All entries located in Hamburg (Germany), newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/regions/hamburg 2026-10-28T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b216adf8:en 2026-10-28T06:00:00Z

Hochbahn is closing the U1 from 13 July to 14 October 2026 between Fuhlsbüttel Nord and Lattenkamp (replacement buses) and rebuilding the Ohlsdorf platform, which is over 100 years old, from scratch, together with the roughly 45 m U-Bahn bridge over Alsterdorfer Strasse; the bridge over the Alster is also being repaired and track and systems renewed. At the same time it is shifting the U1 tracks outward at Sengelmannstrasse so the future U5 can run in the centre, allowing a cross-platform interchange; the U5 is due to run there from 2029 to City Nord and to Bramfeld from 2033. After service resumes on 15 October, trains pass through Ohlsdorf without stopping until 28 October 2026. The date is a placeholder: it marks the end of these non-stop passes; no costs are given. Announced on 22 June 2026. (LOK Report, 28 Jul 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/hamburg-voraussetzung-fuer-bahnsteiggleichen-u1-u5-umstieg-sengelmannstrasse.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/hamburg-hochbahn-startet-zentrale-bauphase-beim-grossprojekt-ohlsdorf-2026.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/64697-hamburg-infrastrukturprojekte-der-hochbahn-fuer-zukunftsfaehige-mobilitaet.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/64514-hamburg-bauvorbereitungen-fuer-ohlsdorf-2026.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:af1d2a4e:en 2026-09-11T06:00:00Z

Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) and Hamburg-based infrastructure investor Luxcara signed a memorandum of understanding during a UAE state visit to Germany to jointly invest more than €5 billion in battery storage, offshore wind power and other technologies in Germany; no specific individual projects were named. Masdar aims for 100 GW of renewable capacity worldwide by 2030. Single-source reporting (pv-magazine.de, 11 Sep 2026) — investment exceeds €5 billion, a second independent source was not found. Second source: Recharge, 11 September 2026; in parallel Masdar signed an MoU with RWE on joint bids in future German offshore auctions (indicatively over €3 billion). — Sources: https://www.pv-magazine.de/2026/09/11/masdar-und-luxcara-wollen-gemeinsam-5-milliarden-euro-in-batteriespeicher-und-offshore-windkraft-in-deutschland-investieren/ · https://www.rechargenews.com/offshore-wind/masdar-strikes-8bn-in-german-offshore-wind-and-battery-investment-pacts/2-1-2042689

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:fa74b7ed:en 2026-09-07T06:00:00Z

Hamburg-based solar park operator and developer Enerparc AG filed for insolvency in early September 2026; the Hamburg district court appointed lawyer Stefan Denkhaus as preliminary insolvency administrator on 7 September 2026. Around 380 of the group's roughly 700 employees are directly affected by the holding company's insolvency — just six months after the firm had secured financing of up to EUR 1 billion (pv magazine, 7 September 2026). Update (15 Sept 2026): Provisional administrator Stefan Denkhaus named the trigger as a project-related financing for solar projects with battery storage that collapsed at the end of June 2026 — explicitly not the financing package of up to EUR 1 billion announced in March 2026. Enerparc was subsequently unable to meet its obligations for ordered supplies. Sister companies Pvwerk and Sonnen Tiefbau are now also in provisional self-administered insolvency. Of the 90 solar plants under construction, the 14 to 15 most advanced projects are being examined as a priority to see whether they can continue to be built during the proceedings; an investor process is to start shortly (pv magazine, 15 Sept 2026). — Source: https://www.pv-magazine.de/2026/09/07/enerparc-muss-insolvenz-anmelden/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:cf4c4a42:en 2026-08-31T06:00:00Z

On 31 August 2026 the Verbindungsbahn between Hamburg Hbf and Altona reopened after its closure; the first train over the new Sternbrücke was the RE 70 from Kiel at about 4:15, and on average some 1,000 long-distance, regional and S-Bahn trains a day use it. The 108 m, 3,700 t bridge, built over 14 months, was moved about 500 m and lowered into place on 30/31 July 2026; the closure that began on 17 July was extended in July from mid to end of August because of extra overhead-line masts and ground conditions that differed from surveys. Works for relocating Altona station to Diebsteich were carried out in the same window. (LOK Report, 31 Aug 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/hamburg-verbindungsbahn-wieder-frei-zuege-fahren-ueber-neue-sternbruecke.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/hamburg-deutsche-bahn-buendelt-bauarbeiten-im-knoten-altona-und-auf-der-verbindungsbahn.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/hamburg-verbindungsbahn-laenger-als-geplant-gesperrt.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/hamburg-neue-sternbruecke-wird-eingehoben-transport-des-bauwerks-zum-zielort-ist-gestartet.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/hamburg-sternbruecke-nach-transport-erfolgreich-eingehoben.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:e19d28d5:en 2026-08-19T06:00:00Z

The HGK Group is expanding in the Port of Hamburg: its subsidiary HGK Logistics and Intermodal, acting through Pohl & Co., becomes long-term anchor tenant of a new logistics centre on Seehafenstrasse with access to waterway, rail and road, and consolidates existing activities there. The property, planned for the second quarter of 2028, offers HGK about 27,000 m² of hall space (12 m high) with a rail siding and direct vessel access, with paper logistics as the focus; it is being developed with HIH Invest Real Estate, Urban Partners and Four Parx, and DGNB Gold certification is targeted. The report gives no investment sum or new jobs, and the date is the day of the report. (LOK Report, 19 Aug 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/industrie/hgk-gruppe-ausbau-des-logistikstandorts-im-hamburger-hafen.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:e24036e0:en 2026-07-10T06:00:00Z

