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Hamburg News 09/2012 Dual cycle speeds up port EZLA inaugurated World record Market leader By loading and discharging con- With EZLA in Hamburg, Latin Scientists from Hamburg and Launched in 2006, Hamburg‘s Ree- tainers at the same time, HHLA America has a central point of Kiel jointly invented the world‘s perbahn Festival developed into increases speed and productivity contact, know-how and service lightest material: aerographite. Europe‘s largest and versatile club at its Altenwerder terminal. (p. 2) for trade with the EU. (p. 2) Its potential is huge. (p. 3) festival within a few years. (p. 4) Newsflash Hamburg: Russia‘s gateway to the European Union Smart City: Hamburg Russian WTO membership strengthens the Port of Hamburg as logistics hub is Germany‘s smart city champion. The Elbe me- The start of Russia’s WTO tropolis was the only large membership on 22 August German city to enter the top 2012 is expected to give trade ten in all smartness catego- relations with Europe a signifi- ries. Frankfurt/Main, Mu- cant boost. The dismantling of nich, and Berlin follow each trade barriers will strengthen other closely on the ranks Hamburg’s role as hub of the two to four. For its ranking, European Union’s Russian the US-Amercian IT market trade. Hamburg’s trade rela- analyst International Data tions with Russia date back to Corporation (IDC) studied Germany‘s 52 largest cities the first days of the Hanseatic with a population of more League and have been rene- than 150,000 inhabitants. wed ever since. Aspects of the evaluation The Port of Hamburg is of par- with a total of 65 indicators ticular importance to Russia. included the categories Today, Russia is its second- smart government, smart most important trade partner buildings, smart mobility, in container traffic. Undeter- active in logistics, shipping, When planning to relocate to smart energy and environ- red by the fluctuations in the and food trade. As Germany’s Hamburg, Russian companies ment, and smart services. global economy, the container games capital, Hamburg also are supported by HWF Ham- In the IDC Smart Cities handling increased by more attracts IT and media com- burg Business Corporation benchmark 2012, Hamburg than 35 per cent to 595,000 panies such as Kaliningrad‘s and its partner LUNO group, by far dominated the areas of management, mobility, TEU in 2011. INTENIUM, one of the most the representative offices of energy and environment, But not only goods find their successful marketers of single- the Hamburg Chamber of buildings and services. The way to Hamburg. Also for Rus- and multiplayer casual games Commerce, Hamburg Messe & survey‘s aim is to reflect sian companies, Hamburg is in Europe. Mail.Ru Games, Congress GmbH, Hafen Ham- the quality of life in large an important location. Some another leading provider of burg Marketing and the Se- cities and their sustainable 120 Russian companies have online games, set up Europe- nate Chancellery. In 2006, the growth. meanwhile settled in Ham- an headquarters in Hamburg St. Petersburg Foreign Trade www.smart-cities.eu/ran- burg, the majority with sup- to sell its products within the Office was set up in Hamburg. king.html port of HWF. They are mainly EMEA region. www.hamburg-economy.com SMM: smart protection and defence technologies for marine ships and seatrade Trade fair incorporates MS&D 2012 - international conference on maritime security & defence hamburg as top event 90 per cent of world trade is ty and defense hamburg during gate, built in collaboration with the German Maritime Institute carried by sea. Next to nature the SMM from 4-7 September. Friedrich Lürssen Werft GmbH (DMI) as a premium event of hazards, piracy and terrorism German HDW-Werft GmbH & Co., with four vessels to be SMM , shipbuilding, machinery are major threads. Means and (HDW), a technology leader in delivered from 2016 to 2018. & marine technology internati- technologies to protect mari- fuel cell-powered submarines, The MS & D conference is or- onal trade fair hamburg that ce- time trade are showcased at displays its new type 212A. ganised by Hamburg Messe lebrates its 25-year anniversary MS & D 2012, international Blohm + Voss Naval provides und Congress GmbH (HMC) with 2,000 exhibitors this year. conference on maritime securi- information on the F125 fri- with DVV Media/Griephan and www.smm-hamburg.de Hamburg News 09/2012 Page 2 Dual Cyle makes the Port of Hamburg even more efficient and faster Shortcuts HHLA introduces acombined loading and discharging of containers at CTA Successful naturalisation The Hamburg terminal opera- First, a container gantry crane conventional dispatching, the Hamburg‘s naturalisation tor HHLA is introducing com- lifts a container from the ship crane needs four moves for campaign is a success. Since bined loading and discharging and then puts it on land on an the same result. Hamburg‘s first Mayor has to ship dispatching at its high- automated transporter (AGV) Dual Cycle creates a signifi- started