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Simulazione · Minimal Logistik · Seaports

Hamburg · Container Terminal Altenwerder

An automated container terminal as a walkable model: up to 14 container gantries, driverless transport vehicles, the block yard, a rail station for trains up to 740 m and the truck gate.

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Real are the location, terrain and buildings (official elevation data, OpenStreetMap) and the site profile figures. Volumes, rhythms and vehicle numbers are model assumptions, processes accelerated. With your data, the model shows what is scattered today: time at berth, fill per block, gate waits.

The container terminal at Hamburg-Altenwerder as a running model: container giants up to 400 m berth, and up to 14 container gantries move the boxes, each in about two minutes. Driverless transport vehicles carry them into the block yard, whose fill level follows the port’s stock in the model. From the terminal’s rail station, container trains up to 740 m head inland; the rest leaves by truck through the gate.

About half of the hinterland traffic reaches Hamburg by rail. In the model, 57 % of the volume goes by rail and 41 % by road, three quarters of it container goods. A port strike, storm and fog hit this site hardest: ships wait at anchor, the yard fills up, trucks queue at the gate. You can ride along with a ship, a train or a truck. The supply chain to Munich starts here, too: 40 to 50 containers on one train, south via the Lehrte MegaHub.

Real are the location, terrain and buildings, taken from official Hamburg elevation data and OpenStreetMap, and the figures in the site profile, taken from public information. Daily volumes, rhythms and vehicle numbers are model assumptions in the right order of magnitude; processes run accelerated. This page is for terminal operations and planning, the port industry, forwarders, local authorities and chambers, schools, universities and exhibitions.

A ship in port (riding along, key F)

  1. 01

    waiting at anchor

  2. 02

    coming in

  3. 03

    at the quay: being unloaded and loaded

  4. 04

    leaving

A site at work

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A site at work

Hamburg-Altenwerder: Seaport: container giants up to 400 m berth, gantries move the boxes into the automated yard, onward by rail and truck.

Container gantries

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Container gantries

Container gantries – Up to 14 gantries unload a container giant; each moves a box in about two minutes (accelerated here).

What is shown – why – for whom

Cosa viene mostrato Perché Per chi
Container gantries at the quay: up to 14 per container giant PerchéShows where handling begins. Per chiTerminal operations, teaching
Block yard with driverless transport vehicles, fill level = port stock PerchéShows when the yard fills up. Per chiTerminal planning
Terminal rail station: container trains up to 740 m PerchéShows the rail route inland. Per chiRail logistics, local authorities
Truck gate with tailback PerchéShows when the gate is no longer enough. Per chiForwarders, terminal management
Riding along with ship, train and truck PerchéExplains every step in one line. Per chiOnboarding, training
Scenario ‘Port strike’, storm and fog PerchéShows how vulnerable the port is. Per chiPort industry, the public
Supply chain ‘Containers Hamburg → Munich’ PerchéLinks the port with the south. Per chiEconomic development, exhibitions
Riding along

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Riding along

Riding along – Ship: at the quay: being unloaded and loaded. The camera rides with the vehicle as the site moves past.

Where it gets tight

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Where it gets tight

Utilisation view – traffic-light rings under container gantries, container yard and terminal rail station show where it gets tight.

Films from the model

  • Above Hamburg-Altenwerder

    A flight across the whole site: Container gantries, Container yard and Terminal rail station – everything moving in step with the model’s volumes.

  • Riding along

    The camera rides with one vehicle through the site, after twelve seconds it switches to the next mode of transport.

  • A year in half a minute

    Spring, summer, autumn and winter with snow: Hamburg-Altenwerder through the year – volumes change with the season.

  • Port strike and storm and fog

    In time-lapse: first port strike, then storm and fog – the traffic-light rings turn red and vehicles queue. Back to today the situation slowly clears.

  • Volumes, utilisation, stocks

    Three views of the same site: how much flows, where it gets tight, how full the yards are – here around Container yard.

  • Using the software

    With the full interface: choose parts of the site, a scenario from the deck, faster time, back to today, stocks and riding along.

Facilities and areas in the model

  • Container gantries

    Up to 14 gantries unload a container giant; each moves a box in about two minutes (accelerated here).

  • Container yard

    Block yard: fill level = stock of the port in the model.

  • Terminal rail station

    Container trains up to 740 m are loaded inside the terminal: about half of the hinterland traffic goes by rail.

  • Truck gate

    Gate check-in: if more trucks arrive than the gate can handle, a queue forms.

The logistics year

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The logistics year

Winter at Hamburg-Altenwerder – heating oil and Christmas trade, less road capacity.

Port strike at Hamburg-Altenwerder

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Port strike at Hamburg-Altenwerder

Port strike at Hamburg-Altenwerder – Hardly any handling, ships wait at anchor, containers pile up.

