25 August 2026 10:27 Remote-controlled rail handling at Container Terminal Altenwerder The first remote-controlled rail gantry cranes have successfully gone into operation at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG’s (HHLA) Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA). For the Port of Hamburg, the largest rail port in Europe... ❯
9 July 2026 12:00 Project completed: 5G campus network enhances automated terminal operations at CTA in Hamburg A powerful 5G campus network has gone into operation at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG’s (HHLA) Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA). HHLA has implemented the infrastructure in collaboration with Deutsche Telekom and... ❯
12 May 2026 13:00 Project completion: North Sea ports achieve full digitalisation of container release 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... ❯
18 March 2026 10:00 German Ports: Mandatory integration of transport companies • 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... ❯
23 January 2026 13:00 Innovative leap in the Port of Hamburg: New container gantry cranes at CTA 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... ❯
16 January 2026 10:25 Hamburg consortium launches pioneering research project on the integration of autonomous systems in port operations With the official kick-off of the research project iPORTUS, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), together with the Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) and Kongsberg Maritime Germany GmbH, marks a significant... ❯
18 September 2025 16:40 German Ports launches three-phase plan for digital release procedure As of October 1st, the digital release procedure for container imports will begin operation on the German Ports IT platform under the name Secure Release Order (SRO). The introduction will take place in three stages. The... ❯
4 September 2025 09:44 Addicks & Kreye brings the module operateMybox Depot to Bremerhaven – with CONROO Integration Addicks & Kreye Container Service GmbH & Co. KG, Bremerhaven, is taking the next step in digitalisation and automation: the company has signed a software licence agreement with EUROGATE IT’s platform operateMybox for... ❯
21 August 2025 12:00 UNIKAI and AKQUINET modernise handling processes at O’Swaldkai Together, UNIKAI and AKQUINET are driving the digital transformation in break bulk and RoRo handling. With the successful completion of the AKIDU project funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV) – UNIKAI, a... ❯
12 March 2025 10:30 5G pilot project Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)’s Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) is receiving funding to establish a 5G network on its site as part of the “DigiTest” initiative from the German Federal Ministry for Digital and... ❯
20 February 2025 11:00 Higher capacity, lower emissions HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) in Hamburg is steadily pursuing its path towards automation and sustainability. In recent months, three additional cutting-edge storage blocks have successfully gone into operation. ❯
17 January 2025 13:52 Safe and secure tank farms thanks to digital twins Digital processing and monitoring of cargo handling is becoming increasingly important to ensure that liquid and gaseous goods can be handled and stored in ports in a safer and more environmentally friendly way in the... ❯
10 December 2024 11:48 HHLA and passify digitalise truck handling at Hamburg terminals Since last week, truck access at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG’s (HHLA) Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in Hamburg is now fully digitalised and managed via the passify app. With the launch of the app, HHLA is... ❯
12 November 2024 14:00 Innovative training centre opens for digitalised port operations On the 11th of November, 20204, the PortSkill 4.0 research project saw the presentation of the cutting-edge, digital training centre at HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) that is being set up to grapple with the... ❯
11 November 2024 14:30 Finding digital port logistics services becomes simpler The festive closing event of the SANTANA project took place on 11 November 2024 at the Hamburg Port Authority. The new service marketplace for digital services, 'Marketplace.Hamburg', was presented at the event. Almost three... ❯
6 June 2024 11:30 SmartLoC secures 1.8 million Euros seed funding SmartLoC, a pioneering startup focused on developing a cutting-edge, fully digital B2B payment solution based on the monitoring of shipments and specifically tailored for international trade, today announces the successful... ❯
5 June 2024 10:02 Waterway police use AI to detect undeclared dangerous goods The Hamburg Waterway Police has introduced a digital model that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to systematically detect undeclared dangerous goods. In doing so, the responsible authority is setting a milestone for more... ❯
25 April 2024 11:10 Digital “Authorization for Pick-Up” will replace PIN procedure A standardized digital release process for containers imported into German sea ports is being launched under the name "Secure Release Order." This is intended to gradually replace the previously used PIN code-based process. ❯
24 April 2024 15:13 Digital trucker dispatch with CONROO APP now available at EUROKOMBI terminal The CONROO GATE PASS is now also available at the Hamburg EUROKOMBI terminal, the joint venture between Kombiverkehr and EUROGATE. The CONROO application enables the digital identification of truck drivers at the pick-up or... ❯
29 February 2024 11:00 Germany's first centre for remote-controlled inland navigation opened SEAFAR, the Belgian tech and service provider specializing in remote-controlled and crew-reduced inland navigation, has established Germany's inaugural Remote Operations Centre in collaboration with project partners HGK... ❯
19 February 2024 13:24 Hellmann becomes corporate partner of the Digital Hub Logistics in Hamburg The global family-owned company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has been collaborating closely with various start-ups for many years in order to actively shape and drive forward the digital transformation of the industry. Since... ❯
12 January 2024 12:00 Go-Live of passify This week, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) took an important step towards making truck handling at its Hamburg container terminals safer and more efficient. With the passify app, HHLA Next, innovation unit of HHLA... ❯
11 January 2024 09:30 ZAPP becomes EMP • Digital export process is reorganised • Consolidation of all functionalities/applications • Holistic establishment of the XML standard The IT platform ZAPP - the comprehensive and mandatory IT system for the customs export... ❯
23 August 2023 16:09 Connected container terminals • Telekom to equip port terminals in Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven with local 5G networks by spring 2024 • Funding from the German Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport in accordance with the... ❯
