Zero emissions, 3D printing, drones, and automation thanks to robots as well as work on future solutions for the maritime industry and logistics are taking centre stage at homePORT Hamburg this year. Stakeholders in science, and technology as well as start-ups can try out their ideas and perform experiments in the Port of Hamburg’s real laboratory. The actual innovation campus and makerspace will follow in mid-2021.
Tests in real conditions
The homePORT, initiated under the auspices of Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), is tasked with setting up a digital and physical community and networking platform. “Emphasis is on establishing a freely accessible maritime high-tech workshop, the so-called makerspace, from early June,” said Marius Eschen, Product Lead New Business and Partnership at HPA. Plans are also being laid to build a container campus at the southern exit of the…
