Editors of Hamburg News

About Hamburg News

Hamburg News is the bilingual portal for business news from Hamburg and the metropolitan region. Articles, video talks and guest contributions in German and English regularly report on future topics, innovations and events.

The articles are produced by a dedicated editorial team in cooperation with the Hamburg Ministry of Economics and Innovation, Hamburg Invest, Hamburg Marketing GmbH and other municipal partners.

In addition to the weekly newsletter, Hamburg News is also represented on social media - on LinkedIn as a group in German and English on Facebook and "X".
The video format Future Hamburg Talks can be found on YouTube.

Contact the editorial team: redaktion@marketing.hamburg.de

Our editorial team

The editorial team consists business journalists who, in addition to the latest news, show with exciting stories how solution-orientated action can work sustainably in the economy.

Karolin Köcher (kk)
Editorial Director

Sarah Bischoff (sb)
Editorial director and freelance editor

Pauline Bugler (pb)
English editorial and translation

Marietta Miehlich (mm)
Freelance editor

Yvonne Scheller (ys)
Freelance editor

Jule Ahles (ja)
Working student editor

Andrea Guthaus (agu)
Freelance editor for Hamburg Metropolitan Region

Linda Oesterle
Project Management Hamburg News

News

Symbolbild Hamburger Bewegungsbericht: Zwei Menschen spielen Basketball im Park Fiction in Hamburg — © Mediaserver Hamburg/Christian Brandes

Health

Hamburg physically fitter than German average

Exercise levels in line with WHO's recommendations 

Mann mit Fahhrrad in U-Bahnhof Elbbrücken — © Mediaserver Hamburg/Christian Brandes

Mobility

Countdown to "UITP Summit 2025" in Hamburg

Urban mobility tops agenda of Public Transport World Congress in Hamburg (June 15-18, 2025)

MakerLab Symbolbild: Bunte Bastelarbeiten auf einem Tisch, im Hintergrund Menschen, die an etwas tüfteln — © Unsplash/Emily Webster

Creative

New maker lab in Central Library

Maker Lab encourages DIY - part of Fab City movement

Junge Menschen rennen durch Hamburgs Innenstadt — © Mediaserver Hamburg/Christian Brandes

International

Hamburg pitching for Olympic and Paralympic Games

Hamburg enters race for Olympic bid with festival highlighting short distances, boost for innovation and economic dynamism

Luftaufnahme von Containern, Symbolbild für Terminal — © Mediaserver Hamburg/Konstantin Beck

Retail

HHLA gains majority stake in Ukraine's Eurobridge Intermodal Terminal

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG expands its involvement in Ukraine at trans-shipment point for continental container transport

Symbolbild Meeresmüll: Plastikmüll treibt unter der Wasseroberfläche — © Unsplash/Nanja Bertolt Jensen

Technology

Robotic AI-assisted system combatting polluted waters

First tests of Sea Clear 2.0 robotic system in Port of Hamburg benefits environment and improves efficiency

Panorama-Bild der Stage Theater mit der Elbe im Vordergrund — © Mediaserver Hamburg/Jörg Modrow

Creative

Culture as an economic factor: summer offers in Hamburg

Hamburg highly attractive for city breaks - musicals now a tourist magnet and economic factor - Hamburg News goes behind the scenes

HSC-Flagge an der Handelskammer Hamburg — © Yvonne Scheller

Sustainability

HSC 2025 provides possible solutions to global challenges

Hamburg Sustainability Conference illustrates power of international co-operation - more than 1,600 delegates from 110 countries at conference

Junger Mann sitzt auf einem Stuhl und schaut auf sein Laptop — © Mediaserver Hamburg/Christian Brandes

Startups

Startup City Highlights

5 June 2025

Top news and report from Hamburg's startup ecosystem - deadlines for applications

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Harry Evers of New Mobility Solutions

Mobility expert on UITP Summit 2025 and Hamburg as a model of mobility

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Carsten Joost from Blu by Aug. Prien

"We learn by doing," Hamburg construction company now focussing on sustainable buidling

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Mark Hoppe of Skysails Power

Green energy with kites and high-altitude winds - interview with Mark Hoppe, Vice President of Skysails Power

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets ... Hannah Ziemer, CEO of Comaps

What makes a city smart and what role does data play therein? Interview with Hannah Ziemer, CEO and co-founder of Comaps

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Dr Arwen Cross, European XFEL

Experiencing research in European XFEL's Lighthouse Visitor Centre - Dr Arwen Cross, Co-ordinator, in conversation

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Sascha Meyer, CEO of MOIA

Hamburg to become test ground for autonomous ridepooling from mid-2025 - MOIA boss Sascha Meyer outlines plans and objective

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Ulf Hahn, Member of the Board of HanseBelt

Ulf Hahn, Economic Development Manager in Stormarn, explains how the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel to Denmark benefits the surrounding regions

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meet Katja Wolframm, Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft

Changing city centre and creative interim uses - interview with Dr Katja Wolframm, Head of Property and Urban Development

Future Hamburg Talk meets … Sabine Winkler vom DeveLUP — © Future Hamburg Talks / Hamburg Marketing GmbH

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Moritz Rath, CTO of Apprisify

<span>Augmented reality in the maritime industry - Moritz Rath, co-founder of Apprisify, explains how and where windows become AR display screens</span><span> </span>

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Jan Rispens, Managing Director of EEHH

Jan Rispens, Managing Director of Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster, highlights state of hydrogen sector, projects and latest developments

A woman with a tablet is sitting opposite a man, both are talking. Bird's eye view — © Future Hamburg Talks/Hamburg Marketing GmbH

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Maximilian Webers, CEO of Colipi

Palm oil gaining popularity despite notoriety - Maximilian Webers and Colipi developing sustainable alternative

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Kathleen Bartels, Mayor of Grabow

Try living and working in the countryside - Kathleen Bartels, Mayor of Grabow, outlines special "Summer of Pioneers" experiment

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E-mail: redaktion@marketing.hamburg.de