Processes in the model

A ship in port (riding along, key F)

  1. 01waiting at anchor
  2. 02coming in
  3. 03at the quay: being unloaded and loaded
  4. 04leaving

A train in the terminal (riding along, key F)

  1. 01arriving
  2. 02being loaded
  3. 03departing

A truck at the gate (riding along, key F)

  1. 01driving to the gate
  2. 02check-in at the gate
  3. 03driving to the loading point
  4. 04being loaded
  5. 05leaving

Supply chain ‘Containers Hamburg → Munich’ (passes through this site)

  1. 01Hamburg: containers from overseas are loaded onto a train heading south
  2. 02At the terminal station the train is loaded – forty to fifty containers
  3. 03By rail to Lehrte near Hanover, about 180 km
  4. 04Lehrte MegaHub: gantry cranes lift containers from train to train – no shunting
  5. 05Beneath the cranes driverless transporters carry the box to its new train
  6. 06On another train to Munich. The chain is an example (model)

Try the scenario ‘Port strike’

  1. 01tap it in the deck
  2. 02vehicles, yards and traffic-light rings at the site react at once
  3. 03time 4× shows how it develops
  4. 04‘Back to today’

How a container terminal can use the model

  • Operations and planning

    Economy, consumption, industry and tolls can all be adjusted. Expensive roads shift freight to rail; where 41 % travels by truck today, yard, tracks and gate show at once what that means.

    Per chiTerminal management, planning, port industry

  • Onboarding and training

    Ride along with key F: the camera follows a ship from the anchorage to the quay, a train through the terminal station or a truck from the gate to the loading point. One line says what is happening.

    Per chiNew staff, port trainees

  • Local authorities and economic development

    The supply chain ‘Containers Hamburg → Munich’ shows how a box from overseas travels south via Lehrte – and what the port does for its hinterland.

    Per chiLocal authorities, economic development, chambers

  • Schools, universities, museums

    How does an automated container terminal work? Gantry, driverless vehicle, block yard and railway stand side by side, and the demo runs without anyone at the controls.

    Per chiSchools, universities, museums and exhibitions

  • Public communication

    The ‘Port strike’ scenario shows at four times the speed how ships wait at anchor and containers pile up – and one tap takes you back to today.

    Per chiPublic relations, associations, port industry

Part of the whole network

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Part of the whole network

Hamburg on the map of Germany – its flows as bands of light, wide by tonnes per day.

The whole software

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The whole software

Scenario ‘Port strike’ from the deck – key figure, traffic light and timeline react, ‘Back to today’ is one click away.

What you can change

Controls

  • Economy: How much is produced and traded overall. Acts on all flows of Hamburg-Altenwerder.
  • Consumer demand: Container goods and food for retail. Weight here about 61 % of the volume.
  • Industrial output: Raw materials, steel, parts, chemicals. Weight here about 39 % of the volume.
  • Transport cost / tolls: Expensive roads shift freight to rail and water. Here 41 % of the volume goes by road.
  • Season: Spring: more building materials and seed, raw materials +8 %, food +5 %. Autumn: harvest (food +18 %), Christmas run-up (containers +8 %), first heating oil deliveries. Winter: heating oil and Christmas trade, less road capacity.

Disruptions

  • Disruption: Motorway: One lane remains, the detour loads the neighbouring routes.
  • Disruption: Rail strike: Freight trains stand still, trucks and ships take over part, stocks pile up.
  • Disruption: Port strike (hits this site hardest): Hardly any handling, ships wait at anchor, containers pile up.
  • Extreme weather: Storm, fog (hits this site hardest): Cranes in the seaports stop, ships wait, motorways slower.
  • Extreme weather: Snow and ice: Bottlenecks overloaded, canals partly frozen.

What the model gives a container terminal

  • 01

    The real site as a stage

    Quay, yard, rail station and gate stand on terrain built from official elevation data. You show the terminal as it lies, not as a diagram.

  • 02

    One port, three routes

    Ship, rail and truck run at the same time. The site profile shows every part of the terminal with live values.

  • 03

    Disruptions without damage

    Trigger a port strike, storm, rail strike or ice, see where it gets tight first, then return to today.

  • 04

    Site and map in one model

    The block yard’s fill level follows the port’s stock on the Germany map. What happens in the network arrives at the quay.

  • 05

    For port visits and big screens

    Runs in the browser and on large projections, with a demo that starts without anyone at the controls.

