Port of Hamburg reports 8.5% growth of 9M06 cargo turnover

Total cargo turnover of the port of Hamburg grew in January-September 2006 by 8.5% to 100.392 million tons, RZD-Partner reports Turnover of general cargo grew by 7.8%, dry and liquid bulk cargo – by 10%. Container turnover amounted to 6.46 million TEU (+9.1%). According to estimations, the figure will reach 8.8 million TEU by the end of the year. Leaders of container turnover growth are still the countries of Asia and Baltic regions. Cargo turnover of the Baltic region is 771 270 TEU (+30.8%). Container turnover between Hamburg and Saint Petersburg grew over nine months of 2006 by 40.9% to 411 468 TEU. The figure includes 202 914 TEU of export from Russia and 208 554 TEU of import.