Environmental impact assessment for the Central Terminal Steinwerder
Customer: Hamburg Port Authority (HPA)
The creation of the new Central Terminal Steinwerder (CTS) is an essential development alongside the capacity expansion of existing terminals. In the course of the approval planning, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) engaged OECOS GmbH to conduct the environmental impact assessment (EIA), which constitutes a valuable aid in decision-making for the responsible authority in relation to the evaluation of the environmental consequences and their significance. Furthermore, OECOS GmbH accomplishes biotope mapping and bird species surveys in the context of the environmental impact studies. Further special surveys are conducted as subcontracts by external experts.
Although the central free port is located outside of European Natura 2000 network sanctuaries, the river Elbe and its tidal current induce exchanges between the port area and the nature protection sanctuaries. This is for instance the case for aquatic organisms from the North Sea, which use the spawning areas of the Middle Elbe and its tributaries.