Container-Terminal Altenwerder (CTA)

1st phase of construction, August 2001 Client HHLA CTA GmbH and HHLA CTA Besitzgesellschaft mbH Construction Costs 50 mill. € (yard area only) Services Conceptual and detailed engineering design, tendering, awarding and construction supervision Period 1999 - 2004 Cooperation HHLA CTA Systems, ICB Hamburg

This newest container terminal in Hamburg provides 4 berths for the largest container vessel actually in operation (1,400 m long quay wall).

The terminal concept shall allow a very fast throughput of boxes on a 600 m wide reclaimed area.

The terminal operation is semi automatic. The largest ever constructed gantry cranes operate with 2 trolleys. The main trolley (with operator) moves containers between ship and a lashing platform. A second fully automated trolley handles the boxes between lashing platform and the AGV (automatic guided vehicle).

The AGVs transport the boxes between quay wall and stacks. Two automated Rail Mounted Gantry cranes per stack (they can pass each other) undertake operation in the stacks.

The back yard area is operated by trucks.

Sellhorn has designed, tendered, contracted and supervised the works of all civil works in and on the reclaimed yard like

•  drainage

•  pavement

•  crane beams

•  supply lines (water, electricity, gas, fire fighting)

•  disposal (storm water, sewage)

•  special facilities (reefer, stacks for DG- and LG-container)

•  rail yard with 6 parallel tracks of 650 m length each

The terminal commenced operator in 2002.
In 2003 about 1 mill. TEU have been handled through this terminal. The capacity after completion will be close to 2 mill. TEU.