Port of Braunschweig and Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) joined an agreement, so as to promote an environmentally friendly inland waterway shipping in hinterland container transport between Hamburg and the inland port in Lower Saxony.
May Port of Hamburg be the largest rail port in Europe, and rail-based hinterland traffic is one of its particular strengths, this competitive advantage often cannot be utilised on short routes.
In fact, the distance between Hamburg and Braunschweig, around 180 kilometres, is too short for the train.
Inland waterway shipping is an attractive alternative to truck transport on this route. Transit time via the waterway is approximately 24 hours.
In light of the above, their strategic partnership aims to boost environmentally friendly inland waterway shipping.
In order to shift additional transport volume to environmentally friendly inland waterway carriers, we want to work together with the Port of Braunschweig to develop new transport concepts for companies interested in forwarding goods. This will relieve the burden on roads and reduce CO2 emissions at the same time.
…said HHLA Executive Board member Jens Hansen.
Concluding, their strategic partnership with an inland port is a first for HHLA, while additional ones are about to follow, as the company is already conducting discussions with further inland ports in the hinterland of the Port of Hamburg.
