Container Terminals in Hamburg (CTT, CTA, CTB) – 48/72-Hour Rule

The ongoing and unchanged congestions and delays in most European ports are leading to persistent and extreme delays of ocean vessels at the Terminals Tollerort (CTT), Altenwerder (CTA) and Burchardkai (CTB) in Hamburg. This situation has a direct impact on the yard utilization, as the dwell time of export containers is increasing constantly and day by day.

During the past weeks several internal measures have been implemented by the terminal management avoiding any impact on the daily business/supply chain.
With today’s letter we have to inform you that the following rules apply:

CTT and CTA: implementation of ‘48-hours rule’

CTT and CTA are forced to implement the ’48-hours rule’ for export containers delivered by truck, meaning that CTT and CTA will not accept any export container (including dangerous cargo units) more than 48 hours before vessels arrival. This rule will be activated today until further notice.

CTB: implementation of ‘72-hours rule’

CTB is forced to implement the ’72-hours rule’ for export containers delivered by truck, meaning that CTB will not accept any export container (including dangerous cargo units) more than 72 hours before vessels arrival. This rule will be activated from Monday, 1 February 2021 until further notice.

A daily update of the concerned ocean vessels will be sent to the forwarding/trucking companies by CTT/CTA/CTB colleagues directly.