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In 1862 it was decided to make the Port of Hamburg an open tidal port rather than a dock port of the kind very common at the time. Johannes Dalmann as Director of Hydraulic Engineering then made a start on extensive planning for restructuring the port area.
27 maj 2024 · For over eight centuries, the Port of Hamburg has stood as a testament to Germany‘s rich maritime history and its pivotal role in global trade. As a historian, I find myself captivated by the port‘s enduring legacy and its ability to adapt to the ever-changing tides of history.
Gateway to the world – that is what Hamburg has been called for many centuries. Whether you are leaving or arriving, the Port of Hamburg still fulfills the promise of a vast world and faraway places and the city’s Hanseatic heritage stands for cosmopolitanism and tolerance.
The port is almost as old as the history of Hamburg itself. Founded on 7 May 1189 by Frederick I at a strategic location near the mouth of the Elbe, it has been Central Europe's main port for centuries and enabled Hamburg to develop early into a leading city of trade with a rich and proud bourgeoisie.
In 1975, HHLA was involved in setting up the Port of Hamburg training centre, the precursor to today’s Maritime Competence Centre (ma-co). This was necessary, as modern port workers had to use their heads instead of their muscles.
30 wrz 2019 · This article examines the strategies developed by the political and economic leaders in Hamburg in the late 1940s and 1950s for dealing with processes they had no control over and could not directly influence.
The article analyzes the contemporary material, political, and symbolic construction of Hamburg's free port, zooming in on its festive opening in 1888, when Kaiser Wilhelm II visited to perform this ceremonious act.
