Hans Lehmann KG takes CTL Lübeck from HHLA
NewsAs of 1 May, Hans Lehmann KG will take over Container Terminal Lübeck (CTL) from HHLA...
Hamburg confident that the worst is over
NewsThe port experienced a 21% fall in traffic last year to 110 Mt, but expects to return to moderate growth this year...
Tollerort terminal to be closed
NewsHHLA has announced plans to close CTT Container Terminal Tollerort...
Showing signs of turning the corner?
NewsFrom having to “run in order to stand still” for almost 10 years, Germany’s leading sea ports now find they have to put a brake on exp...
Cars go with the “scrapa flow”
NewsBoosted by the federal government’s “old car” scrappage policy, the German car industry may be through the worst. But does that herald...
German sea ports start first round of redundancies
NewsThe global economic crisis has led to the first dismissals of port workers in several German sea ports...
Hamburg Steinwerder dispute settled
NewsThe problems of reconciling existing tenants’ rights and agreeing compensation amounts have finally been resolved...
Hamburg anxious about funding
NewsPort operators have expressed concern that the slowdown in traffic will give city/state and federal authorities a pretext for postponing muc...
Running in order to stand still
NewsGrowth at Bremerhaven outpaced that at Hamburg in the first half of this year, but there is still pressure on - and concerns about - port an...
J Müller increases the “Brake force”
NewsMore than €75M is being invested in a new terminal for the steel and project cargo sectors in the Seaport of Brake, with the focus on valu...
Big steps needed to handle record growth
NewsHamburg’s partial privatisation plans for HHLA may be in doubt, but expansion programmes in Hamburg and in other German ports will carry o...
Duisport buys VTS
NewsWith a view to strengthening further its position in the general cargo sector, Duisburger Hafen AG (Dusiport) is to take over the Essen-base...
BLG Logistics continues growth trend
NewsThe joint network of BLG Logistics and E H Harms (part of BLG Logistics Automotive Division) operates 19 terminals throughout Europe that co...
HHLA and Eurogate bursting at the seams
NewsDeutsche Bahn’s proposed takeover of HHLA last year is a “dead horse,” but the City of Hamburg’s wish to dispose of 49% of its share...
One foot towards 12,000 TEU access
NewsNext month Hamburg will set in motion the permitting procedure for further deepening of the Elbe. The port is seeking another 1m of depth to...