Data recently released by the Hamburg Port Marketing Association shows that in 2024, the container throughput of the Port of Hamburg to China reached 2.2 million twenty - foot equivalent units (TEUs), a 0.7% increase from the previous year. It accounted for nearly 30% of the port's total throughput. China has remained the port's largest trading partner for many consecutive years.
Statistics indicate that the total container throughput of the Port of Hamburg increased by 0.9% to 7.8 million TEUs in 2024. Among them, the United States and Singapore ranked as the second and third - largest trading partners with throughputs of 690,000 TEUs and 430,000 TEUs respectively.
Axel Mattern, the CEO of the Hamburg Port Marketing Association, stated that despite the tightening global geopolitical situation and the weak economic growth in Germany last year, the Port of Hamburg still achieved an increase in throughput. Key trading partners continue to regard the Port of Hamburg as a reliable logistics hub, highlighting its important position in the global logistics chain.
As the third - largest general port in Europe and an important global sea - rail intermodal hub, the Port of Hamburg has seen continuous growth in hinterland transportation by road, rail, and inland waterways. In 2024, the hinterland transport volume of the Port of Hamburg increased to 5.2 million TEUs, with rail transport accounting for more than half.
