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Eastern Germany – Focus on hinterland and politics
The Eastern Germany region comprises all of the new federal states and Berlin. Here the economy is shaped especially by a highly developed chemical industry, as well as mechanical engineering and plant manufacture with a very long tradition, and numerous automotive production facilities. Add to this, agricul- tural and forestry products plus consumer goods.
With Berlin as the federal capital, political contacts are also of great importance for representing the interests of the port economy of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.
In the field of upgrading infrastructure, the Port of Hamburg Marketing – HHM Representative Office in Dresden headed by Stefan Kunze, is involved in such rail upgrading projects as the new Dresden-Prague route. To this end, details of development trends in seaport hinterland traffic are supplied to the project partners to underpin quantity/volume forecasts. The overall concept for the River Elbe is an important project, where Kunze’s active involvement in the consultation body represents the interests of members from the port industry both in Hamburg and along the River Elbe. In addition, he chairs the ‘Inland vessel Hamburg‘ working group.
Employing various event formats, HHM creates a connection between the local and Hamburg logistics sectors, shippers and transport policy. Discussion groups such as ‘Leipzig-/Berlin Maritime’ and ‘Ham- burg – Ports Connect’ series have been established as regional meeting points in Saxony and Berlin/ Brandenburg. Last year the highlights were the
Elbe excursion in Dresden and the Port Evening in
Berlin. With more than 150 visitors from the worlds of politics and business, the case was made for environment-friendly hinterland transport and port development, with a lively discussion following. For the Saxony economy, ‘Shippers’ Day 2019’ under the slogan: ‘Logistics – blocking growth? With innovative solutions to your key markets’, raised the interest of over 80 logistics experts.
Representative Office for E-Germany Head of the Representative Office in Dresden
Stefan Kunze
phone: +49 351 6538 131 kunze@hafen-hamburg.de
Well-supported Port Evening in Berlin
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