Container Terminals – The Emphasis is on Speed

Four large container terminals are available in Hamburg. High-performance handling with short mooring times means that even the biggest container carriers leave the port again after one or two days. The capacity of the terminals is continually being expanded to meet the changing demands of the market and new developments in ship sizes.

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Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg

The EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg is centrally located in the Waltershofer Port with direct connection to the motorway A7.

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HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort

The HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) provides four berths with a total of eight container gantries and can handle post-Panamax size ships.

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HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai

Measured in both area and container volumes, the Container Terminal Burchardkai is the largest cargo handling facility in the Port of Hamburg.

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HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA)

The Container Terminal Altenwerder is among the most modern container handling facilities in the world.

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News zum Thema

Annual Port of Hamburg press conference
05.02.2010 - 17:53

After a difficult year 2009, the Port of Hamburg expects moderate growth for 2010.

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HPA investing in the long-term competitiveness of the Port of Hamburg: EUROGATE westward expansion creates new prospects for the future
04.09.2009 - 17:13

With its planned westward expansion, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) will be completing the extension of the facilities of Hamburg’s EUROGATE Container Terminal.

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Where can I find information on tariffs for the Port of Hamburg?

Answer

Elbe river pilots: www.wsd-nord.de

Schedule of fees for pilots: table of pilot fees for the Elbe pilot district

Port pilots: www.hamburg-pilot.de

Port money/currency: www.hamburg-port-authority.de

Tugboats: www.bugsier.de

Quay tariff: www.uvhh.de

Quay tariff HHLA: www.hhla.de

Quay tariff Eurogate: www.eurogate.de

Clearance – on enquiry: info@schiffsmakler.de

Who invented the container?

Answer

In 1956, the American freight forwarder Malcolm McLean first transported goods in steel boxes by lorries and ships.

How many container terminals are there?

Answer

There are four large container terminals.

How many terminals are there in addition to the container terminals?

Answer

There are 42 terminals that handle project cargo, liquid cargo, suction cargo, bulk cargo, and grab cargo.

Where and how can I find my container?

Answer

Please contact your freight forwarder if you do not have the data for your container. If you have a container number you can localise your cargo via the Internet. These sites offer connections to tracking systems: