Editors of Hamburg News

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About Hamburg News

Hamburg News is the bilingual portal for business news from Hamburg and the metropolitan region. Articles, video talks and guest contributions in German and English regularly report on future topics, innovations and events.

The articles are produced by a dedicated editorial team in cooperation with the Hamburg Ministry of Economics and Innovation, Hamburg Invest, Hamburg Marketing GmbH and other municipal partners.

In addition to the weekly newsletter, Hamburg News is also represented on social media - on LinkedIn as a group in German and English on Facebook and "X". 
The video format Future Hamburg Talks can be found on YouTube.


Contact the editorial team: redaktion@marketing.hamburg.de

Our editorial team

The editorial team consists business journalists who, in addition to the latest news, show with exciting stories how solution-orientated action can work sustainably in the economy.

Karolin Köcher (kk)
Editorial Director

Sarah Bischoff (sb)
Editorial director and freelance editor

Pauline Bugler (pb)
English editorial and translation

Marietta Miehlich (mm)
Freelance editor

Yvonne Scheller (ys)
Freelance editor

Felina Wellner (fw)
Working student editor

Andrea Guthaus (agu)
Freelance editor for Hamburg Metropolitan Region

Linda Oesterle 
Project Management Hamburg News

News

Junger Mann sitzt auf einem Stuhl und schaut auf sein Laptop
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Startups

Startup City Highlights

5 May 2025
Top monthly reports from Hamburg's startup ecosystem
Ein Arbeiter hoch oben zwischen den Rotorenblättern eines Windrades
© Mediaserver Hamburg/Christian Brandes
Energy Transition

Path to successful energy transition

Hydrogen now key to energy transition - Hamburg News spoke to Professor Hans Schäfers, Director of CC4E, about economic efficiency and technical progress
Der Eifelturm in Paris
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International

"Parlez-vous français?"

France now Hamburg's third most important trading partner - friendship still going strong thanks to young founders at OMR 2025
Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht im Sommer
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International

Commercial Court and Commercial Chambers open in Hamburg

Hanseatic city strengthening Germany as a legal centre
Innovative Unternehmen in der Metropolregion Hamburg
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Hamburg Metropolitan Region

News briefs from Hamburg Metropolitan Region

28 April 2025
Awards, investments and innovations across metropolitan region - from Fehmarn to Soltau, Cuxhaven to Schwerin
Mensch reicht einem Roboter die Hand
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Artificial Intelligence

Launch of AI.Academy platform

AI.Hamburg/AI.Group to prepare companies to use AI responsibly
Präsentation der gemeinschaftlichen Entwicklungsvereinbarung zwischen Oman und Europa in den Niederlanden
© Port of Amsterdam
Hydrogen

HHLA now in hydrogen partnership between Oman and Europe

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG to set up world's first import corridor for liquid hydrogen from Oman to Europe
Student und Studentin in der HafenCity Universität
© Mediaserver Hamburg/Lee Maas
Sciences

Record 120,000 students in Hamburg

Hamburg now attracting increasing number of tomorrow's scientists
Jugendliche stehen um einen Bildschirm mit der Visualisierung der Erde
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Research

Max Planck Institute for Meteorology celebrating 50th anniversary

Hamburg now a leading climate research centre with Nobel Prize winner and super computer

Future Hamburg Talks

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Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Mark Hoppe of Skysails Power

Green energy with kites and high-altitude winds - interview with Mark Hoppe, Vice President of Skysails Power
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Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets ... Hannah Ziemer, CEO of Comaps

What makes a city smart and what role does data play therein? Interview with Hannah Ziemer, CEO and co-founder of Comaps
Drone shot Future Hamburg Talks
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Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Dr Arwen Cross, European XFEL

Experiencing research in European XFEL's Lighthouse Visitor Centre - Dr Arwen Cross, Co-ordinator, in conversation
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Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Sascha Meyer, CEO of MOIA

Hamburg to become test ground for autonomous ridepooling from mid-2025 - MOIA boss Sascha Meyer outlines plans and objective
 
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Ulf Hahn, Member of the Board of HanseBelt

Ulf Hahn, Economic Development Manager in Stormarn, explains how the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel to Denmark benefits the surrounding regions
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Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meet Katja Wolframm, Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft

Changing city centre and creative interim uses - interview with Dr Katja Wolframm, Head of Property and Urban Development
Future Hamburg Talk meets … Sabine Winkler vom DeveLUP
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Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Moritz Rath, CTO of Apprisify

<span>Augmented reality in the maritime industry - Moritz Rath, co-founder of Apprisify, explains how and where windows become AR display screens</span><span>&nbsp;</span>
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Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Jan Rispens, Managing Director of EEHH

Jan Rispens, Managing Director of Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster, highlights state of hydrogen sector, projects and latest developments
A woman with a tablet is sitting opposite a man, both are talking. Bird's eye view
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Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Maximilian Webers, CEO of Colipi

Palm oil gaining popularity despite notoriety - Maximilian Webers and Colipi developing sustainable alternative
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Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Kathleen Bartels, Mayor of Grabow

Try living and working in the countryside - Kathleen Bartels, Mayor of Grabow, outlines special "Summer of Pioneers" experiment
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Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets L. H. Engelhard, Unleash Future Boats

Engelhard, CEO of Unleash Future Boats – a deep-tech start-up that builds autonomous, zero-emission boats
© Future Hamburg Talk/Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Sabine Winkler, Manager of DeveLUP

Manager , of start-up and foundation centre in Ludwigslust-Parchim
Exciting topics, praise or criticism?

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