  • Hamburg-Altenwerder: Seehafen: Containerriesen bis 400 m legen an, Brücken setzen die Boxen ins automatische Lager, weiter per Bahn und Lkw.
    Hamburg-Altenwerder: Seaport: container giants up to 400 m berth, gantries move the boxes into the automated yard, onward by rail and truck.
  • Hamburg-Altenwerder von der anderen Seite – mit Containerbrücken und Containerlager.
    Hamburg-Altenwerder from the other side – with container gantries and container yard.
  • Von oben – Hamburg-Altenwerder als Modell aus Quadern, Gelände und Gebäude nach Höhendaten und OpenStreetMap.
    From above – Hamburg-Altenwerder as a model of blocks, terrain and buildings from elevation data and OpenStreetMap.
  • Weit draußen – der Ort läuft weich ins Dunkel aus, in der Mitte Containerbrücken.
    Far out – the site fades softly into the dark, container gantries at its centre.
  • Auf Augenhöhe – Containerbrücken, so nah wie vom Zaun aus.
    At eye level – container gantries, as close as from the fence.
  • Hamburg-Altenwerder schräg von oben – alle Teile des Orts auf einen Blick, von Containerbrücken bis Lkw-Tor.
    Hamburg-Altenwerder from above at an angle – every part of the site at a glance, from container gantries to truck gate.
  • Containerbrücken – Bis zu 14 Brücken entladen einen Containerriesen; jede setzt eine Box in rund zwei Minuten um (im Bild beschleunigt).
    Container gantries – Up to 14 gantries unload a container giant; each moves a box in about two minutes (accelerated here).
  • Containerlager – Blocklager: Füllstand = Bestand des Hafens im Modell.
    Container yard – Block yard: fill level = stock of the port in the model.
  • Bahnhof im Terminal – Containerzüge bis 740 m werden im Terminal beladen: rund die Hälfte des Hinterlands erreicht Hamburg per Bahn.
    Terminal rail station – Container trains up to 740 m are loaded inside the terminal: about half of the hinterland traffic goes by rail.
  • Lkw-Tor – Abfertigung am Tor: kommen mehr Lkw, als das Tor schafft, staut es sich.
    Truck gate – Gate check-in: if more trucks arrive than the gate can handle, a queue forms.
  • Containerbrücken nah – hier wechselt die Ware das Verkehrsmittel.
    Container gantries close up – where goods change mode.
  • Containerlager nah – der Füllstand zeigt den Bestand im Modell.
    Container yard close up – the fill level shows the stock in the model.
  • Bahnhof im Terminal nah – Züge kommen im Takt der Menge.
    Terminal rail station close up – trains arrive in step with the volume.
  • Mitfahren – Schiff: am Kai: wird gelöscht und beladen. Die Kamera hängt am Fahrzeug, der Ort läuft mit.
    Riding along – Ship: at the quay: being unloaded and loaded. The camera rides with the vehicle as the site moves past.
  • Mitfahren – Zug: wird beladen. Die Kamera hängt am Fahrzeug, der Ort läuft mit.
    Riding along – Train: being loaded. The camera rides with the vehicle as the site moves past.
  • Mitfahren – Lkw: fährt zum Tor. Die Kamera hängt am Fahrzeug, der Ort läuft mit.
    Riding along – Truck: driving to the gate. The camera rides with the vehicle as the site moves past.
  • Ansicht Auslastung – Ampelringe unter Containerbrücken, Containerlager und Bahnhof im Terminal zeigen, wo es dicht wird.
    Utilisation view – traffic-light rings under container gantries, container yard and terminal rail station show where it gets tight.
  • Ansicht Bestände – Containerlager: der Füllstand folgt dem Bestand des Knotens im Modell.
    Stock view – Container yard: the fill level follows the node’s stock in the model.
  • Ansicht Mengen nah – Containerbrücken: Fahrzeuge kommen im Takt der Tonnen je Tag, jeder Regler wirkt sofort.
    Volume view close up – container gantries: vehicles arrive in step with the tonnes per day, every control acts at once.
  • Jedes Teil beschriftet – Name und Live-Wert stehen direkt im Bild, von Containerbrücken bis Lkw-Tor.
    Every part labelled – name and live value right in the picture, from container gantries to truck gate.
  • Frühling in Hamburg-Altenwerder – mehr Baustoffe und Saatgut, Rohstoffe +8 %, Lebensmittel +5 %.
    Spring at Hamburg-Altenwerder – more building materials and seed, raw materials +8 %, food +5 %.
  • Herbst in Hamburg-Altenwerder – Ernte (Lebensmittel +18 %), Weihnachtsvorlauf (Container +8 %), erste Heizöllieferungen.
    Autumn at Hamburg-Altenwerder – harvest (food +18 %), Christmas run-up (containers +8 %), first heating oil deliveries.
  • Winter in Hamburg-Altenwerder – Heizöl und Weihnachtsgeschäft, weniger Straßenkapazität.
    Winter at Hamburg-Altenwerder – heating oil and Christmas trade, less road capacity.
