The Port of Hamburg has reported on a record-breaking first nine months for 2014, with cargo throughput for the January-September period coming in at 110m tonnes.
According to Port of Hamburg Marketing, almost all throughput segments contributed positively to the overall growth, which was 5.7 per cent higher than the same period of 2013.
Container handling achieved a record mark of 7.4m TEUs, with Hamburg upping its market share of container traffic from 26.1 per cent to 26.7 per cent.
A record mark of 144m tonnes can be reached at the end of the year, the group noted .
'This year has in many respects been a record year for the Port of Hamburg,' noted Jens Meier, Hamburg Port Authority chairman of the board. 'For us, this is both confirmation that we are on the right course with our intelligent solutions, and a motivation to keep the port on a successful course.”
