Topic: Port-of-hamburg

Can ports as Piraeus, Koper and Trieste win the hinterland volumes?

A tip of balance from northern to southern European ports in terms of intermodal traffic is not among the concerns of the port of Hamburg. The hinterland connections from the northern ports still prevail. This...Read more

11-02-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

New direct rail connection Port of Hamburg-Singen

The Hamburg-based operator Eurogate Intermodal (EGIM) has launched a new direct rail connection between the Port of Hamburg in the north and Terminal Singen on the border with Switzerland. The railway service is operative per...Read more

15-01-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Container in Hyperloop, source: Hyperloop Technologies

HHLA will use Hyperloop to transport containers from port of Hamburg

German logistics company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has established a joint venture with the US-based research company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT). The operator intends to use Hyperloop technology in transporting standard containers from the...Read more

10-12-2018|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Lithuanian Railways seeking freight connection with Hamburg port

Lithuanian Railways (Lietuvos Geležinkeliai) has signed a cooperation agreement with Hamburg seaport and freight forwarding company Metrans to enable intermodal cargo transport to the largest German port. This should boost traffic on the North Sea...Read more

18-10-2018|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

A containertrain on the 'Nord-Süd-Strecke' in Germany

Germany speeds up 740-metre freight train network upgrades

Germany’s rail freight operators have welcomed the government’s planned acceleration of infrastructure upgrades to enable 740-metre long freight trains to operate across the network. The Federal Transport Ministry has given a positive assessment of measures necessary...Read more

10-01-2018|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

China Railway Express container. Photo: JF Hillebrand

Far East Land Bridge boosts Hamburg-China rail service

A new weekly service has been established by rail operator Far East Land Bridge (FELB), in collaboration with the Changsha platform in China, to deliver FCL cargo from the Port of Hamburg to Changsha in...Read more

13-11-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

HPA Spatenstich Lokservice. Image: www.hafen-hamburg.de

Work underway on new Port of Hamburg loco storage point

A symbolic turning of the first sod of earth has signalled the start of work by Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) on a ‘unique’ new port railway locomotive service point. The modern service facility will form part of the Alte...Read more

16-05-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Rail success vital to Port of Hamburg’s global strength

Rail freight links to and from the Port of Hamburg have been instrumental in ensuring Austria remains its most important trading partner in containerised shipping. Almost all – 98 per cent – container transports between...Read more

21-04-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Beer train fuels record freight for Hamburg

The Port of Hamburg moved 46.4 million tonnes of rail freight in 2016, its largest ever annual haul, boosted by a new ‘beer train’ which offers other shippers a chance to benefit. Set against a general...Read more

16-02-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Eco-loco boosts Port of Hamburg rail capacity

Rail capacity at the Port of Hamburg is being strengthened with a second shunting locomotive put into operation by Metrans, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA). The new locomotive is powered by environmentally-friendly...Read more

02-02-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

New EU port rules open up rail market

New rail freight providers could gain a foothold into European port routes as a result of new rules formally adopted by the Council of the European Union. They are aimed not only at creating clearer...Read more

24-01-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy