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

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Tourism

836th Port anniversary to get underway in Hamburg

10 April 2025
Annual port anniversary festival underway from May 9-11, 2025
Luftaufnahme von Hamburg mit Blick über Elbe, Elbphilharmonie in Richtung Norden
© Mediaserver Hamburg/Andreas Vallbracht
Economics

Hamburg's economic performance above national average

Statistical Office North presents preliminary figures for 2024 - GDP up by 1.7 per cent
Pin-Handling am HHLA Container Terminal Tollerot
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Port of Hamburg

HHLA and Fraunhofer CML driving automation in port

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG and Fraunhofer Centre for Maritime Logistics and Services complete tests of mobile robot
Rollfeld Hamburg Airport mit parkenden Flugzeugen
© Oliver Sorg
Aviation

EUR 20.4 million in increased revenue for Hamburg Airport

Positive business return for 2024 - investment of EUR 20 million by 2027
Junger Mann sitzt auf einem Stuhl und schaut auf sein Laptop
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Startups

Startup City Highlights

4 April 2025
Top monthly reports from Hamburg's startup ecosystem
Zukunftsforscherin Birgit Gebhardt
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Artificial Intelligence

Futurology from Hamburg - glimpse of world in 2040

"We will work in gaming chairs and maker spaces," says Birgit Gebhardt, a Hamburg-based futurologist
© Oliver Sorg
Airport

55 airlines flying from Hamburg to 120 destinations this summer

2 April 2025
Latest schedule features new routes and destinations in 40 nations
Containerschiff steuert Hamburger Hafen an
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Port of Hamburg

Future of maritime industry tops agenda on German Shipping Days 2025

Hamburg to host German Shipping Days from May 6-8, 2025 under theme of "Shipping - safe, connected, climate-neutral"
Innovative Unternehmen in der Metropolregion Hamburg
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Hamburg Metropolitan Region

News briefs from Hamburg Metropolitan Region

31 March 2025
Awards, investments and innovations across metropolitan region - from Fehmarn to Soltau, Cuxhaven to Schwerin

Future Hamburg Talks

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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
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Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Sabine Winkler, Manager of DeveLUP

Manager , of start-up and foundation centre in Ludwigslust-Parchim
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Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Jonathan Hendess of Impuls Festival

Founder of Impuls Festivals in Hamburg Metropolitan Region talks future of the festival and reaching young people
Exciting topics, praise or criticism?

Hamburg News Editorial

Editorial team
Hamburg Marketing GmbH
E-mail: redaktion@marketing.hamburg.de

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