corresponding to a six per cent increase on the previous year.
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19 November 2013 - 22:22
Hamburg's Q3 volume rises 6.3pc to 2 million TEU on Baltic feeders
GERMANY's Port of Hamburg, handled two million TEU in the third quarter up to the end of September, a rise of 6.3 per cent year on year attributed to increasing Baltic feeder traffic.
PORTS
19 November 2013 - 22:22
Hamburg's Q3 volume rises 6.3pc to 2 million TEU on Baltic feeders
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