to invite eligible Ham- ly automated HHLA Container that takes the container to cantly higher level of produc- burg citizens for naturalisati- on, 2,687 migrants now call a Terminal Altenwerder (CTA). the storage block. Then, the tivity. Even empty trips by the German passport their own. Successfully tested since Ja- container gantry crane moves automated guided vehicles The number of naturalisation nuary, HHLA will implement back to the ship without load (AGVs) are avoided, as they applications grew by 36 per the “Dual Cycle“ at CTA, ma- to discharge the next contai- bring one container to the cent to 3,565 entries. The num- king it world‘s first terminal ner. container gantry crane, where ber of counselling sessions worldwide to boast this inno- With the Dual Cycle, these they receive another one to grew by 56 per cent within the vative handling procedure also costly, time-consuming and transport to the storage block. same period. in transport between container unnecessary empty trips are The Dual Cycle project is spon- www.hamburg.de gantry crane and block sto- omitted. Having put a contai- sored by the Federal Ministry rage. ner on an AGV on land, the of Economics and Technolo- Goodgame recruits No way for nothing – that is crane picks up another con- gy as part of ISETEC II, which Hamburg-based Goodgame the principle behind Dual Cy- tainer to be loaded onto the supports the research and de- Studios plan to triple staff cle. In traditional ship dispat- ship on its way back. Thus, velopment of innovative tech- within the next two years. 600 ching, there are many empty with two movements of the nologies for German seaports. new employees are to be hired by 2014. Goodgame claims to trips, because ships are first container gantry crane, two www.hhla.de be the fastest growing game containers are transported. In www.hafen-hamburg.de discharged and then loaded. developer in Europe, focu- sing mainly on Social Online Games. Every month, 83 mil- European Trade Center for Latin America opened in Hamburg lion people around the world The Elbe metropolis has been the hub for bilateral trade for nearly 200 years are playing its games, availa- ble in 22 languages. The Latin America region is one and distribution, EZLA in Ham- Already back in 1871, the ship- www.goodgamestudios.com of the economic powerhouses burg is an all-in-one business ping line Aliança, today active of the future. The traditional- solution, enabling small and as “Hamburg Süd“, inaugu- Comic of the Year ly close economic ties have medium-sized enterprises from rated direct monthly liner ser- The best graphic literature by received a new impetus with Latin America to successfully vices between Hamburg and a German cartoonist is a Ham- the opening of the European and sustainably conduct busi- Brazil. Next to trade and busi- burg brainchild: “Packed Ice“ by Simon Schwartz, who was Trade Center for Latin America ness in Europe‘s markets. ness, Hamburg is also maintai- honoured for his work with the (EZLA) in Hamburg. In the Elbe Latin America and Hamburg are ning cultural, academic, and prestigious Max and Moritz metropolis, EZLA unites expert connected by rich traditional educational exchanges with La- Award. Also a Hamburg local professionals and bundles their ties with promising prospects tin America. Since 2011, Ham- is the “Best German speaking know-how in a broad and va- of the future. In 1826, Hamburg burg has also been the seat of Artist“: Isabel Kreitz. 40 years ried portfolio of services. Ran- was the first city to officially the EU LAC Foundation, due to young, the graphic novelist ging from logistics to represen- acknowledge the states of Latin be converted into an internatio- was recognised with an award tation, business intelligence, America. Trade relations then nal organisation in 2013. for her lifelong achievements. business centre, showroom, tied are still alive today. www.ezla.de Awarded by the city of Erlan- gen at its annual International Comic Salon, its Max and Mo- Hamburg Metropolitan Region ritz Prize is the most important award for graphic literature in D+H Mechatronic AG: fresh air according to plan Germany. www.comic-salon.de D+H Mechatronic AG is one not only essential to D+H Me- With BDT‘s slotted ventilation, of Germany‘s most innovative chatronic AG corporate phi- the house is safe-burglar proof Electric racing car medium-sized companies. The losophy, but actually its main as with closed windows. Students of the University hidden champion from Am- business objective. The D+H The expertise of the Ammers- of Technology Hamburg and mersbek in the Hamburg Me- Mechatronic AG is a leader in bek specialist is particularly Hamburg-based companies tropolitan Region was recently the field of controlled natural high in demand with unusu- have jointly constructed an granted the “Top 100“ quality ventilation and a specialist for al, difficult building projects electric racing car, able to run seal for outstanding innova- electrical smoke and heat vent as the futuristic Musée des at 140 km/ht.