Hamburg will motion the Bundesrat to urge the German government to initiate a law on the avoidance of food waste, said Cornelia Prüfer-Storcks, Senator for Consumer Protection, during a visit to the…
Hamburg's Senator for Consumer Protection announces initiative against food waste
Wacken Open Air not always popular - festival is key economic factor
The 2,000 strong village of Wacken is expecting its numbers to swell when around 100,000 heavy metal fans arrive for this year’s Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) underway from August 1-3, 2019. The tale of the village in…
Impact Hub combining sustainability with entrepreneurism - crowdfunding to fund interior
Impact Hub is set to open its Hamburg branch in August in a bid to promote sustainable and socially equitable business models. The provider already hosts co-working spaces in more t…
Pilotprojekte, Blockchain Summer, Innovationsstrategie und Angebote für Unternehmen – Hamburg soll zum international bedeutenden Blockchain-Standort werden
Die Blockchain ist derzeit das Thema in der Wirtschaft. Parallel zur öffentlichen Diskussion um Disruptionspotenzi…
HHLA TK Estonia strengthening roll on roll off hub in Baltic Sea region
HHLA TK Estonia, a fully owned subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG has launched a new ferry from Finland to Estonia, a press release said Wednesday (July 17,2019). The RoPax…
Wind to gas energy holds opportunities for mobility in future
The windswept region north of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region is ideal for wind turbines. However, most of Germany’s wind energy plants are near Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein, but are prone to shutdowns as more el…
Landesbetrieb Geoinformation und Vermessung and Dataport driving digitalisation
The Hamburg State Office for Geoinformation and Surveying (LGV) and Dataport, the IT service provider, have formed a collaboration to advance digitisation throughout the Hamburg Metropolitan Regi…
German government and Hamburg allocate funds for Fraunhofer (CML)
The Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) is to receive EUR 26 million in funds from the German government and EUR 12 million from the city of Hamburg for expansion purpose…
Hamburg's Otto adds B2B business - short-term lease and purchase options available
Hamburg’s Otto Now rental platform is opening up its e-commerce model to business customers interested in leasing goods at short notice or buying rental properties. The platform…
Companies to boost business in southern Hamburg Metropolitan Region
The growth initiative Süderelbe AG presented the Northern Institute of Technology Management as its latest shareholder during the 14th Annual General Meeting, according to a press release on Friday (June 24, 2019…
Viva con Agua and FC St. Pauli's festival in aid of Mozambique
The Millerntor Gallery will open its doors to local and international artists, musicians and creative artists from July 4-7, 2019. Organised by FC St. Pauli and Viva con Agua, around 100 artists will exhibit and sell …
Conference highlights concrete approaches to blockchain technology
The upcoming Distribute Blockchain conference underway from June 27-28, 2019 in Hamburg’s Bucerius Law School promises real use cases and hands-on projects instead of marketing jargon. Speakers from the …
EU funds joint project iniatiated and led by HAW Hamburg
The European Union has allocated EUR 8.4 million for the joint Bioplasic Europe project to tackle plastics in seas. The project is part of its Horizon 2020 research programme. The consortium leader and initiator o…
Panel discussion to give insight into decades-long prosperity
Family entrepreneurs are to set to reveal their strategies for decades-long success during the upcoming “Hall of Fame – Dialogue” on June 13, 2019 in Hamburg. The event comes against the backdrop of Hamburg’s…
Conference in Chamber of Commerce to highlight opportunities for commerce and society
The international BLOCKCHANCE Conference 2019 gets underway in the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce from August 16-17, 2019 under the theme “The Future of Social Economics”. Around 750 dele…
Messe Hamburg becomes venue - local economy expecting EUR 24 million in revenue
Hamburg is gearing up to host the Rotary International Convention from June 1-5, 2019 with over 25,000 Rotarians from 170 countries expected at the event in the Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH (HMC).
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Hamburg most attractive location for career starters
The shortage of skilled workers in the fields of mathematics, information technology, natural sciences and technology (MINT) came to of 311,300 at the end of April, according to a report published Wednesday (May 22, 2019) by th…
Alliance to boost framework, co-operation with research and climate-friendly production
In terms of gross value added, Hamburg is the largest industrial city in Germany. However, its energy requirements are presenting industry with huge challenges as the city strives to achieve i…
OS Data Solutions to bundle Otto Group and Ströer data
Otto Group Media and Ströer media are establishing OS Data Solutions bundling more than 50 million sets of data, according to a press release on May 6, 2019. The joint venture will create one of the largest German data p…
Project WinDroVe enters second round - urban air mobility to feature at ITS World Congress
The WinDroVe network, launched in 2017 to promote the economic use of drones in the metropolitan region, has entered the second round. This comes as Hamburg expands funding for the developm…