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More maritime trade, less poverty?

An important study on the impact of global trade shows: more protectionism hits poorest harder; fewer restrictions help everyone.

Timeless character, modern spirit

Digital technology is ushering in a new era at Hamburg’s Speicherstadt historical warehouse district – where landmark protection and technical progress aren’t mutually exclusive.

The course is clean

When it comes to protecting our climate, shipping has not enjoyed the best of reputations in recent years. But now a real change of course lies ahead which focuses on more environmentally friendly drive systems and alternative fuel types.

New Silk Tracks between China and Europe

All the way from the Yellow River to the Elbe: Zhengzhou – Hamburg. 10,214 kilometres. 15 days. 44 containers bound for Europe.

Change in the port

Working life in the port is changing rapidly, and has been doing so ever since the first steamship called at Hamburg. A richly illustrated long read shows what consequences the change had for the employees.

On the home straight

The dredging of the river Elbe is set to be completed in 2021. First to be finished was the passing place for mega-freighters.

The digitalised transport chain

Hamburg is one of the ports with the best and most connected IT networks in the world. Digitalisation enables the efficient handling of 9.3 million containers and more than 8,000 ship calls per year. Which digital locks must an export container pass through before it is shipped?

With a farsighted system to the future

HHLA’s newest technical system is globally unique. HHLA Sky has developed a drone system for the industrial sector that allows operators to simultaneously monitor more than 100 aircraft, even if they have flown hundreds of kilometres beyond their visual line of sight.

Milestones in Port Logistics

A two-part series shows how leaps in technology have multiplied productivity. From electricity to an inconspicuous steel box to the streams of data that flow through the port today.

Designers have to rethink

3D printing opens up many new business opportunities for logistics companies. Maike Grund, head of HHLA's new subsidiary Bionic Production, in an interview about the possibilities and limits of additive manufacturing.

The world’s first climate-neutral container terminal

CTA, one of HHLA's Container Terminals in Hamburg, is the world’s first container handling facility to be certified climate-neutral. Primarily it is powered by green electricity, but how do the electrified processes work?

The leading dancers in the port ballet

They are the ballerinas of the port and perform an elegant logistics ballet on its quays: straddle carriers, the special long-legged vehicles for container handling.

Mega-freighters at the Port of Hamburg

Gigantic container ships are an everyday sight on the river Elbe. But what happens in handling at the quayside? And where do all the colourful steel boxes go?