Hamburg News

7/2009

Top logistics location illuminates Europe‘s water ball cup Launch pad for new music Hamburg is Germany‘s most at- Hamburg light artist Michael Batz Hamburg will host the Masters In the clubs of Hamburg‘s Reeper- tractive logistics location, several created the new energy-saving water ball championships in 2011 bahn, international music careers surveys and new investments illumination for the Berlin seat of along with other leading interna- start, as BEATLEMANIA and Ree- confirm. (p.2) the nations parliament. (p. 3) tional sports events. (p. 3) perbahn Festival show. (p. 4) Newsflash Renewable energies spur Hamburg‘s economy Games capital: Sta- Wind power and solar energy secure a steady growth in Europe‘s green capital 2011 ble and crisis proven is Hamburg‘s games indus- Renewable energies are high try. Also in 2009, the in- in demand around the globe. dustry will continue its Hamburg is a major centre of growth path by a 17.5 per this booming industry. This cent increase, Also, 300 has also been recognised by new jobs will be created. Vestas. The world‘s largest ma- This was revealed by an nufacturer of wind turbines has up-to-date industry sur- transferred its division for Cen- vey and market analysis tral Europe to Hamburg, with conducted by the network 40 employees already working gamecity:Hamburg. 190 companies from the added- in the 3,000 sqm domicile. value- chain “Games“ par- Until 2012, Vestas‘ Hamburg ticipated in the survey, in- workforce is to rise to 170. cluding 60 developers and Soon afterwards, Swedish publishers. Their hard facts Vattenfall announced to also confirm the industry‘s posi- bundle its German and Polish tive atmosphere. Last year, wind energy activities in Ham- employment in the games burg. Vattenfall Europe Wind- energies, GES Deutschland, re- wind power sector in Hamburg industry increased to 1,700 kraft GmbH will be in charge of cently relocated its headquar- and Schleswig-Holstein will in- staff working in the Hanse- Vattenfall‘s windparks on land ters and 50 staff from Olden- crease from 2007‘s 10,000 staff atic city, and 250 employed and sea. Other global players burg to Hamburg. to 15,000 employees by 2020. in the Hamburg Metropo- are also aware of Hamburg‘s REpower, local energy provider Not only wind, but also so- litan Area. The number of freelancers climbed to 400. importance for the wind en- LichtBlick and brand new Ham- lar power makes the industry This year, further 300 new ergy industry. Siemens has burg Energie are also renew- strong. Hamburg is the centre employees contributing established its European head- able experts along with Green- of BP‘s solar activities, and to social insurance will be quarters for wind power sales peace, headquartered here also Conergy and SunEnergy hired. In addition, 150 va- and project execution in Ham- since 1980. The future is set on are present in Hamburg, where cancies are to be filled by burg, RWE runs its wind power further growth. According to a some 30 companies are invol- freelancers. activities from Hamburg‘s City survey by the Hamburg Insti- ved in research on renewable www.gamecity-hamburg.de Nord, and the world‘s leading tute of International Economics energies. service provider for renewable (HWWI), employment in the www.hamburg-economy.de

Hamburg institute provides the only scientist in the new ESA astronaut team Alexander Gerst from the University of Hamburg‘s Institute of Geophysics selected among 8,413 applicants Hamburg geophysicist Alexan- volcanology at the University physics. As a member of the the earth‘s mantle, lithosphere, der Gerst (33) is the only sci- of Hamburg‘s Institute for Geo- excellence cluster KlimaCam- hydrosphere, cryosphere and entist in the European Space physics was nominated from a pus Hamburg, the institute‘s atmosphere. Current projects Agency (ESA)‘s new team pool of 8,413 candidates. provides leading edge research include the health impacts of of six astronauts. During the Gerst‘s appointment is also an and education in georisks and continuous emissions from Ni- pan-European selection pro- acknowledgement of the out- georesource. Main focus of caraguan volcanoes. cess in Hamburg last summer, standing expertise of Hamburg research are the powerful dy- www.geophysics.zmaw.de the PhD student in the field of University‘s Institute of Geo- namic processes operating in Hamburg News 7/2009 Page 2

