Port of Hamburg

The Port of Hamburg as one of the most important cargo handling sites in worldwide shipping has always provided Hamburg 's forwarding agents with the possibility of successfully proffering their services. Logistical services must ensure that at any point along the transport chain the necessary goods are available in the right quantities, in the right place and at the right time. Forwarding agents are commissioned with acquiring capacities for forwarding the goods by feeder ship, truck, rail and barge.

Furthermore Hamburg 's forwarding agents arrange the warehousing, the commissioning or the quality control on behalf of foreign exporters. The same also applies to exports from inland regions, i.e. for collecting, for interim storage and finally shipment to overseas destinations.

The Port of Hamburg is well-known for it high "loco quote". This means that more than a third of the goods arriving in the Port of Hamburg have their destination within the boundaries of the City of Hamburg , ensuring that goods are supplied to around 4 million people along these short overland routes.