Germany is located in the heart of Europe with adjoining borders to (clockwise) Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Germany has direct access to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Germany has an area of 357,030 sqkm and 82,5 million inhabitants- the capital is Berlin, Germany's largest city with 3.5 million people living there.
Germany's largest ports are Hamburg and Bremerhaven/Bremen. These ports do not only handle the majority of local cargo but also provide the major gateway to and from Eastern Europe, the Baltic and the Nordic countries.
(per 1,000 TEUs)
| Port |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Hamburg |
4,689 |
5,374 |
6,138 |
7,003 |
8,088 |
8,862 |
9,890 |
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Bremerhaven / Bremen |
2,973 |
3,032 |
3,190 |
3,469 |
3,744 |
4,444 |
4,912 |
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