Shortcuts Hamburg is Germany‘s top location for logistics

Economic stronghold Hamburg is Germany‘s most Hanseatic city has already been the vacancy rate hovered at a The current economic slow- attractive logistics location. honoured as Germany‘s top lo- low 0.6 per cent. down has less impact on This was recently revealed by gistics location with the “LOGI- Still, the industry expands. Hamburg than elsewhere. scientists of the Fraunhofer STIK inside Image Award“ . Tank terminal operator Vopak According to a survey by the Society for Applied Research Hamburg‘s portfolio of logistics invests 100 million euros to ex- Hamburg credit agency Bürgel, in their extensive study “Logi- properties is also unique in pand its terminal at Neuhof and bankruptcy was the nation‘s lo- stics properties in Germany“. Germany – nowhere else, thus to improve its infrastructure. west here and in Bavaria with Outstanding features of the the real estate consultant DTZ, Expansion is on the agenda of only 13 cases per 10,000 firms last year. The highest figure logistics location Hamburg will you find such an amount Geodis Logistics. The French of insolvency in 2008 was re- are its geographical location, of commercial properties. Last logistics specialist will unite its gistered in Bremen. In total, its broad and varied range of year, the inventory of halls at three halls under the roof of its 6,795 German companies filed services providers, and its in- least 10,000 sqm Iarge amoun- 12,000 sqm logistics centre to for bankruptcy in the first three frastructure. According to the ted to more than 2,1 million be erected at the A1 motorway. months of 2009. study, Hamburg is “a gateway sqm. According to Jones Lang Operations in the new hall will www.buergel.de for goods of continental im- LaSalle, sales increased by 18 start 1 October 2009. portance“. Last October, the per cent to 356,000 sqm, while www.hamburg-logistik.net 100 years Weichert The Hamburg fruit importer Inter Weichert & Co. KG will celebrate its 100th anniversary Hamburger scientists develop “talking stations“ next year. Founded in October Pilot project to increase the everyday mobility of blind or visually impaired persons 1910, the family enterprise Blind or visually impaired created a new device, which is The project “Bus-ID – barrier- mainly imports bananas – 15 million fruit per week. Main persons will soon be able to reliable and easy to use. Per- free access to public transport import goods are also pineap- travel much safer onboard sons who are blind or visual- for blind and visually impaired ples, water melons, and orga- Hamburg‘s buses and trains. ly impaired will only have to persons“ is a co-operation nic products. A helpful tool for increasing carry a receiver as small and project of the city‘s blind as- www.interweichert.de their everyday mobility has lightweight as a key. When sociation “Blinden- und Seh- been developed by scien- they approach a station with behindertenverein Hamburg“, FESPA Digital tists of Hamburg‘s Helmut- the RFID device, a computer the planning office d*ING, and Hamburg Messe und Con- Schmidt-University/University programme will automatically Hamburg‘s public transport gress GmbH (HMC) is bring- of the Federal Armed Forces. be activated, instantly broad- operator Hamburger Verkehrs- ing FESPA Digital to Hamburg. Using RFID (Radio Frequen- casting information on the verbund (HVV). The German The event will be held on the cy Identification), Professor respective station, the trains Federal Ministry for Education Hamburg fair grounds from 24 Dr.-Ing. Alexander Fay and and buses running there, the and Research supports the to 26 May 2011. FESPA Digital his team from the Institute of upcoming arrivals and possi- “Bus-ID“ project with funds. is the world’s most important trade fair in the wide for- Automation Engineering have ble delays. http://aut.hsu-hh.de/busid mat digital printing industry. Bringing together all of the leading brands and manuf- Hamburg Metropolitan Area acturers in one place, FESPA Digital provides an overview To live in the city and to work in the green is the new trend of the fast moving technology developments in wide format Mobility is a key to success. of Stormarn and Pinneberg saw ding, and Urban Development digital printing. www.hamburg- But whereas citizens living in the creation of many new jobs until 2011 to test electric cars messe.de the Hamburg Metropolitan in the past years. The majori- on its streets and to prepare www.fespadigital.com Area used to leave their home ty of commuters travelling to their market entry. in the green to commute to the Hamburg live in the northwest Co-operations with Kazan city for work, locals today in- of the Hamburg Metropolitan Public transport more popular The Volga metropolis Kazan strives to intense bilateral creasingly travel the opposite Area and in the rural district of Increasingly, commuters even business contacts with Ham- direction: to live in the city and Harburg in the south. leave their car at home and use burg. A promising field of co- work in the green is the new the extensive public transport operation could be aviation, as trend. Model region for mobility network of the Hamburg Me- the autonomic Russian region To reduce the environmental tropolitan Area. According to of Tartaria contributes 17 per More jobs in the countryside impact of mobility, the Ger- its operator HVV, passenger fi- cent to the world‘s helicopter According to the Federal Em- man Federal Government has gures increased last year by 3.3 manufacturing market. Further ployment Agency, figures of launched its National Develop- per cent to 638,1 million peo- key industries are machine en- employees commuting to Ham- ment Plan for Electro-Mobility. ple. HVV thus reported the best gineering, food, textiles, and burg increased last year by 3.5 Its vision: by 2020, around one result in its 44-year-long histo- oil and gas. A first co-opera- per cent to 305,000 people. At million electric cars will be ry. In view of high petrol prices tion project has already been the same time, the number of running on Germany’s roads. and increased awareness for negotiated: From 11 to 20 Sep- tember 2009, the vendors of those travelling to their work- With Hamburg being selected climate issues, another 1.2 per the Hamburg Fish Market will place in the countryside grew as one of Germany‘s eight mo- cent growth in passenger fi- travel 3,000 km east to set up by 5.5 per cent last year, and del regions, the city will recei- gures is anticipated for 2009. their stalls in Kazan. even by 20 per cent from 2003 ve 115 million euros from the www.bmvbs.de www.ahuispr.de to 2008. Especially the districts Federal Ministry of Traffic, Buil- www.hvv.de Hamburg News 7/2009 Page 3

