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by morita2342 991 days ago
I've recently looked for ship connections. Next to being surprised that Hamburg had indeed no decent ferry services, it was quite difficult to search for and I had to even contact (via forms) multiple shipping companies.

Maybe someone would like to build a climate-conscious travel search engine that includes all these routes.

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FWIW the last ferry service connecting Hamburg and Harwich closed down in 2002. As to traveling by container ship, as recently as 2019 I saw Hamburg Süd (now belonging to Maersk) advertising classic passages, but I'm guessing those go to China and southeast Asia considering container freight to/from UK would fit on small feeder ships today ;) If you're into the nostalgic aspect of traveling via ships, be sure to visit MS Cap San Diego in Hamburg, a freight ship (now a still sea-worthy museum) from just before the container boom in the 60s, it's absolutely fantastic and highly recommended.
Thank you for the recommendation! I might get a chance to visit during the short few days I'm there :)