Hamburg announces record growth



Friday, December 1, 2017 - 11:26 by ce-press

Cruise Gate Hamburg (CGH) ended the 2017 season with 197 ships carrying 810,000 passengers. This is a 10%-plus increase in passenger numbers compared with 2016 (170 calls and 722,000 passengers).

“Over the past years the cruise industry has become an important economic factor for the city,” says Sacha Rougier, managing director of CGH.“From 2018 we will welcome a new cruiseline here. We are delighted that Viking Cruises will send not one but two luxury liners to Hamburg, namely the Viking Sun and Viking Sky.”

Next year CGH expects to see further record growth: 220 ships with some 880,000 passengers (26 cruiselines/50 ships) are projected to visit Hamburg.

Achievements have also been made in terms of sustainability. Jens Meier, ceo Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), commented: “The shore power station in Altona, which is unique in the world, successfully started regular operations at the beginning of the season. Cruiseships mooring there can now be supplied with zero-emission eco-power”.

In the 2017 cruise season 30% of the ships that called used alternative energy such as shorepower or LNG. “Hamburg wants to promote the use of environmentally-friendly power, which is why we came up with new discounts on the port fee and an additional environmental component to reward clean ships,” said Meier.
Hamburg announces record growth
Queen Mary 2 meets Elbphilharmonie Hamburg (c) Chris Kueper


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