Hamburg News 04/2011 Leap across the Elbe PIER: pioneering innovation Tourism: new record Mahler year: grand final With IBA Hamburg realising 50 By forming PIER, the University With nearly nine million over- At Gustav Mahler‘s 100th obit, projects, and igs setting up an of Hamburg and DESY have night stays in 2010, Hamburg the jubilee year “Mahler in Ham- island park, Hamburg‘s south is redefined their co-operation as a tourism reports another record – burg 2010/11“ end with a series pioneering green growth. (p. 2) partnership for innovation. (p. 2) the tenth in a row. (p. 3) of spectacular concerts. (p. 4) Newsflash Hamburg has a new senate headed by Olaf Scholz Europe‘s fifth strongest Five women and men in the new cabinet – reorganisation of authorities region: Hamburg‘s locals have the highest purcha- Olaf Scholz of the Social De- sing power in Germany. In mocratic Party (SPD) is the 13th 2010, the Elbe metropolis First Mayor of the city state of boasted Germany‘s high- Hamburg since 1946. In the Fe- est gross domestic product bruary election, his party won with 49,100 euro per capita. a spectacular 48.3 per cent of Superseding the EU average the vote, and thus the absolu- by 188 per cent, Hamburg is te majority in the city-state‘s the union‘s fifth strongest parliament. Scholz‘s designa- region. This was revealed ted team of ten senators has by the European Office of meanwhile been confirmed by Statistics, Eurostat in Brus- Hamburg‘s state parliament sels, in its annual ranking of 271 core regions. Ham- “Bürgerschaft“. burg was only by-passed by New head of the Ministry of Groningen (198), Brussels Economy Affairs, Traffic Affairs (216), Luxemburg (279) and and Innovation is Frank Horch. Inner London (343) on the The 63-year old is a well-known top position. expert of Hamburg‘s economy. nal director of the trade union Storcks, in her latest position Next to Hamburg, three After leading positions with tra- IG Metall Küste, Jutta Blankau, board member of AOK Rhein- other German regions ditional Hamburg companies has been confirmed as new land/Hamburg. The Ministry made it to the Top 20: Up- such as Blohm + Voss, Horch head of the retailored Ministry of Culture is headed by Barba- per Bavaria (162), Bremen headed the Hamburg Chamber of Urban Development and ra Kisseler, who left Berlin for (158), and Darmstadt (156) of Commerce from May 2008 to Environment. The Ministry of Hamburg. Michael Neumann is on rank eleven, twelve, January 2011. Dorothee Stapel- Finance is headed by the for- the new Minister of Interior Af- and fifteen. Hamburg‘s southern neighbour Lower feldt, president of the Hamburg mer SPD speaker of finance, fairs and Sports, Detlef Scheele Saxony achieved 102 per parliament from 2000 to 2004 Peter Tschentscher. The secon- was confirmed as Minister of cent, Hamburg‘s northern and SPD speaker of science dary school teacher Ties Rabe Labour, Social, and Family Af- partner Schleswig-Holstein and research is Hamburg‘s new is responsible for education fairs, and Integration. The Mini- reached 99 per cent. Second Mayor and head of the and vocational training. Health stry of Justice and Equalisation http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu Ministry of Research and Deve- and consumer protection are is headed by Jana Schiedek. lopment. The lawyer and regio- the topics of Cornelia Prüfer- www.hamburg-de/senat Global lead fair for cabin interiors to return to Hamburg in April 20 finalist running up for the Crystal Cabin Award – innovation in aircraft cabins honoured in six categories From 5 - 7 April 2011, the glo- showcasing tomorrow’s desi- In the course of the trade fair, nations, Airbus, Boeing and bal lead fair for aircraft interiors gns, in-flight entertainment, the winners of the Crystal Ca- other notable companies such will once again return to the fair connectivity and passenger bin Award will be honoured as Contour, Lufthansa Technik, grounds of Hamburg Messe & services. For three days, it will and showcased in a gallery. Thales, E.I.S. Aircraft GmbH Congress GmbH. Organised by address key industry issues Among the 52 entries in the and Airborne Hotel Systems Reed Exhibitions, the Aircraft such as weight saving materi- award‘s fifth year, 20 finalist from Mexico. Interiors Expo is the launch als, space efficient designs and have been selected, among www.aircraftinteriorsexpo.com pad for cabin programmes refurbishment solutions. them Recaro with two nomi- www.crystal-cabin-award.com Hamburg News 04/2011 Page 2 Agriculture thrives in Hamburg‘s dynamic climate Shortcuts Europe‘s Green Capital 2011 has also a rural face – numbers of farms increased European headquarters In the Hamburg Metropolitan 14,560 hectares. Organic