According to The Management Port of Hamburg (HPA), large investments, which will include upgrades waterways leading into the port and expand the marina area, beach service container. Specifically, the Elbe river – the main waterway leading into the port will be renovated, with the regional round of the extension from 480 current meters to 600 meters, allowing the large vessels easily rotate move and dock more secure.

Is about 90% container ship large port of Hamburg are all handled at the regional Waltershofer. So, improve the infrastructure here is expected to help significantly increase the operational efficiency and capacity through for the entire port.

HPA said the portfolio will be implemented in several stages and is scheduled for completion in the mid-2030s. Part of the cost of implementation will come from public funds.

In parallel with the improvement of waterways, port of Hamburg will also develop more land to expand the area of loading and unloading containers, facilitate the transition to the active automatic operation and use of electricity, navigate to port carbon neutral in the future. The extended area is still owned, but will be for Eurogate rent according to market mechanisms.

Mr. Tom Eckelmann, General director of Eurokai chairman of The board Eurogate stated: “The regional expansion board rotation and upgrade facilities, loading and unloading is the important decisions to ensure the future sustainable development of the port of Hamburg”.

Meanwhile, mr. Jens Meier, CEO HPA stressed: “The project not only enhance operational efficiency, the port but also step is essential to maintain long-term competitiveness. This is also the foundation for development goals, port carbon neutral in the future.” He said the first step HPA will complete planning before deployment build, aim to finish in the middle of the decade to 2030.