Topic
Hamburg
Every Vessel Hunter story on Hamburg: 10 stories, from 1 July 2026 to 20 September 2026. Newest: "German Seaport Workers Move to an Indefinite Strike Ballot". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
German Seaport Workers Move to an Indefinite Strike Ballot
Ver.di members at Germany's main seaports have rejected the employers' latest offer and opened a ballot on indefinite strike action running to 1 October, covering up to 11,000 workers.
German Port Workers Weigh Offer as Indefinite Strike Nears
Around 11,000 workers at Hamburg, Bremerhaven and four other German seaports are consulting on a 3.4% offer; a rejection moves the dispute to a ballot on indefinite strikes.
Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges still dwarf every other EU port on tonnage
Rotterdam handled 397.3 million tonnes in 2024 and Antwerp-Bruges 243.7 million, with third-placed Hamburg on 97 million as the gap collapses below the top two.
German Port Strike Deepens Congestion Already Holding 160,000 TEU at Anchor
A 48-hour warning strike at Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Wilhelmshaven, Emden and Brake landed on top of North European congestion already absorbing about 5% of deepsea containership capacity.
Peter Dohle Adds Two More 14,000 teu Ships at Hudong-Zhonghua, Taking the Series to Six
The Hamburg owner has extended its container ship newbuilding programme with two more 14,000 teu vessels at the CSSC yard, bringing its total order there to six ships.
Bremen and Bremerhaven Lift Container Volumes 5.7% as Hamburg Slips
Total seaborne throughput across the two locations rose 5.9% to 34.5m tonnes, with the sharpest relative gain at Bremen's city ports.
Klaus-Michael Kuehne, Hapag-Lloyd's Largest Shareholder, Dies at 89
Klaus-Michael Kuehne, honorary chairman of Kuehne+Nagel and holder of 30 percent of Hapag-Lloyd, has died aged 89 at his home in Schindellegi, Switzerland.
German Seaports Halted by Daylong Ver.di Warning Strike
A daylong Ver.di warning strike stopped container and cargo handling at six German seaports including Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven, with negotiations set to resume on August 24.
Hamburg Container Throughput Falls In A Difficult First Half
The Port of Hamburg handled 56.1 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, down 3.1 percent, with container volumes falling 3.8 percent during terminal modernisation work.
Hapag-Lloyd strengthens terminal network with Hamburg and Tangier Med deals
Hapag-Lloyd's terminal arm HGT is acquiring a 20% stake in Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg and doubling its holding in Morocco's TC3 terminal at Tangier Med to 20%.
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