far- Marschlanden“, Germany‘s For nearly 150 years, Hamburg Area, not only industrial pla- ms account for seven per cent. largests integrated vegetable has been the entry port for yers, but also agricultural enter- This was revealed by the 2010 and flower growing area loca- exotic fruit. In 1863, the family prises find best conditions for national agricultural census. Its ted in the east of the Hamburg enterprise Philipp Astheimer & sustainable growth. The “Altes results have now been submit- Metropolitan Area, they culti- Son started the import of man- go, ananas, bananas and other Land“ on the southern bank of ted by the Office of Statistics vate strawberries, cucumbers, fruit from overseas. Acquired the Elbe river is Germany‘s lar- North. and the season‘s first lilies of by Castle & Cooke in 1975, the gest integrated fruit growing Almost half of the land (46 per the valley that can be bought Hamburg company changed area, while in Dithmarschen, cent) serves as permanent pa- right at farm doors. its name to Dole Fresh Fruit Europe‘s largest cabbage har- stures and grazing grounds for The district of Pinneberg in the Europe OHG in 1988. By trans- vest takes place in autumn. Hamburg‘s 6,200 cattle, 2,900 northwest of Hambur is one of ferring European headquarters Unlike in other areas, the ag- horses, and 1,900 sheep. In the world‘s largest nurseries. from Paris to the Elbe metro- riculture of Europe‘s Green addtion, there are 30 establish- Its 400 companies cultivating polis, Dole now signficantly Capital 2011 does not suf- ments keeping a total of 3,100 fruit trees (1.490 hectares), strengthens its Hamburg pre- fer from depopulation or the laying hens. other trees (430 ha) and Christ- sence. With the concentration death of farms, but thrives in 40 per cent of the land is ara- mas trees (40 ha) account for of new tasks in Hamburg, the the region‘s dynamic climate. ble land, mainly used for culti- 14 per cent of Hamburg‘s hor- current local staff of 85 is to be expanded. Since 2007, the number of vating grain. Horticulture was ticultural industry that dates www.dole.de farms has risen by eleven per pursued by 440 enterprises on back many centuries. cent to 780, farming inside and 820 hectares in 2010. Especially http://metropolregion.hamburg. VTG with positive results in the 130 skm large “Vier- und de outside the city state some Hamburg based VTG AG in- creased group revenues by 8.2 per cent to 629.4 million euro Shipping and port sector back to solid growth path in 2010. The operating profit Port: upswing – Hapag-Lloyd: + 39 per cent – SMM: hosted in Mumbai in April (EBITDA) grew by 3.4 percent to 154.4 million euro, and thus The Port of Hamburg retur- confirming the continent as in São Paulo and share a stand more than anticipated by the ned to its growth course. After Hamburg‘s most important with HWF Hamburg Business management. The group ope- 2009‘s economic slowdown, trade partner. The upswing Development Corporation and rates the largest private fleet the port quickly recovered in in the port is also reflected other Hamburg partners. of rail freight cars in Europe and has some 50,000 wagons 2010, with the total through- in the books of Hamburg‘s Right afterwards, Hamburg worldwide. In addition to the put grown by eleven million shipping line Hapag-Lloyd. In Messe & Congress GmbH and hire services, VTG organises tonnes to 121 million tonnes. 2010, the turnover grew by its Indian partner Inter Ads Ex- rail freight transports as well 7.9 million TEU (20-ft. standard 39 per cent to 6.2 billion euro. hibitions Pvt. Ltd. will present as global transports of liquids containers) crossed Hamburg’s Operating profits climbed to SMM India in Mumbai 7 - 9 in tank containers. Customers quay walls, accounting for a 583 million euro.In Brazil, the April as the second overseas come from the chemical, mi- 12.7 per cent boost in contai- Port of Hamburg‘s third most subsidiary of Hamburg‘s lead neral oil, automotive, and pa- ner throughput. More than important trade partner, Hafen fair shipbuilding, machinery & per industry. half of the containers, i.e. 4.7 Hamburg Marketing e.V. will marine technology (SMM). www.vtg-rail.com million TEU, where handled participate from 5 - 7 April, at www.hafen-hamburg.de in the traffic to and from Asia, the Intermodel South America www.hamburg-messe.de Fuel-saving innovation Thanks to the fuel-saving Me- wis duct for tankers, the global market leader Becker Marine “Leap across the Elbe“ advances in large steps Systems enjoyed a strong IBA Hamburg to realise some 50 projects – igs: parks for Wilhemsburg and Harburg growth of sales in 2011. The duct straightens and accelera- The “Leap across the Elbe“ is 2020 in Kirchdorf.