Hamburg’s Senator for Economic Affairs, Dr Melanie Leonhard, today welcomed Estonia’s Minister of Infrastructure, Kuldar Leis, to Hamburg City Hall. The Minister was accompanied by a high-level delegation representing the...

A broad alliance of environmental organisations, representatives of the port industry and stakeholders from across the Elbe river basin has spoken out against the proposed transfer of water from the River Elbe to the River...

Process established: Over 700,000 digital releases processed this year Software providers DAKOSY and dbh have successfully completed the large-scale project to digitalise container release (Secure Release Order) across ports...

As an international conference accompanied by an exhibition, all about ports will address key future topics in port logistics om 2 and 3 September at the CCH – Congress Center Hamburg – alongside SMM, the world’s leading...

On 23 April 2026, senior representatives from ports, industry, and policy institutions across the Baltic Sea Region convened in Hamburg for the workshop “From Ports to Green Corridors: Energy Transition and Decarbonisation...

At the German-Latvian Port Forum in Lübeck, representatives from ports, industry, and politics highlighted security in the Baltic Sea as a key prerequisite for stable supply chains, resilient hinterland connections, and...

Hamburg’s Authority for Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture (BUKEA) granted MB Energy a permit to build and operate a new ammonia import terminal. Subject to the final investment decision, the terminal is planned to...

Whether historical, in active service for maritime safety or in use for research: the diversity of ships at the HAMBURG PORT ANNIVERSARY from 8 to 10 May 2026 is overwhelming and ranks among the biggest visitor attractions...

HHLA’s Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) received an additional three remote-controlled container gantry cranes today. This brings the number of highly automated gantry cranes at the terminal to a total of six. Their...

On 28 March 2026, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) took another important step in strengthening the port’s infrastructure: the northern section of the Finkenwerder Bridge along the Finkenwerder Ring was officially opened to...

• Container throughput rises by 5.4 percent to 6,295 thousand TEU • Container transport up by 10.9 percent to 1,982 thousand TEU • Group revenue rises by 9.9 percent to € 1,756.2 million • Operating result (EBIT) increases...

A joint delegation visit organised by Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) and Hafen Hamburg Marketing (HHM) has further deepened port cooperation between Klaipėda, Hamburg and Lübeck. From 18 to 20 March 2026, the programme...

• Phase 2 of the Secure Release Order launches in German North Sea ports • Terminals verify in real time whether truck drivers have valid pick-up authorizations • Integration with slot booking and IDP systems ensures...

A total of 1,416,715 cruise passengers departed from Hamburg during the 2025 season (2024: 1,301,295 passengers). This further strengthens Hamburg’s position as one of the leading cruise destinations in Northern Europe.

Fr. Meyer’s Sohn (FMS), the Hamburg-based global logistics company, has announced the acquisition of Norwegian logistics provider Front Shipping AS, headquartered in Oslo. The move marks another strategic step in FMS’s...

Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) has officially integrated its new representative office in Dubai into its international network. Since January 2026, HHM has been strengthening its presence in one of the most important growth...

As part of the official delegation visit by the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg to India, representatives of Hamburg’s port and maritime industry placed a strong focus on deepening cooperation and...

The Port of Hamburg can look back on a positive year in 2025. With a total throughput of 114.6 million tonnes, Germany's largest seaport recorded a year-on-year increase of 2.6 percent. The significant upturn in the...

According to preliminary, unaudited figures, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) increased its Group revenue by 9.9 percent to € 1,756 million in the 2025 financial year (previous year: € 1,598 million). Group operating...

Together with bbe Moldaenke GmbH, the Authority for Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture (BUKEA) and the University of Lübeck, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) is launching the innovative research project SIMON...

How are digitalisation and automation changing the world of work in Germany’s seaports? And which skills do employees need in order to actively shape this transformation? These questions have been the focus of the PortSkill...

As part of its strategy to reduce fuel consumption and tailpipe emissions, HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort GmbH in Hamburg has ordered eight hybrid Konecranes Noell NSC 644 EHY Straddle Carriers. The deal was booked in Q4...

Hamburg is sending a strong signal for the hydrogen transition: with the move of the Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) and the establishment of the Fuel Cell Integration Center (FCIC) at the ZAL...

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is setting another milestone on the road to automated container handling at the Port of Hamburg: The first remote-controlled container gantry cranes are about to begin operation at HHLA...