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Port of Hamburg celebrates relationship with Hong KongPort of Hamburg celebrates relationship with Hong Kong

Hong Kong has always played an important role for Hamburg and the two cities have had trading relations since the early 19th century and many trading companies from the German port city maintain offices in the city to maintain their traditional role as a bridging and trading hub.

Vincent Wee, Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

November 27, 2017

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Speaking at the traditional Port of Hamburg cocktail function in Hong Kong last week, Dieter Lamlé German consul-general to Hong Kong noted that China is Hamburg's most important trading partner by a long shot, with some 2.6m teu moving between them last year, and Hong Kong had a significant part to play in this.

The connection between the two ports was also highlighted by ceo Axel Mattern, who welcomed guests to the event and thanked them for sharing in their mutual cooperation.

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About the Author

Vincent Wee

Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

Vincent Wee is Seatrade's Hong Kong correspondent covering Hong Kong and South China while also making use of his Malay language skills to cover the Malaysia and Indonesia markets. He has gained a keen insight and extensive knowledge of the offshore oil and gas markets gleaned while covering major rig builders and offshore supply vessel providers.

Vincent has been a journalist for over 15 years, spending the bulk of his career with Singapore's biggest business daily the Business Times, and covering shipping and logistics since 2007. Prior to that he spent several years working for Brunei's main English language daily as well as various other trade publications.

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