# Hamburg (DE HAM)

**UN/LOCODE:** DE HAM  
**Country:** Germany  
**Water Body:** North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Canal or Lake  
**GPS:** 53.5500, 9.9333

Serving the industrial heartland of Central Europe, Hamburg links the North Sea to markets as far inland as Czechia, Poland, Austria and Hungary, roughly 110 km up the tidal Elbe. It is Germany's largest seaport and, after Rotterdam and Antwerp, Europe's third-busiest container port, moving 8.3 million TEU in 2025, up 7.3%. Four terminals handle the boxes — HHLA's Altenwerder, Burchardkai and Tollerort plus Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg — each wired to on-site rail. With around 2.6 million TEU a year crossing the Hamburg Port Railway, the city ranks as Europe's leading rail port. Beyond containers, the port handles breakbulk, heavy-lift and project cargo across multipurpose berths. The Elbe's tides still impose draught windows on the largest vessels despite the 2022 channel deepening. Customs clears through the German authorities within the wider EU framework. Shippers requiring tide-independent deep water turn to Wilhelmshaven's JadeWeserPort, Bremerhaven or Rotterdam.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Hamburg → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/hamburg-shanghai)
- [Hamburg → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/hamburg-shenzhen)
- [Hamburg → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/hamburg-guangzhou)
- [Hamburg → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/hamburg-hong-kong)
- [Hamburg → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/hamburg-tokyo)
- [Hamburg → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/hamburg-busan)

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