As part of the 2026 "Qualitätsoffensive", DB InfraGO renovated the 163 km Hamburg–Hannover line between 1 May and 10 July 2026: 81 km of track, 44 switches, two railway bridges and four stations (incl. Stelle, Suderburg, Großburgwedel, Langenhagen) were renewed, at a cost of around EUR 300 million. Trains resumed service from the evening of 10 July (freight) / morning of 11 July 2026 (passenger); remaining works on the Suderburg pedestrian tunnel continue until end of July 2026. ETCS is NOT part of this measure — it is planned for the separate full corridor "Generalsanierung" scheduled for 2029 (potentially alongside a new-build line). — Source: https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/presse-regional/pr-hamburg-de/aktuell/presseinformationen-regional/Bauarbeiten-zwischen-Hamburg-und-Hannover-beendet-Seit-Freitagabend-rollen-die-Zuege-wieder-13972136

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:c26abf77:en 2026-07-06T06:00:00Z

On the historic U3 ring line between Mundsburg and Barmbek (built 1907 to 1912), twelve bridges are to be repaired, including eight steel bridges and four stone viaducts; 5,800 sleepers are also to be replaced and the Mundsburg, Hamburger Strasse and Dehnhaide stations refurbished. Work was due to begin in March 2026, with the line closed from 11 May to 5 July 2026. With the works completed, the U3 has again run through between Mundsburg and Barmbek since Monday, 6 July 2026. (LOK Report, 26 Jan 2026; second source: FINK.HAMBURG, 6 Jul 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/64697-hamburg-infrastrukturprojekte-der-hochbahn-fuer-zukunftsfaehige-mobilitaet.html · https://fink.hamburg/2026/07/u-bahnlinie-u3-faehrt-wieder-bauarbeiten-sind-abgeschlossen/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:1a98ada2:en 2026-06-29T06:00:00Z

Hanseatic Global Terminals, Hapag-Lloyd's terminal arm, signed a term sheet on 29.06.2026 for the planned acquisition of 20% of EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg GmbH; its stake in the TC3 terminal in Tangier, Morocco, is also to rise from 10% to 20%. The terminal at Waltershofer Hafen handles up to 2.5 million TEU a year, and the partnership is meant to help finance the planned western extension and automation; no price was given and the binding agreements are still being negotiated. CMA CGM is separately negotiating a further 20% (id b0354e0e) (Port of Hamburg Marketing, 30.06.2026; second source: Hogan Lovells, 30.06.2026). Added on 06.10.2026. — Sources: https://www.hafen-hamburg.de/en/press1/news/hanseatic-global-terminals-plans-to-acquire-20-stake-in-eurogate-container-terminal-hamburg/ · https://www.hlc.com/en/news/hogan-lovells-beraet-eurogate-bei-strategischen-partnerschaften-mit-cma-und-hapag-lloyd-am-eurogate-container-terminal-hamburg

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:617582dd:en 2026-02-18T06:00:00Z

The Hamburg-based retail giant Otto is cutting jobs massively shortly before the generational change in the owning family (the Otto dynasty) – an unusual step for the group and a clear sign of a new era. Under group leader Petra Scharner-Wolff, the Otto Group is to be fundamentally restructured. The Otto Group is one of the largest German retail and services groups, with brands such as Otto, Hermes, Crate & Barrel and around 50,000 employees worldwide. — Source: https://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/handel/otto-group-massiver-stellenabbau-laeutet-neue-aera-ein-a-8ab2ed4b-9bba-4665-a940-da5c4a7c34a6

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:aa70d20d:en 2025-12-29T06:00:00Z

New Work SE has announced the cutting of 260 jobs; the focus is on the Hamburg site (product development, marketing, administration). The reasons are a strategic realignment towards B2B recruiting, efficiency measures and the increased use of data-driven solutions/AI. A notable feature: there is no traditional works council but an Employee Committee — employment-law issues such as mass-redundancy notification and social selection are relevant. — Source: https://ibp-kanzlei.de/job-schock-bei-new-work-se-und-xing-260-stellen-in-hamburg-fallen-weg/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b0354e0e:en 2025-11-12T06:00:00Z

French shipping line CMA CGM intends to take a minority stake in Container Terminal Hamburg; its owner EUROGATE says talks cover 20 per cent. No price is given, but investment commitments have been agreed, including for the planned western extension of the terminal at Waltershofer Hafen. Hamburg's economics senator welcomed the move. (LOK Report, 13 Nov 2025) Update (30.06.2026): the deal has not yet closed. A term sheet for 20% of EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg GmbH was signed with CMA Terminals (CMA CGM) in the third quarter of 2025, followed on 29.06.2026 by a similar one with Hanseatic Global Terminals (Hapag-Lloyd) for a further 20%; the binding agreements are still being negotiated and will then need corporate and regulatory approval (Hogan Lovells, statement as adviser to EUROGATE, 30.06.2026). — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/63077-hamburg-cma-cgm-beabsichtigt-eine-minderheitsbeteiligung-am-container-terminal-hamburg.html · https://www.hlc.com/en/news/hogan-lovells-beraet-eurogate-bei-strategischen-partnerschaften-mit-cma-und-hapag-lloyd-am-eurogate-container-terminal-hamburg

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:e33f3d84:en 2023-05-31T06:00:00Z

The new S-Bahn station Hamburg-Ottensen on Bahrenfelder Straße between Altona and Bahrenfeld opened on 31 May 2023 as the 70th station in Hamburg's S-Bahn network. It is served by line S1 (every 10 minutes, every 5 minutes at peak times) and temporarily by S11; construction costs rose from a planned €27 million to nearly €44 million due to delays. The 140-metre-long station has step-free access via an elevator at the eastern entrance, while the western entrance only followed in autumn 2023. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnhof_Hamburg-Ottensen