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Artificial intelligence in logistics

To what extent has this technology already been developed, and how is AI used in the logistics industry?

Using hydrogen power on waterways

Inland vessels are environmentally friendly, but the push boat "Elektra" sets even higher standards. It runs completely emission-free thanks to fuel cells.

On the green track

The Port of Hamburg is the world's largest rail port. Nearly one in every two hinterland containers reaches or leaves it by rail.

Power station for container ships

First for cruise ships, now also for container ships: shore-side power stations are being built in the Port of Hamburg. What are the advantages?

Sustainable drive systems

Electricity, hydrogen or liquefied gas: how can trucks reduce their carbon emissions effectively?

Quanta, qubits and combinatorics

What distinguishes quantum computers from conventional computers? And in which tasks can they develop their potential?

The turbo accelerator for port handling

Collaboration on the import message platform IMP speeds up port processes in Hamburg

Train after train into the future

Rail is said to be the mode of transport of the future – but only if we set the course for digitalisation.

Flying today in the airspace of tomorrow

Special mobile data connections and efficient traffic management will make the lower airspace more secure and more usable.

From black box to transparent container

In the future, shippers will be able to safely keep track of their containers with the help of intelligent monitoring technology.

What will the world of logistics look like in the future?

Prof. Carlos Jahn analyses technological trends that are changing global supply chains. Will Europe continue to play an important role?

A system that can solve transport problems

Is it possible to move containers at 600 km/h using very little energy? The brand new Hyperloop transport system is expected to make it possible.

Drone capital Hamburg

More and more start-ups, projects, business models and Federal funding: Hamburg becomes a centre for urban air mobility and HHLA is in on the action.

How machines learn to learn

Consultants at HPC are preparing a quantum leap in the organisation of terminal processes: AI that stacks containers and finds the best solution independently.

Specialists for difficult cases

A masterpiece of automation in the Port of Hamburg: the Hansaport bulk terminal.

Does AI make ports more intelligent?

The importance of artificial intelligence is increasing significantly in the international port environment, with implications for job profiles. Nils Kemme from HPC gives an outlook.

Taking on tremendous tasks

Will hydrogen drive decarbonisation forward? Georg Böttner analyses the new fuel source and is optimistic. He sees many opportunities for HHLA.

More maritime trade, less poverty?

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

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.

Rise of the machines

Self-driving trucks – for some, they’re the stuff of science fiction, for others, they’re already almost a reality. HHLA has been working with MAN Truck & Bus on a project to introduce driverless vehicles to the Port of Hamburg – a project that will actively shape the goods transport of the future.

Climate-friendly combined transport

Over 80 percent of consumer goods are still transported on the roads – and only 2.5 percent with combined transport. modility wants to change this with its new platform. CEO Hendrik-Emmanuel Eichentopf explains what the HHLA corporate start-up is doing to contribute.

The skies above Hamburg

HHLA-Sky has won the German Innovation Award 2021. Managing Director Lothar Müller on the future of drone logistics and the Hamburg UDVeo project.

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.

Avoiding traffic jams with a smile

The Container Transport Service (CTD) has digitalized all processes, including the "last mile" on the way to the customer. This is what the SMILE project stands for.

Detecting vulnerabilities with artificial intelligence

HHLA will check the state of their container gantry cranes with the help of artificial intelligence and photo-capable drones.

Digital Twins

Real objects and processes are increasingly being digitalised. And digital twins can help people better understand, evaluate and shape their world.

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?

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