The Port of Hamburg has completed the widening of its Vorhafen Harbour Basin entrance which will allow more space for bigger ships to manoeuvre. The widening project is finished and open for business.
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) marked the official project completion this week. The port says the new entrance will provide more space for big ships, faster berth assignment, and improved safety of navigation. The widened Vorhafen basin will benefit container shipping and cruise ships at the port of Hamburg, Europe’s third busiest container port.
For one, the tidal (time) windows available to inbound and outbound ships are now longer and the manoeuvring space for big ships in the Tollerort area has also increased. It is also possible now for cruise ships with a beam of 40 metres (formerly 32.3 metres) to berth at the Cruise Center Altona. The new habour basin allows vessels with a beam of up to 400 metres to pass through.
