Port of Hamburg cleared for fairway expansion after years of effort

The work to expand the fairway of Europe's third-largest port finally looks set to begin after many years of political back-and-forth.
Photo: HHM/Dietmar Hasenpusch
Photo: HHM/Dietmar Hasenpusch

The Port of Hamburg has since 2002 been waiting for an expansion of its fairway, which will make room for mega-ships sailing to and from China. Now, more than 15 years later, it finally looks like the project can begin, informs the port.

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