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Dear Readers,
Hamburg and China enjoy close ties. The port plays a major role in this. Almost one third of all containers come from, or are go- ing to, China. Around a dozen ser- vices connect the People’s Repu- blic with Hamburg. Apart from the sea trade a further strong link for freight traffic is being built: the New Silk Road. Last year
120,000 standard containers (TEU) were transported by rail between Ham- burg and China. More than 200 marketed rail services per week are blazing the trail for this still relatively new, yet high performance transport route. It is significant particularly well suited for shipments that need to reach their destination faster than by ship, but more cost effectively than by airfreight. The New Silk Road brings significant new opportunities for trade between the nations.
True solidarity cannot, however, be expressed in economic statistics and container quantities. Hanseatic city reflects this with events like “China Time” and “China Summit”. There is a lively exchange with the twinned city of Shanghai at all levels, whether urban development, science, culture, sport or research. Not least of all, the good relationships between the two cosmopolitan port cities have led, up to now, to 555 Chinese companies settling in Hamburg.
This edition of Port of Hamburg Magazine sheds light on developments in China transport and insights into the trade relationships. We wish you a very enjoyable read.
Sincerely yours, Axel Mattern and Ingo Egloff Joint CEO’s Port of Hamburg Marketing
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