Hamburg’s container traffic edged up 4.3 percent in the first half of 2010 from a year ago, as Europe’s No. 3 box port lost market share to Rotterdam and Antwerp after double-digit volume increases at the rival ports.
But Germany’s biggest port forecast a full year increase of 9 percent after June shipments surged 16.5 percent from a year ago.
Total cargo throughput grew 8.1 percent to 58.6 million tonnes, again trailing Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Container traffic totalled 3.7 million 20-foot equivalent units in the first half and is set to reach 7.7 million TEUs for the full year, Claudia Roller, CEO of Port of Hamburg Marketing said.
Hamburg remained Europe’s top port for Asia traffic, with shipments growing 6.9 percent to 2.2 million TEUs, driven mainly by imports from China.
Container traffic with Russia climbed 15.7 percent to 191,000 TEUs but failed to offset declines on feeder services to Scandinavia and the other Baltic states.
Traffic from the Americas jumped 11.6 percent to 380,000 TEUs and Africa shipments increased 14.7 percent to 96,000 TEUs.
Hamburg, which was Europe’s second largest container port in 2008, is set to close the year with a shrunken market share as Rotterdam and Antwerp have rebounded more strongly from the 2009 recession.
Rotterdam boosted box traffic by 17.7 percent to 4.6 million TEUs in the first half of 2010 first half and Antwerp’s throughput rose 16.2 percent to 4.2 million TEUs.
But Germany’s biggest port forecast a full year increase of 9 percent after June shipments surged 16.5 percent from a year ago.
Total cargo throughput grew 8.1 percent to 58.6 million tonnes, again trailing Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Container traffic totalled 3.7 million 20-foot equivalent units in the first half and is set to reach 7.7 million TEUs for the full year, Claudia Roller, CEO of Port of Hamburg Marketing said.
Hamburg remained Europe’s top port for Asia traffic, with shipments growing 6.9 percent to 2.2 million TEUs, driven mainly by imports from China.
Container traffic with Russia climbed 15.7 percent to 191,000 TEUs but failed to offset declines on feeder services to Scandinavia and the other Baltic states.
Traffic from the Americas jumped 11.6 percent to 380,000 TEUs and Africa shipments increased 14.7 percent to 96,000 TEUs.
Hamburg, which was Europe’s second largest container port in 2008, is set to close the year with a shrunken market share as Rotterdam and Antwerp have rebounded more strongly from the 2009 recession.
Rotterdam boosted box traffic by 17.7 percent to 4.6 million TEUs in the first half of 2010 first half and Antwerp’s throughput rose 16.2 percent to 4.2 million TEUs.