Michael Batz illuminates the Berlin Reichstag building Shortcuts Hamburg light artist bathes the parliament in a new light – and saves energy Clever students To mark the 60th anniversary Reichstag‘s entry, Michael Batz ced lightning devices like LED Masterminds study at the Bu- of the founding of the Federal now bathes the entire building and MHD provided by Philips. cerius Law School. The private Republic of Germany in May in a new light, showing for the Batz had already successful- law university was ranked top 2009, the German parliament first time the south façade. The ly co-operated with the Dutch in a knowledge test conducted building was given a perma- use of different colour tempera- electronics company in the jointly by “Der Spiegel“ and “StudiVZ“ among 600,000 nent but energy-saving illumi- tures – from warm white (3,000 Reichstag‘s temporary illumi- German students. Shortly be- nation system. It was designed Kelvin) to cold white (5,000 Kel- nation during the FIFA World fore, the Hamburg-based law by a Hamburg light artist who vin) – allows a differentiated Cup 2006™. school had confirmed its top had already proven his exper- depiction of the architectural The new illumination was re- three rank in a benchmark tise by breath-taking projects features of the building such alised as a joint project of the by the two magazines “Han- like FIFA World Cup 2006™‘s as roof sculptures, arches, flag Hamburg-based foundation delsblatt Junge Karriere“ and Blue Goals and the Blue Port at poles or window details. “Lebendige Stadt”, the Foun- “Wirtschaftswoche“. the Hamburg Curise Days 2008: Still, today‘s splendid illumi- dation “Zukunft Berlin“ and the www.law-school.de Michael Batz. nation is saving 60 per cent of Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. Mi- Last year, light artists from all the energy spent before. With chael Batz‘ illumination is the Onassis award four corners of the world had Batz‘ concept implemented, the third Reichstag project after the With the “Aristotle Onassis been asked to submit ideas huge building of the nation‘s illumination during FIFA World Prize for the Protection of for the project and the panel parliament can be illuminated Cup 2006™‘ and Christo‘s the Environment“, one of the of experts chose Michael Batz‘ an entire evening for just five wrapped Reichstag of 1995. highest-endowed environ- mental prizes in the world will proposal. While the former euros in electricity costs. To www.michaelbatz.de be granted in Hamburg from achieve this, Batz used advan- illumination focused on the 2010 onward. Endowed with 250.000 euros, the prize will be granted by the Alexander S. Hamburg premiered exciting retro show at Berlin‘s Bürgerfest Onassis Public Benefit Foun- Mobile art installation “A Wall is a Screen“ excited spectators dation to individuals or insti- tutions for “outstanding con- With a unique time travel film the Beatles and the Starclub, the Hamburg cult beer ASTRA. tributions towards protecting show presented for the first the are themes of Live music, sweepstakes, and and improving the environ- time, Hamburg‘s contribution the kaleidoscope. Also at the animation for children were ment, including the long-term to Berlin‘s Bürgerfest was a Hamburg stand, a trailer infor- also included in Hamburg‘s economical use of energy“. www.onassis.gr highlight of the 60 Years Fe- med on current developments festival agenda. A memora- deral Republic of Germany ce- at Europe‘s largest inner-city ble and unique art installation lebrations. Private archives of urban development, HafenCity. was set up by the Hamburg Digital matchmarking Hamburg amateur cineastes The highlights and attractions short film activists “A Wall is a With the B2B matchmaking- software developed by the provided the fascinating pic- of the Hanseatic city were pro- Screen“ in Berlin‘s government Barmstedt-based Converve ture material for the authentic moted by staff of the Hamburg district. On façades and walls, GmH, it has become easy for and emotional perspective of Tourism Board. Typical delica- they featured short films on the companies to find the right a retro show illustrating the vi- cies of the Hamburg Metropo- day‘s topics, combined with contact at fairs, congresses brating life of the port city Ham- litan Area could also be sam- Hamburg sights. Hundreds of or other events. The wireless burg over the past 60 years. pled, including gourmet fish spectators were excited. enabled interactive badge de- The ships and the Elbe river, delicatessen by Nordsee, and www.marketing.hamburg.de veloped by Converve helps delegates to find other atten- dees with aligned interests ef- fectively. In case of a “match“ Hamburg to host the European Water Ball Championships 2011 between delegates, the interac- City of Sports acquired several international sports events tive badges will emit a discreet attention signal and light up in The bureau of the European the German team swimming in 2013. The FINA Bureau will the same color pattern. swimming association LEN Masters champions will be announce its decision on the www.converve.de has selected Hamburg to hosted in the Hanseatic city as 2013 host this month in Rome. host the European Water ball the Hamburg Championship, For 2010, DSV has already been Schörghuber to invest Masters Championships in and thus as a preliminary awarded the German Masters The “Bayerische Bau und 2011. The German swimming contest to the national finals. Championsship in swimming, Immobilien“ Group has federation DSV, the Hamburg The German Masters water ball synchronised swimming, and purchased a 6,190 sqm pro- swimming federation and the championships have already water ball to Hamburg. perty at Spielbudenplatz in the swimming club SV Poseidon been hosted by SV Poseidon Having successfully staged heart of Hamburg‘s entertain- Hamburg will jointly organise eight times in the past ten five matches during the FIFA ment district. The subsidiary of the championships. Up to 50 years. world soccer championship in Schörghuber Corporate Group teams and some 1,000 athletes With Hamburg being selected 2006, Hamburg will also be has already realised several are expected to participate in as host for the European Water the venue for the UEFA Europa renowned projects in Ham- burg such as Falkenried Piaz- the event. Ball Masters Championship in League (former UEFA Cup) final za, awarded the German urban “Masters“ are sportsmen two years time, Hamburg has and thus once again give further construction prize in 2004. aged 25 and older. Masters reached another milestone in proof of its quality as the City of www.schoerghuber-unternehmens- championships have a long its application to host the FINA Sports with international flair. gruppe.de tradition in Hamburg. In 2009, World Aquatics Championships www.len.eu Hamburg News 7/2009 Page 4

