Hamburg as a logistics centre

KLU Professor Hanno Friedrich about risks and opportunities

Falls Sie diese E-Mail nicht oder nur teilweise sehen können, klicken Sie bitte hier. LOCATION COMPANIES INNOVATION & SCIENCES CONGRESSES & EVENTS Edition 10 | 2025 Dear John Do, Hamburg is a global hub and one of the most important logistics centres in northern Europe between Central and Eastern Europe and the entire Baltic Sea region. The logistics sector consists of a good 11,000 companies with around 89,000 employees. And the sector has not been left unscathed by the current economic downturn. We spoke to Prof. Hanno Friedrich, Associate Professor at Kühne Logistics University about risks and opportunities, startups and the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel. In other news, IFB Hamburg is lending financial support to a feasibility study on diving drones, HWWI probes Hamburg's progress towards 2040 strategy and a food startup in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region has received millions in funding for mycoproteins. Sincerely, Hamburg News Editors Future of logistics reliant on cooperation and digitalisation Platform economy, startup environment and upcoming Fehmarnbelt tunnel - a look at Hamburg as a logistics centre ▸More 99th Internorga highlights latest trends 1,200 exhibitors present novelties in 11 exhibition halls ▸More AI and drones to help inspect ships' hulls Stein Maritime Consulting to demonstrate potential of diving drones with artificial intelligence ▸More HWWI probes Hamburg's progress towards 2040 strategy Hamburg Institute of International Economics compares progress towards 2040 strategy nationwide ▸More Kynda raises EUR 3 million in seed round for mycoproteins Foodtech startup in Hamburg Metropolitan Region forms partnership with Enjoy Ventures, PHW Group and Clima Now ▸More Creative industries foster democracy and innovation Creatives, entrepreneurs and thought leaders mulled industry's future at German Creative Economy Summit (GCES) in Hamburg ▸More Stars of global digital scene expected at OMR festival 2025 Europe's largest event for digital marketing and technology underway from May 6-7 in Hamburg's exhibition halls ▸More Any questions? Write an e-mail adressed to redaktion@marketing.hamburg.de HAMBURG Marketing GmbH Wexstraße 7 20355 Hamburg Deutschland Management: Dr. Rolf Strittmatter (Vorsitzender), Michael Otremba Supervisory Board: Senatorin Dr. Melanie Leonhard Commercial register: Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB 90033 UST-ID: DE 235323314 Privacy Imprint Unsubscribe Contact © 2025 Hamburg Marketing GmbH All information in this newsletter are without guarantee. All rights reserved. Fotocredits Header: Michael Zapf