Overview

• The port handled 4.2 million TEU in the first half of 2025, outpacing Rotterdam’s 2.7% and Antwerp-Brugge’s 3.7% growth.
• Container shipments to China rose 10.5% to 1.2 million TEU, cementing its position as Hamburg’s top trading partner.
• Broader Asian trade climbed 10.7% and Baltic Sea traffic jumped 20.8% on expanded liner services.
• U.S. volumes plunged 19.3% to 275,000 TEU, a decline linked to elevated tariffs under President Donald Trump.
• Bulk and breakbulk handling fell even as calls by ultra-large container vessels surged 51.6% and transshipment volumes increased 23.8%.