Hamburg News 7/2009 Top logistics location Hamburg illuminates Berlin 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.