HAMBURG/BRAUNSCHWEIG. Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) and the Braunschweig port operations company have signed up to a strategic partnership to promote inland shipping for container hinterland traffic between the two ports. For the roughly 180 kilometres between Hamburg and Braunschweig, which is too short a distance for rail, inland waterway vessels with a transit time of 24 hours can be a viable alternative to container transport by road. In 2019, 70,000 TEUs were moved between the ports via inland waterways.
Minister Tonne opens new BLG logistics site
AHLHORN. In December 2025, the new BLG LOGISTICS inland terminal in Ahlhorn was officially opened by Lower Saxony’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Transport and Construction, Grant Hendrik Tonne.
