Port of Vienna explained

Port of Vienna
Country:Austria
Location:Vienna
Owner:Wiener Hafen Management GmbH
Type:Natural/Artificial
Size:350 acres (3.5 square kilometres)
Employees:241[1] (2007)
Leadershiptitle:General manager
Leader:Michael Hefelle
Arrivals:4,371 vessels (2007)[2]
Cargotonnage:12 milliontonnes (2007)[3]
Containervolume:323,000 TEU (2007)[4]
Passengertraffic:305,000 people[5] (2007)
Revenue:45 million Euro[6]
Website:http://www.wienerhafen.com

The Port of Vienna is the largest Austrian river port and one of the largest ports on the Danube River, with a total annual traffic capacity of around 12 million tonnes of cargo.

Statistics

In 2007 the Port of Vienna handled 12,000,000 tonnes of cargo and 323,000 TEUs making it the busiest cargo and container port in Austria and one of the largest in Central Europe.

General statistics in 2007 [7] ! Year! 2007
Containers TEU's323,000
Automobiles (new units)72,000
Passengers (nr)305,000
Total*'12

Terminals

Container terminal

The terminal was opened in 2000 and has a storage area of .[8]

Automobile terminal

The cars terminal is one of the largest in Central Europe used for imports of new cars and can accommodate 10,000 cars at once on a plot of land.[9]

General cargo

The general cargo terminal has a storage area of .[10]

Passenger terminal

The Port of Vienna has one of the largest passenger terminals on the Danube River; it handled 305,000 passengers in 2007.[11]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wienerhafen.com/en_index1.htm Port of Vienna number of employees
  2. http://www.wienerhafen.com/en_index1.htm Port of Vienna ship arrivals
  3. http://www.wienerhafen.com/en_index1.htm Port of Vienna cargo volume
  4. http://www.wienerhafen.com/en_index1.htm Port of Vienna container volume
  5. http://www.wienerhafen.com/en_index1.htm Port of Vienna passenger traffic
  6. http://www.wienerhafen.com/en_index1.htm Annual report
  7. http://www.wienerhafen.com/en_index1.htm Official figures
  8. http://www.wienerhafen.com/en_index1.htm Container terminal
  9. http://www.wienerhafen.com/en_index1.htm Automobile terminal
  10. http://www.wienerhafen.com/en_index1.htm General cargo terminal
  11. http://www.wienerhafen.com/en_index1.htm Largest passenger terminal in Austria