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Austria – Superb infrastructure for hinterland transport
In this market of such importance for Hamburg, building up and expanding contacts is crucial. Alex- ander Till, head of the Port of Hamburg Marketing
– HHM’s Representative Office in Vienna, pursues this with locational marketing at information and net- working events. Whether held in Vienna, Feldkirch or Hamburg – all this office’s events in 2019 attracted full houses.
At the invitation of HHM, a delegation from Austrian Railways (ÖBB) and its subsidiary Rail Cargo Austria, travelled to Hamburg on 12 July. This high-level party was headed by Andreas Matthä, Director-General of ÖBB.
Higher educational institutes and training facilities also made numerous excursions to Hamburg. In
addition, during 2019 Alexander Till gave expert lectures at various logistics events to audiences total- ling more than 1,000 people.
As one special highlight, Till chaired one ses- sion at Austrian Logistics Day in Linz, the logistics industry’s biggest event in Austria.
Since the start of containerization, Hamburg has been Austria’s
»In 2019, record volume of 312,000 TEU made Hamburg
the leading tr«
anshipment centre for Austrian trade
and industry.
most important port. Its splendid infrastructure for hinterland transport is exemplified by an excellent rail network and optimal train utilization, making this a highly attractive market for Hamburg. In 2019, record volume of 312,000 TEU made Hamburg the leading transhipment centre for Austrian trade and industry.
In 2019 the total volume of goods handled in Ham- burg as imports and exports for/from Austria rose steeply to 4.1 million tons, a gain of 40 percent. The reason was the routing of part of voestalpine steel’s raw materials via Hamburg instead of Rot- terdam.
Representative Office for Austria Head of the Representative Office in Vienna
Alexander Till
phone: +43 1 712 54 84 till@hafen-hamburg.de
Port Evening in Vienna
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