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Hamburg port association chief sees MSC arrival as big opportunity

As co-owner of Hamburg’s largest port operator, MSC could be a big boost for the Port of Hamburg. But they must first win the trust of other carriers.
”The biggest advantage of the Port of Hamburg is the hinterland connection,” says Axel Mattern, CEO, Hafen Hamburg Marketing, pointing to the fact that Hamburg has Europe's biggest rail port. | Photo: Achim Multhaupt / HHM
”The biggest advantage of the Port of Hamburg is the hinterland connection,” says Axel Mattern, CEO, Hafen Hamburg Marketing, pointing to the fact that Hamburg has Europe's biggest rail port. | Photo: Achim Multhaupt / HHM
by JENS THOMSEN

Klaus Michael Kühne, one of Germany’s richest business profiles with a sharp tongue, lost his temper when the world’s largest container shipping company, MSC, was allowed to buy almost half of Hamburg’s largest terminal operator, HHLA, in September last year.

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