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GATEWAY HAMBURG PORT OF HAMBURG MAGAZINE 1/23
Progressing towards a digitalized port
Hamburg as a port and logistics hot spot. The aim is to boost its competitiveness, to optimize processes and to mobilize resources more effectively.
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BY NICOLE DE JONG
HPA – Hamburg Port Authority and IT service provi- der Dakosy are currently creating a digital test plat- form intended to achieve this and function as a Net- work of Networks.
Gateway to the World, powerhouse for the city, cradle of prosperity, and international symbol for trade, logistics and industry – just some descriptions of the Port of Hamburg. Ever since being founded – now in 2023 that was 834 years ago – the port as an important centre has
been repeatedly expanded and modernized to master the growing requirements of trade and transport. The opening of the first container terminal in 1965 made the Port of Hamburg an important hub for global trade, now ranked as Europe’s third largest container port.
Modernization is making constant progress: Digitali- zation and hence data are meanwhile the main ve- hicles for enabling logistics and transport processes to be improved. Hamburg as port and logistics