Hamburg‘s “Kiez“ – the cradle for international music careers BEATLEMANIA opened – Reeperbahn Festival presents “New International Music“ 24 to 26 September 2009 Indra, Top Ten, Kaiserkeller, songs at Abbey Road Studios Star Club – these were the clubs and experience the madness of on Hamburg‘s Reeperbahn, Beatlemania at its peak. where the four young men of With a pop art yellow sub- the just-formed Beatles honed marine sticking out of its fa- their skills in the early 1960s, çade, BEATLEMANIA is the playing up to nine hours per most obvious landmark of day. Nearly half a century af- Reeperbahn‘s transformation. ter their first performance, and Today, the former red-light dis- more than ten years after first trict is a trendy entertainment plans, the “Fab Four“ returned and music venue. Like 49 years to the cradle of their career. ago, when the Betles started Just a few steps away from their career here, Hamburg‘s the recently inaugurated Bea- so-called Kiez is still the launch tles Square and the venues in pad for new international mu- which they once performed, sic. Its showcase is the annu- BEATLEMANIA Hamburg ope- Up-to-date al Reeperbahn Festival. For ned its door. Covering 1,300 three nights in September, the 100th anniversary of the death of Georg von Neumayer: Al- sqm on five levels, it enables world-renowned rock clubs of ready in the 19th century, Hamburg‘s Stintfang has been a centre visitors to travel through time Hamburg’s Reeperbahn district of international nautical research. Today home to the Federal Hyd- and explore selected eras of are taken over by scores of rographic Office (BSH) and the Sea Weather Office of the German the Beatles’ career – from the young bands from around the Meteorological Service (DWD), the German Hydrographic Office Hamburg days up until their world, hoping that the city will had been inaugurated there in 1881. Its first director was Georg break-up. Visitors can follow work the same magic on their von Neumayer (1826-1909), a champion of South Pole research. the footsteps of John, Paul, musical aspirations. Von Neumayer also initiated and directed Melbourne‘s Flagstaff www.beatlemania-hamburg.com George and Ringo during their Observatory. wild times in Hamburg, record www.reeperbahnfestival.de

