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MSC Athens marks first shore-side power test at Hamburg’s Altenwerder Terminal
The newest shore-side power station of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) at HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) has successfully passed its first practical test. For the first time, a container ship – the MSC Athens – has been charged with …
Apr 15, 2025 / Vessels
Hapag-Lloyd christens the “Hamburg Express” in the Port of Hamburg
Naming patron: Hamburg’s First Lady Eva Maria Tschentscher Seventh of 12 ships with 23,660 TEU capacity and dual-fuel technology This morning, the Hamburg Express – the eponymous flagship of Hapag-Lloyd’s “Hamburg Express” class – was …
Nov 5, 2024 / Vessels
MoU signed on green shipping corridor between Shanghai, Hamburg ports
China's Shanghai Port and the Port of Hamburg, Germany on Tuesday jointly announced the building of a green shipping corridor between the two ports, a move aimed at promoting their green transformation, strengthening cooperation and exchange, and …
Oct 24, 2024 / Curious
The world’s largest and most environmentally friendly car carrier calls the Port of Hamburg
Two weeks after signing the Hamburg Declaration on the Decarbonisation of Global Shipping, Höegh Aurora, the world’s largest and most environmentally friendly car carrier ever built, arrived in the very same city, celebrating the joint commitment to …
Oct 22, 2024 / Vessels
AAL Hamburg - Second Of Eight Super B-Class Vessels Set To Embark On Maiden Voyage
Premium project heavy lift carrier AAL Shipping (AAL) is about to take delivery of the second of eight vessels in its Super B-Class newbuilding series, ‘AAL Hamburg’, following the formal naming ceremony at the CSSC Huangpu-Wenchong Shipyard in …
Jul 16, 2024 / Curious
Port of Hamburg is the first port in Europe to offer shore power for both container and cruise ships
Hamburg is a European pioneer in shore-side power supply, and after several years of successfully supplying cruise ships in the Port of Hamburg with shore-side power, the technology is now also being used for cargo ships. This makes the Port of …
May 15, 2024 / Curious
Containership Ane Maersk calls at the Eurogate container terminal in Hamburg for the first time on its maiden voyage from Asia to Europe
On the morning of 28 March, the "Ane Maersk", the world's first large methanol-capable container ship operated by the Maersk shipping company with a capacity of more than 16,000 TEU, moored at Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg for the first time on …
Mar 29, 2024 / Vessels
Unifeeder: New weekly container route connecting Copenhagen with 3 German Hub ports
Unifeeder is enhancing the services connecting Copenhagen with three German hub ports by scheduling an additional weekly container ship call to Copenhagen Malmö Port’s (CMP) terminals in Copenhagen. Starting from November 16th , CMP’s container …
Nov 21, 2023 / Curious
Shore-side power station at CTT First ship test successful
At the terminal of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), the COSCO SHIPPING Taurus was charged with shore-side electricity for the first time as part of a test. The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) will now carry out further tests so that the …
Oct 5, 2023 / Vessels
Hapag-Lloyd Welcomes Berlin Express - the First of its Hamburg Express Class Ships
With a capacity of 23,600 TEU, the largest cargo ship under German flag Highly efficient propulsion system also suitable for future generations of fuels CEO Rolf Habben Jansen: “Turning point for Hapag-Lloyd” Today, Hapag-Lloyd officially …
Oct 3, 2023 / Vessels