Port of Hamburg – 60% of goods from India

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By Marek Grzybowski

The EU-India free trade agreement creates new conditions for European ports. The Port of Hamburg is already benefiting from the intensive trade between the German and Indian economies. From February, maritime trade between India and the EU will be free of customs barriers for 95% of goods.

Germany’s trade with India in 2024 reached nearly €31 billion, translating into 4.6 million tons of goods. The Port of Hamburg handled over 60% of this volume! With 195,000 TEU, India rose to 8th place among Hamburg’s most important trading partners, reports Port of Hamburg Representation Poland.

The Port of Hamburg provides a direct sea connection: Hamburg ↔ India. The Port of Hamburg has 12 regular liner services connecting it directly with ports in India. Six container services, three regular Ro-Ro sea connections, and three conventional sea connections operate from India to Hamburg. Chipolbrok, the Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company based in Gdynia, also provides a conventional sea connection.

Shipowners operating connections between ports in India and Port of Hamburg terminals include AAL, Chipolbrok, CMA CGM, Cosco Shipping, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, Höegh Autoliners, Maersk, MOL RoRo, MSC, NYK RoRo, ONE, OOCL, SAL, S.C. India, Van Uden, and Yang Ming.

Thanks to direct connections, transit times remain competitive, which favors the exchange of time-sensitive goods. Container imports from India are dominated by foodstuffs, petroleum products, and chemicals. Germany’s main exports to India are chemicals, secondary raw materials, and timber. Germany also exports cars and machinery to India.

For Hamburg, India is currently the most important emerging market. Modern infrastructure and the growing number of scheduled connections send a clear signal: the future of logistics has a strong Indian accent, emphasizes Port of Hamburg Representation Poland.

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