Port of Hamburg showing in force at “transport logistic” 2011 trade fair

Under the “Gateway Hamburg” banner, the Port of Hamburg will be exhibiting at this year’s “transport logistic” trade fair in Munich.

48 companies from the port, transport and logistics sectors of Germany’s largest seaport and its metropolitan region will be showing on a joint venture stand organized by Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) between 10 and 13 May 2011. Together with Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), Hamburger Hafen- und Logistik AG (HHLA) and the BUSS Group a number of 23 Port of Hamburg Marketing association and 20 members of the Hamburg Logistics Initiative  will be informing customers and visitors about their own ranges of services within an area totalling 950 square metres. In addition, section of the stand.

The variety of exhibitors on the Gateway Hamburg joint stand also reflects the immense range of services offered in the universal port. From traditional cargo handling terminals, container trading companies, consulting firms and training institutions, the bandwidth ranges all the way to NVOCCs and container packers.

Among the exhibiting 23 Port of Hamburg Marketing members are: ARIVIST Logistics Overseas GmbH, BUSS Group GmbH & Co. KG, Brunsbьttel Ports GmbH, Containerships CSG GmbH, CSAV North & Central Europe GmbH, Delta Shipping Agency GmbH, Emons Rail Cargo GmbH, GERLACH Zolldienste GmbH, the “Baltica-Trans” group of companies, Hafenbetrieb Aken GmbH, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, Hamburg Port Authority AцR, HЦEGH Autoliners GmbH, HPTI Hamburg Port Training Institute GmbH, IGS Schreiner GmbH, the Institut fьr BSFV an der HAW Hamburg, INTTRA Germany GmbH, ma-co maritimes competenzcentrum e.V., PCH Packing Center Hamburg GmbH, Saco Shipping GmbH, Swan Container Line GmbH & Co. KG, TCI International Logistics GmbH, TCO Transcargo GmbH, UMCO Umwelt Consult GmbH, vesseltracker.com GmbH and ZIM Germany GmbH.

This makes the Port of Hamburg joint stand in hall B4 one of the three largest at this international trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management. Over 1,800 exhibitors from all over the world are expected for “transport logistic” and the integrated Air Cargo Europe event at Munich Trade Fair. “'transport logistic' in Munich is the leading international trade fair site and rendezvous for experts. It offers our partners and the exhibitors an excellent platform for cultivating existing contacts and gaining new customers,” says Claudia Roller, CEO of Port of Hamburg Marketing.

Port of Hamburg on growth course again
With seaborne cargo throughput of 121 million tons, in 2010 around 11 million tons more cargo were handled in the Port of Hamburg than in the previous year. Rising by 12.7 percent to 7.9 million TEU (20-foot standard containers), container handling picked up strongly. Along with containerized general cargoes, imports and exports of bulk cargoes remain of great importance for the universal port of Hamburg.

In this segment Hamburg achieved a 9.5 percent upswing to 40.3 million tons. Given a continued positive development of the world economy and the related stabilization and increase of worldwide goods transport by ocean-going ships, for 2011 the Port of Hamburg anticipates distinct growth in seaborne cargo handling. Positive development of the economy continues to underline Hamburg’s role as Northern Europe’s top distribution hub in container transport. This is based on the one hand on the high proportion of local cargo, and on the other on its outstandingly effectively developed transport links with the hinterland of German and European seaports. Whether by truck, rail, feeder or inland waterway craft, its network of pre- and post-carriage services makes Hamburg Northern Europe’s foremost hub for seaborne foreign trade.
(Source:http://www.transportweekly.com)