The Port Authority posted business activity numbers of the largest Germany's universal port of Hamburg for 2009. The data shows a year-over-year 21.4% decline in volumes of freight traffics via the port’s terminals, at 110 million tons. In 2009, the port imported 62.2 million tons of commodities, 24.2% down on 2008. Volumes of outbound cargoes amounted to 48.2 million tons, a 17.4% drop compared with the previous year.
General commodities volumes drop largely contributed to the overall decline, 73.6 million tons, 24.8 percent less than in 2008. The volumes of containers (97% of all general cargoes) handled by the Port of Hamburg dropped to 7.01 million TEUs, a 28% slump y-o-y (25.4% drop in tones, at 71.2 million tons).
Asia remains the major shipper of containers through the port of Hamburg. The volume of container traffics between Hamburg and the Asian countries amounted to 4.2 million TEUs (-24.3%). The largest decrease (-43.8%) was reported in transit containers volumes from Asia, China via Hamburg transported to ports around the Baltic Sea - 1.4 million TEUs.
Transshipment of bulk cargo segment totaled 36.8 million tons, down 13.4 percent on 2008. However, dispute the overall decline, the data showed an increase in volumes of imports of ore and coal. The port handled 11.3 million tons of outbound commodities, a 6.3% growth in grab-bulks and liquid bulk cargo compared to 2008.
The Port Authority believes that a positive trend from Q3 through Q4 recent year signals of stabilization. There was a 3.7 percent growth in volumes of seaborne shipments in the second half of 2009 against the first half, the authorities said, adding the port “has hit the bottom rock”.
Hamburg Senator for Economy and Labor Axel Gedashko said, the Government would be willing to invest 1 million euro in development of the Hamburg port facilities. The joint efforts by the government and the companies of the port industry have brought the first positive results.
Port of Hamburg is situated at the mouth of the River Elbe at 100 km off seashores. However, the port facilities allow handling 250.000 DWT bulk carriers. Total throughput of the port of Hamburg port in 2008 amounted to 140.4 million tons, container traffics to 10 million TEUs.
General commodities volumes drop largely contributed to the overall decline, 73.6 million tons, 24.8 percent less than in 2008. The volumes of containers (97% of all general cargoes) handled by the Port of Hamburg dropped to 7.01 million TEUs, a 28% slump y-o-y (25.4% drop in tones, at 71.2 million tons).
Asia remains the major shipper of containers through the port of Hamburg. The volume of container traffics between Hamburg and the Asian countries amounted to 4.2 million TEUs (-24.3%). The largest decrease (-43.8%) was reported in transit containers volumes from Asia, China via Hamburg transported to ports around the Baltic Sea - 1.4 million TEUs.
Transshipment of bulk cargo segment totaled 36.8 million tons, down 13.4 percent on 2008. However, dispute the overall decline, the data showed an increase in volumes of imports of ore and coal. The port handled 11.3 million tons of outbound commodities, a 6.3% growth in grab-bulks and liquid bulk cargo compared to 2008.
The Port Authority believes that a positive trend from Q3 through Q4 recent year signals of stabilization. There was a 3.7 percent growth in volumes of seaborne shipments in the second half of 2009 against the first half, the authorities said, adding the port “has hit the bottom rock”.
Hamburg Senator for Economy and Labor Axel Gedashko said, the Government would be willing to invest 1 million euro in development of the Hamburg port facilities. The joint efforts by the government and the companies of the port industry have brought the first positive results.
Port of Hamburg is situated at the mouth of the River Elbe at 100 km off seashores. However, the port facilities allow handling 250.000 DWT bulk carriers. Total throughput of the port of Hamburg port in 2008 amounted to 140.4 million tons, container traffics to 10 million TEUs.