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Germany is a European Union (EU) country in Central Europe, situated between the North and Baltic Seas. It has the largest economy in Europe. Its main seaports are on its Northern coastline: Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven. It also has the large inland port of Duisburg.

HHLA benefits from strong increase in container transport by rail

Despite the continued influence of the coronavirus pandemic and a resulting imbalance in global transport flows, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)...

Hapag-Lloyd publishes preliminary half-year figures and raises its earnings outlook for 2021

News Release – Hapag-Lloyd AG – July 30, 2021 Based on preliminary figures, Hapag-Lloyd expects for the first half of 2021 an EBITDA of...

Rail Cargo Group: New TransFER Verona–Regensburg

Rail Cargo Group is expanding its network and, from 6 June 2021, launched an intermodal non-stop connection between Verona and Regensburg with three round...

A.P. Moller – Maersk first block train from Southern West Europe to Asia

Madrid, Spain – This new Maersk´s intermodal service has moved its first 37 x 40 containers in 32 days. The cargo was sent by truck from Cartagena,...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports seeks minority shareholding in Container Terminal Tollerort of HHLA

Hamburg, Gwermany (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, are discussing the purchase of a...

Hapag-Lloyd interested in stake in Eurogate Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven, Germany (Ports Europe) May 31, 2021 – Local sources are reporting that German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd AG could be in talks with APM...

Positive first-quarter throughput trend in Port of Hamburg

The Port of Hamburg’s seaborne cargo throughput in the first quarter exceeded expectations. The upward trend here was powered by a steep increase in March,...

HHLA reports strong start in first quarter 2021

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 14, 2021 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has reported financial results for the first three months of 2021....

New Silk Road: Services between Hamburg and Xuzhou successfully established

The Port of Hamburg is a top destination for rail services between China and Germany. Since November last year, a new link has become established between...

Railway connection between the Port of Trieste and Nürnberg is strengthened

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 26, 2021 – Following its introduction in November last year, the intermodal rail cargo service between Trieste and...

Jumbo Shipping and SAL Heavy Lift launch Jumbo-SAL-Alliance

Joint venture creates a new commercial heavy weight in project and breakbulk shipping with a fleet of 30 advanced heavy lift vessels – April 15, 2021...

Analysis – Could French and German plans to rebuild Beirut port be combined?

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 12, 2021 – An ambitious $5-7 billion plan with an up-to-20-year construction period by two German companies wants to...

The Project for a European revival of the Beirut Port and the surrounding area

Beirut, April 9, 2021 The Governor of Beirut,H.E. Mr. Marwan Abboud, the President of the Lebanese German Business Council (LGBC), Mr. Elias Assouad, a...

CMA CGM interested in the reconstruction of Beirut port

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 9, 2021 – Joe Dakkak, general manager, CMA CGM Lebanon, and Christine Cabau Woehrel, director in charge of...

duisport closes 2020 financial year with new records

Positive balance in the corona pandemic year – Successful through the crisis: duisport closes the 2020 financial year with new records – April 8,...

Analysis – Germany enters the fray for the reconstruction of the Port of Beirut; What about France, China, Turkey, the USA, Russia, the UAE & Kuwait?

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – Germany is reportedly prepared to submit a proposal for the reconstruction of the port of Beirut, which was...

Salzburg Rail Transport Logistik to upgrade Koper port service

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 1, 2021 – Salzburg Rail Transport Logistik GmbH (SETG) will update its intermodal connections from Germany and...

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