Throughput at the Port of Hamburg remained on a robust trajectory after the third quarter of 2025, supported by continued growth in Asian and European trade, the company said in a press release.
From January to September, seaborne cargo volume increased 3.4 percent year-on-year to 86.8 million tonnes, driven by container throughput, which grew 8.4 percent to 6.3 million TEU.
Containerised general cargo rose to 61.3 million tonnes, up 5.4 percent. Bulk cargo remained nearly unchanged at 24.6 million tonnes, declining 0.8 percent, although grab cargo advanced 9.4 percent in the quarter on stronger coal and ore imports, up 16.4 percent and 3.8 percent respectively.
Container throughput with Asia expanded 11.0 percent and with Europe 14.0 percent, offsetting a decline in container traffic with the USA, which fell 23.9 percent to 395,000 TEU amid trade complications. Shipments to and from China reached 1.8 million TEU, an increase of 7.9 percent. Volumes with Malaysia rose 89.8 percent to 273,000 TEU, and India grew 45.5 percent to 214,000 TEU. In intra-European trade, Denmark recorded 147,000 TEU (+37.1 percent), Finland 195,000 TEU (+26.5 percent) and Poland 276,000 TEU (+18.9 percent).
Additional liner services to Southern Europe, the Mediterranean and South America supported third-quarter results. Transhipment volumes maintained their first-half momentum, rising 22.5 percent to 2.4 million TEU. Rail continued to account for 2.0 million TEU, almost unchanged from the previous year (-0.5 percent), with container trains operating at high capacity. Overall hinterland container throughput increased 1.4 percent to 3.9 million TEU.
The Port of Hamburg is Germany’s largest seaport and is operated as a public infrastructure asset under the oversight of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Its facilities include container terminals, bulk terminals and logistics infrastructure supporting maritime, rail and inland waterway transport.