Warnings as Elbe deepening plans firm up

CSCL Star seen in Hamburg, the biggest boxship ever on the Elbe. Photo: Hettchen

Freight forwarders in Germany’s biggest port, Hamburg, have joined a long line of maritime interests warning that if long planned deepening of the Elbe does not come soon, big container ships will move to rival ports.

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