Hong Kong magazine names Hamburg as 'Best Seaport of Europe 2015'THE Port of Hamburg was successful in two of the 39 categories at the 29th presentation of awards at the Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS) in Hong Kong.
Germany's largest seaport was elected Best Seaport ?Europe 2015 by readers of the trade journal Asia Cargo News, prevailing against runners-up Rotterdam and Le Havre.
Decisive for nomination, also by the readers, were steady service quality, innovations, customer management and reliability, said the port authority press release.
Finalists were evaluated on infrastructure for handling containers. Additional criteria were the promotion of port-related services as well as minimum annual throughput of two million TEU.
"We are delighted about this award. The result shows that despite currently still restricted access conditions, the Port of Hamburg with its variety of services and handling quality is still highly rated by companies in the Asian import and export industry," said the port authority statement.
"Hamburg is far-sightedly adjusting to future market demands," said Port of Hamburg Marketing CEO Axel Mattern.
The second winner from the Hamburg point of view was Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg. This received the award in the ‘Best Container Terminal Europe 2015' category.
Anne Thiesen, Hamburg port representative for the south China and Hong Kong market region, accepted the prize for the Port of Hamburg from Alaina Shum, general manager Aviation Logistics Hong Kong International Airport.
Germany's largest seaport was elected Best Seaport ?Europe 2015 by readers of the trade journal Asia Cargo News, prevailing against runners-up Rotterdam and Le Havre.
Decisive for nomination, also by the readers, were steady service quality, innovations, customer management and reliability, said the port authority press release.
Finalists were evaluated on infrastructure for handling containers. Additional criteria were the promotion of port-related services as well as minimum annual throughput of two million TEU.
"We are delighted about this award. The result shows that despite currently still restricted access conditions, the Port of Hamburg with its variety of services and handling quality is still highly rated by companies in the Asian import and export industry," said the port authority statement.
"Hamburg is far-sightedly adjusting to future market demands," said Port of Hamburg Marketing CEO Axel Mattern.
The second winner from the Hamburg point of view was Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg. This received the award in the ‘Best Container Terminal Europe 2015' category.
Anne Thiesen, Hamburg port representative for the south China and Hong Kong market region, accepted the prize for the Port of Hamburg from Alaina Shum, general manager Aviation Logistics Hong Kong International Airport.