CONTAINER
barge traffic through the Port of Hamburg was up 13 per cent to 145,078 TEU in
2019 despite a 4.1 per cent
nationwide decline in overall box movement over the same period.
"Container transport by
barge plays an important role in the modal split of the modes of transport for
the port of Hamburg in seaport hinterland traffic and port transshipment,"
said Ingo Egloff, executive
board member of Port of Hamburg Marketing.
This figure does not include the
increased intra-port transshipment by barges in the Port of Hamburg, said the
port authorities. In 2019 that was more than 170,000 TEU. These container
movements within the port replaced a total of around 120,000 truck transports
and are a good example of a successful modal shift.
In addition to the good
development of the cargo handling for the hinterland of the Port of Hamburg,
the improved integration of inland navigation into the port processes also
played a role in the positive development.
The
Hamburg Vessel Coordination Centre (HVCC) is also increasingly controlling the port rotations of barges in order
to better coordinate them with the terminal procedures in Hamburg. The
establishment of a barge platform opens further opportunities for coordinated
action by all players involved in the port.
"The barge is also of great
importance for the transport of particularly heavy and bulky cargo as well as
for all types of bulk commodities. The barge can compensate changes in the loading
mix very well,?said Mr Egloff.
Implementation of Elbe River
maintenance concept The very good water levels on the Upper Elbe at the
beginning of 2020 have shown what the barge is capable of when transporting
even large and heavy cargo.
Source : HKSG.
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