LŰBECKER HAFEN-GESELLSCHAFT MBH

Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH, Hauptverwaltung Postfach 22 35, D-23510 Lübeck, Germany
Phone: +494517900-0, Fax: +494517900-105
E-mail: info@lhg-online.de, Homepage: www.lhg-online.de/english/

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Ports of Lübeck are the farthermost south-westly transhipment hubs located in the Baltic Sea and play the central turntable especially for the traffic between the traditional economical metropolis in west- and central Europe and the fast developing economical region of the Baltic Sea. The overall cargo volume of the year 2003 totalled to a 25.4 million tons. The share of the LHG as operator of the public Ports of Lübeck amounted to 23.1 million tons. Additionally, about 620.000 passengers frequented the Ports of Lübeck.

The public ports operated by the LHG consist of five port parts with a total area of 120 hectares and 20 berths.

One of the most important factors for the success of the largest by far German port to the Baltic Sea (market share > 40%) is the extremely dense departure rate of the liner services. The Ports of Lübeck offer about 150 departures per week from and to 25 partner ports around the entire Baltic Sea - providing the highest deliverability and protection of the charging currents in Europe. The traffics of each destination are almost completely balanced, so that the freight capacities of both the vessels and the means of transport for the hinterland traffic are optimally working at full capacity. This means crucial cost advantages for the shippers compared to alternative routes of transport.

Additionally, the Lübecker ports offer all advantages of a logistic centre, disposing of the highest level of quality and know-how, especially concerning forest products such as paper and cellulose. Luebeck is the largest transhipment and distribution centre for the Swedish and Finnish paper industry in Europe. This leading role has been strengthened in the recent past by locking long-term contracts of cooperation with the worldwide leading producers of the paper industry from Sweden and Finland. More than 4.0 million tons cargo volume of forest products was achieved in the year 2003 in Lübeck.

The strength of Lübeck is the roll-on-roll-off traffic (RoRo): fast cargo, rolling on and off the vessels by truck, cassettes or railway wagons. Individually composed logistic systems guarantee the optimum service for the clients at 365 days of the year. Luebeck is the largest German container port in the Baltic Sea, handling more than 85,000 container-units per year.

The location of the Ports of Lübeck offers high-class hinterland-connections. The three-lane motorway "A1" in direction of Hamburg connects Luebeck with the main economic centres in Europe. The rail net offers an especially high efficiency in the carload traffic as well as in the combined traffic. Every week, about 200 block and whole trains commute to the European main industrial centres. In addition, the "Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal" provides a link to the European "inland waterways" network.

SHORT SEA SHIPPING INFORMATION

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TYPE OF BUSINESS

  Goods handling        Port authority        Other      

OWNERSHIP

  Private        Public        Public and private      

TRANSHIPMENT ALTERNATIVES

  Road        Rail        Inland waterways        Feeder      

INFRASTRUCTURE

RoRo/Ferries	Number of berths	Max draught (m)
Goods	20	9,50
Passenger	All	9,50
LoLo			Number of cranes	Max lifting capacity
Container	All(RoRo)	9,50	2	100t
General Cargo	All(RoRo)	9,50	2	100t
Break bulk	All(RoRo)	9,50	2	100t
Bulk			Main type of commodities
Dry	2	9,50	not available
Liquid	No	9,50	not available
Cruise	3	9,50
Other	not available	not available

Source: BPO