Hamburg strengthens its ties with Asia News-Bits Senate and parliament deepen contacts in Japan, Vietnam, and South Korea Paintings, objects, and photo- To celebrate the 20th twinning some 35 Hamburg companies and the Japanese-German graphy from the antique world anniversary Hamburg-Osaka, are already active. In the Elbe district dialogue Ottensen. At until today are shown 30 Sep- a delegation of Hamburg‘s metropolis, 100 Japanese com- the celebrations, Röder also tember to 4 Oktober 2009 at the parliament “Bürgerschaft“ panies are based, and 2,700 inaugurated the group exhi- intimate FINE ART FAIR, held in travelled to Japan. Bürger- Japanese live on the banks of bition “Twinism“, simultane- its 10th year at the museum of schaft president Berndt Röder Elbe and Alster. The business ously shown in Hamburg and arts and crafts in Hamburg. (CDU) represented Hamburg relations between the two port Osaka. Afterwards, the parlia- www.fine-art-fair.de at a joint reception of parlia- cities date back to the late 19th mentarians travelled to South ment, senate, and friendship century. Bilateral ties are also Korea, where talks followed Andy Warhol has not only inter- association in Osaka. Also strong in science. Researchers in the port city of Busan. Axel pretated the cathedral in Axel Gedaschko, Minister of of the University of Hamburg Gedaschko, and the business his series “German Monuments“ Economic and Labour Affairs, and the Technical University delegation continued their Asi- – but also Hamburg‘s St. Michel participated in the reception. Hamburg-Harburg maintain an tour with a trip to Vietnam, church. The unknown painting was On his trip, Gedaschko was close contacts with colleagues destined to make new contacts recently found in the bequest of accompanied by a business at the Osaka City University and and to deepen bilateral rela- the local galerist Hermann Wün- delegation of 18 leading local the Osaka Municipal Technical tions especially in the sectors sche and is now for sale at the gal- managers, deepening contacts Research Institute (OMTRI). In port operations, logistics, and lery Burkhard EikelmannCom. with Japanese politicians and addition, the twinning is kept shipping. www.burkhardeikelmann.com business people. In Osaka, alive by a school partnership www.hamburg.de

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