Hamburg adds to boxports’ coronavirus woes
The port of Hamburg has followed in the footsteps of Rotterdam and Antwerp to report the damning impact of the coronavirus on its business, with container throughput between January and June down 12.4% compared with the first six months of 2019
Europe’s third-largest container port experienced a considerable decline in box traffic during the first six months of 2020. The slowdown in China accounted for an important part of that drop, but some signs of a recovery are apparent, according to the port’s leadership