Boom boxes at Hamburg

The Port of Hamburg achieved a 14.9% increase in container handling over the first half of 2003, with a record 2.9 million teu handled at the Hamburg Container Terminal . It is the fifth consecutive year that Hamburg can claim double-figure growth in box turnover. The Port also saw a 7.2% growth rate in seaborne cargo loaded and unloaded, with some 51.3 million tonnes passing through the cargo handling terminal.

The Port of Hamburg achieved a 14.9% increase in container handling over the first half of 2003, with a record 2.9 million teu handled at the Hamburg Container Terminal . It is the fifth consecutive year that Hamburg can claim double-figure growth in box turnover. The Port also saw a 7.2% growth rate in seaborne cargo loaded and unloaded, with some 51.3 million tonnes passing through the cargo handling terminal.