Port of Hamburg reported strong interest in international cooperation to promote green supply chains.

The port said many players at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai expressed interest in transforming supply chains green.

"The change towards more sustainable logistics can only succeed at the international level," Port of Hamburg.

Volker Werner, director of sales at HHLA, noted that for years, the Chinese market has been the largest for the Port of Hamburg.

"China is Hamburg's top customer with a container throughput of over two million TEU per year. To further strengthen our valued relationships and establish new ones, it is essential for us to maintain a local presence", he said.

As the largest all-purpose port in Germany, the Port of Hamburg is notable not only for its sustainable rail connections to Central and Southeastern European markets.

As part of its sustainable transformation, the port is also becoming an international energy hub.

"The strong interest from guests at our exhibition stand and the roundtable demonstrates that we are on the right track with our focus on sustainability at CIIE. In this context, we can work with our partners to define and develop sustainable supply chains," said Axel Mattern, CEO of Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM).

The recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd. and Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. to establish a green shipping corridor shows how close relations with Chinese ports like Shanghai already are.

Port of Hamburg noted that the MoU was signed during the North Bund Forum 2024 for International Shipping and Aviation in October, with the goal of making the shipping industry more environmentally friendly and reducing its carbon footprint, while also promoting the sustainable development of global maritime transport.

However, the Port of Hamburg’s relationship with the Port of Shanghai goes back much further. As early as 2004, the two ports signed a Sister Port Agreement.

The opportunities offered by the Port of Hamburg are also presented by the Hamburg exhibitors at the joint stand. This year’s exhibitors include HHM, HLO, HHLA and the newcomer TSIT, who offer bonded warehouse and transport logistics Services in Europe.