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CONTENTS AT A GLANCE HHM LOCATIONS & MARKETS ACTIVITIES CONTACT Page 38 India – In Top 10 again
For India, Germany is its most important trading partner within the EU. In 2019, bilateral trade between India and Germany achieved a volume of approx. 21.3 billion euros, representing an increase of 18 percent in comparison to the previous year. The growing trading relationship was reflected in the first six months, with India once again appear- ing in the Top 10 trading partners for the Port of Hamburg.
A further highlight was HHM’s presence at ‘INMEX SMM’ trade fair in October in Mumbai. In addition, ongoing progress was made in the dialogue with Indian logistics and trade bodies.
Moreover, the Representative Office in Mum- bai, gave a real welcome to the team from Hap- ag-Lloyd visiting the city to advertise their new liner service.
Representative Office for India
Head of the Representative Office in Mumbai
Peter Deubet
phone: +91 22 666 52 134 peter.deubet@hamburgmumbai.com
As ever, India is a highly complex market – this being especially true for the transport and logis- tics sectors. Despite great investments in infra- structure, logistics costs on the sub-continent lie between 10 and 12 percent of gross domestic product. The Representative Office in Mumbai is the first point of contact for members of Port of Hamburg Marketing on questions related to the Indian market. Its head Peter Deubet concentrates above all on networking with Indian stakeholders from the shipping and logistics fields, as well as increasing the level of awareness for the Port of Hamburg locally. This includes not only organizing various delegations of business representatives, who have visited the Port of Hamburg and individ- ual companies in the course of the year, but also intensive press relations. These led to publication of an interview with Axel Mattern in ‘Maritime Gateway’, South Asia’s leading magazine for the shipping and logistics field.
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Seen at the Indian Consulate-General, entrepreneurs on a visit to the Port of Hamburg and various Hamburg companies in the course of the Rotary World Congress
© HHM/Lea Miram