News / Hamburg loses further ground to north Europe rivals as it waits for deeper water

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The port of Hamburg’s inability to maximise ship loads is causing it to fall further behind neighbour container terminals in Northern Europe.

The impact of the river Elbe’s draught restrictions has become more pronounced with the advent of larger vessels, which cannot maximise capacity – as the port’s latest quarterly results show.

First-quarter figures from the German gateway show virtually flat growth (up 0.7%, 1.9m teu), while Antwerp was up 10.7%, 2.7m teu, and Rotterdam was up 6.1%, 3.5m teu.

One industry source told The Loadstar: “Hamburg has lost ...