HISTORIC
3. September 1923 – opening Westhafen
Milestones in development
1906 – 1911
construction Südhafen Spandau
1907 – 1913
construction Osthafen
1912 – 1922
construction Hafen Neukölln
1914 – 1923
construction Westhafen
26.02.1923
foundation BEHALA „Berliner Hafen- und Lagerhaus AG,
Generaldirektion der Berliner Häfen“
1924 – 1927
construction of the third port basin and the quay on the Berlin-Spandauer-Schifffahrtskanal
01.01.1937
transfer to a municipal company
1939 – 1943
construction of a grain silo in Westhafen
May 1945
after the end of World War II, 60 % of the facilities in Westhafen and 80 % in Osthafen were destroyed
1962 – 1963
construction of a cement silo in Westhafen
01.01.1992
consolidation of the companies Osthafen and BEHALA
01.01.1994
transfer to a ‘Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts’
1995 – 1996
construction of a new office building (Rundbau)
28.09.1995
historical buildings in Westhafen placed under monument protection
1998
start of the expansion of the Westhafen to adapt to the parameters of the German transport project No 17
April 2001
inauguration of the container terminal in the Westhafen
August 2001
filling of the port basin III
02.09.2003
transfer to a ‘GmbH’
Sep. 2010
construction of photovoltaics on warehouse 4
2011
expansion of the container terminal
Nov. 2011
commissioning of the 2. container crane
Oct. 2012
inauguration of the RoRo-Ramp at the Charlottenburger Verbindungskanal and begin of the transport of turbines with the heavy cargo shuttle Ursus
March 2013
after conversion of the warehouse 1 BEHALA administration moved into from the former administration building
Oct. 2013
completion of a new warehouse in the Südhafen
July 2017
opening of a new empty container depot in the Westhafen with a space of 8,200 sqm
Oct. 2019 – Nov. 2021
construction of ELEKTRA
For current facts and figures, please consult the Berlin Senate Department for Finance’s Participation Reports and our annual reports (in German).