Everything is becoming different as the world changes driven by technological, economic and cultural developments. The Hamburg-based data website Statista has identified the most important…
More than EUR 500,000 p.a. for industry in bid to attract more start-ups to Hamburg
Hamburg is injecting EUR 520,000 per annum in the gaming industry from 2020 to 2023. The gamecity:Hamburg will advise and handle the new funding for the sector. The s…
City boosts start-ups focusing on sustainability via InnoFounder and InnoRampUp grants
Impact-orientated companies, for instance, Viva Con Aqua and Lemonaid, that strive to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined by the United Nations, through their business id…
Betreibergesellschaft der B2B-Plattformen Wer liefert was und Europages erzielte 2019 Erlöse von rund 55 Millionen Euro. Expansion nach Großbritannien geplant
Die Hamburger Visable GmbH, die übergeordnete Unternehmensmarke des B2B-Marktplatzes Wer liefert was und der eu…
Great success for "Green Kayak" initiative in Hamburg
Residents of Hamburg, who rented green kayaks free of charge at six different paddle stations, have hauled 3,166 kg of waste out of waterways. The kayaks were booked 936 times on condition that kayakers clear the waterways of …
Tourism prioritizing city without barriers - 10 million disabled in Germany
Around 50 per cent of 10 million disabled people across Germany would like to go on holiday preferably in their own country, often in the same place and rarely alone. However, the potential of b…
Focus on firms across Hamburg Metropolitan Region in January and February
Young Talents Hamburg is hosting career guidance events including workshops and lectures during the so-called “Find Your Perspective” day on January 18, 2020 followed by the *“Day of Flying” on Fe…
Parent company of “Wer liefert was” to enter British market
Visable GmbH, the operator of the B2B websites Wer liefert was and Europages, earned a record EUR 55 million in turnover and achieved growth of around 10 per cent in 2019, the company said Tuesda…
17.3 million passengers and fewer delays
Passenger numbers at Hamburg Airport remained stable in 2019 and there were 42 per cent fewer delays between 11 pm and midnight than in 2018, the airport announced on Friday (January 3, 2020). The year was marked by a difficult m…
Top chefs in Hamburg Metropolitan Region to cook in Rindermarkthalle - Cornelia Poletto also
Around 1,700 guests are expected at the Pottkieker cooking festival, the biggest in “northern Germany”, on March 29, 2020. Ten top chefs from the Hamburg Metropolitan Region will give dem…
Trade fair to present innovation, first technology forum and Airstream models
The Hamburg exhibition halls are set to become a hotspot of camping enthusiasts from February 5-9, 2020. This comes amid the ongoing popularity of camping and caravanning and as the number of overnight …
Tourist and hotel numbers grow - outlying locations proving popular
The number of overnight guests in Hamburg last year is expected to exceed the 15 million-mark for the 19th consecutive time while overnight stays grew 5.9 per cent to some 13 million in late October. More than&nb…
Experts name latest technologies, innovations and developments
Twenty national and international experts cited interactive video formats, blockchain and artificial intelligence as the likely trends in media and digital banking this year in interviews with nextmedia.Hamb…
UKE and HAW Hamburg offer dual midwifery studies from winter semester 2020/2021
Hamburg will become one of the first German states to introduce third-level midwifery courses when the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hamburg and the Hamburg University of Applied Scien…
Luneburg's Bionic Production targeting aviation, shipping and engineering sectors
Two out of three German companies use 3D printing for their production, according to a survey conducted by the Ernest & Young management consultancy last autumn. EY interviewed 222 com…
Passengers offset air miles through donations
Hamburg Airport is launching the “Offset locally – plant a future together” initiative giving passengers an opportunity to offset their carbon footprint, a press release said Wednesday (December 18, 2020). Passengers can offset their …
More and more Hamburg founders are starting with a sustainable business idea. In loose succession, Hamburg News presents particularly promising concepts
An idea can gain momentum when someone like Greta Thunberg is behind it. Just a year after beginning her school strike for clim…
Trend to package-free food rising as more stores open up
Hamburg’s first unpackaged shop called Stückgut has been operating an entirely different concept successfully since 2016. Food, hygiene products and cleansing agents are sold entirely without packaging –…
Leading shipping associations earmark USD 5 billion for zero-emission transport
The global shipping industry presented a proposal Tuesday (December 17, 2019) to set up its own global research and development fund to the tune of USD 5 billion (EUR 4.49 billion) over…
Regional fair presents innovations in automation - over 130 exhibitors expected
Hamburg will host the all about automation from January 15 to 16, 2020. Component and system manufacturers, distributors, dealers and service providers will present their products …
Programme qualifies women for managerial positions
Around 3,800 people will have gained further qualifications as well as valuable career and leadership skills through scholarships, workshops, advisory services, coaching and networking events when Pro Exzellenzia 4.0, Hambur…
Start-up in Winsen converts lorries to hydrogen hybrid backed by German Ministry of Transport
Clean Logistics has received a grant of EUR 3.3 million from the German Ministry of Transport to convert heavy diesel trucks to run on hydrogen hybrid drive in future…
Receipts mandatory from January 1st - grocery stores to issue receipts free of chemicals
The Hamburg-based grocery store chain, Edeka and its discounter Netto, will issue mandatory receipts on blue-grey thermal paper to comply with a new law effective from January 1, 20…
Hamburg-based Terrorists of Beauty seeks social rethink with natural ingredients as tools
Violence is not their thing. Natalie Richter and Mar Navajas Garcia, the founders of Terrorists of Beauty, see their provocative company name as a kind of communication strategy: “We do…
Event with economics senator highlights challenges facing industry in east Hamburg
Michael Westhagemann, Senator for Economics, discussed key, forward-looking issues facing industry particularly in east Hamburg at a meeting of the Billbrookkreis association on December …
Regional fair presents innovations in automation - over 130 exhibitors expected
Hamburg will host the all about automation from January 15 to 16, 2020. Component and system manufacturers, distributors, dealers and service providers will present their products …
University of Hamburg and "Startup Port" project secure four-year grants from BMWi
The University of Hamburg was among Tuesday’s (December 3, 2019) winners of the four-year EXIST Business Start-up Grant presented by the German Ministry of Economics and Energy …
"Bicycle Monitor Germany 2019" certifies Hamburg bike-friendliness - more advances likely
Hamburg’s cycling infrastructure is set for yet another boost and will be combined with high-quality services, if Kirstin Pfaue, Cycling Co-ordinator has her way. Commenting on the…
Retail versus online shopping, hit gifts and just how important is sustainability?
Residents of Hamburg plan to spend an average of EUR 474 on Christmas gifts this year. Around 83 per cent of 23 to 38-year-olds want to order most gifts online similar to 67 per cent of 3…
Hanseatic city impresses with diverse ecosystem
Hamburg has topped the 2020 Global Fintech Index of emerging locations or growth hubs published by Britain’s Findexable in December. Tallinn and Copenhagen ranked second and third. Hamburg came 13th in the European top 50 …