India is booming with Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG
HHLA group registered a doubling of container volumes in traffic with India in the past five years
Throughput of Indian export and import goods is booming at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA). In the first half of the year 2010, 220,000 TEU in total were handled on the Indian route. Five years ago, these totalled only 110.000 TEU. The manyfold offer of the liner shipping companies has considerably contributed to this development. Whereas in 2005 there were five weekly links between Hamburger Hafen and Logistik AG (HHLA) container terminals and Indian seaports, especially in Mumbai/Nhava Sheva, this year there are already 20. Ten container shipping companies are currently operating direct liner services between Hamburg and India – five years ago, there were only four. Thomas Lütje, Managing Director, HHLA Container Terminals, commented the uptrend as follows: "That Hamburg takes a key role in German-Indian trade exchange makes us very proud. HHLA will continue to do everything to build up relations with India and to secure excellent conditions for container handling in Hamburg." Economic momentum in India is strong. Among the main goods exported from Hamburg are products of the aerospace industry, machinery, chemical products, tools and copper products. Most goods imported from India consist of textiles, chemical and pharmaceutical products, as well as dried fruits. "The signs point to growth. We are confident that the number of ship connections between Hamburg and Indian ports will further increase in the next few years," Lütje gives an outlook. Quelle: LogEastics |