  • Schnee und Glätte in Hamburg-Altenwerder – Engstellen überlastet, Kanäle teils vereist.
    Snow and ice at Hamburg-Altenwerder – bottlenecks overloaded, canals partly frozen.
  • Hafenstreik in Hamburg-Altenwerder – Kaum Umschlag, Schiffe warten auf Reede, Container stauen sich.
    Port strike at Hamburg-Altenwerder – Hardly any handling, ships wait at anchor, containers pile up.
  • Sturm und Nebel in Hamburg-Altenwerder – Kräne in den Seehäfen stehen, Schiffe warten, Autobahnen langsamer.
    Storm and fog at Hamburg-Altenwerder – Cranes in the seaports stop, ships wait, motorways slower.
  • Hafenstreik und Sturm und Nebel zugleich – die Ampelringe stehen auf Rot, der Ort zeigt, wo zuerst nichts mehr geht.
    Port strike and storm and fog at once – the traffic-light rings turn red and the site shows where things stop first.
  • Boom in Hamburg-Altenwerder – mehr Konjunktur, Konsum und Industrie: mehr Fahrzeuge, vollere Lager, dichtere Ampeln am selben Ort.
    Boom at Hamburg-Altenwerder – stronger economy, consumption and industry: more vehicles, fuller yards, busier lights at the same site.
  • Hamburg auf der Deutschlandkarte – seine Ströme als Lichtbänder, breit nach Tonnen je Tag.
    Hamburg on the map of Germany – its flows as bands of light, wide by tonnes per day.
  • Auslastung auf der Karte – Engstellen rund um Hamburg als Ampel.
    Utilisation on the map – bottlenecks around Hamburg as traffic lights.
  • Die ganze Software – Ort mit Steckbrief links, Lage und Ampel oben, Kennzahl rechts, Szenarien und Regler unten.
    The whole software – site profile on the left, situation and traffic light at the top, key figure on the right, scenarios and controls below.
  • Containerbrücken gewählt – der Steckbrief klappt im Ort auf, das Teil leuchtet im Bild.
    Container gantries selected – its profile opens in the site panel and the part lights up.
  • Containerlager – jedes Teil hat seinen Live-Wert und seine Erklärung.
    Container yard – every part has its live value and its explanation.
  • Ansicht Auslastung mit Oberfläche – Ampel, Engpass und Chronik zeigen, was gerade passiert.
    Utilisation view with the interface – traffic light, bottleneck and timeline show what is happening.
  • Szenario „Hafenstreik“ aus dem Deck – Kennzahl, Ampel und Chronik reagieren, „Zurück zu heute“ ist einen Klick entfernt.
    Scenario ‘Port strike’ from the deck – key figure, traffic light and timeline react, ‘Back to today’ is one click away.
  • Mitfahren mit Oberfläche – die Tafel nennt Verkehrsmittel, Abschnitt, Tempo und Ladung.
    Riding along with the interface – the panel names the vehicle, stage, speed and load.
  • Winter mit Schnee und Glätte – die Lage oben erklärt, was das Wetter im Ort bewirkt.
    Winter with snow and ice – the situation line explains what the weather does at the site.
  • Ortswahl – 13 Orte und die Deutschlandkarte, jeder mit eigenem Bild.
    Choosing a site – 13 sites and the map of Germany, each with its own picture.
  • Das Menü – Rundgang, Schaubilder, Szenarien, Lieferketten, Verbindungen und Zuschauen, dazu die Bedienung.
    The menu – tour, charts, scenarios, supply chains, connections and watch mode, plus the controls.
  • Knoten Hamburg auf der Karte – Umschlag, Bestand, Auslastung und seine stärksten Verbindungen.
    Node Hamburg on the map – throughput, stock, utilisation and its strongest connections.
  • Verbindung Hamburg – Hannover: Menge, Auslastung, Strecke, Tonnenkilometer und CO₂ je Tag.
    Connection Hamburg – Hannover: volume, utilisation, distance, tonne-kilometres and CO₂ per day.
  • Schaubild „Umschlag der Knoten nach Verkehrsträger“ mit Tafel – Kernaussage, Befunde und Zahlen, live aus dem Modell.
    Chart ‘Node throughput by mode’ with its panel – key message, findings and numbers, live from the model.

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Minimal Logistik: Hamburg · Container Terminal Altenwerder

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Basis and limits

Real are the location, terrain and buildings of Hamburg-Altenwerder (official Hamburg elevation data and OpenStreetMap) and the figures in the site profile, taken from public information. Daily volumes, rhythms and vehicle numbers are model assumptions in the right order of magnitude; processes run accelerated.

Public sources the model is based on:

  • OpenStreetMap contributors: map data (ODbL 1.0)
  • OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles: vector tiles
  • Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, LGV: DGM1 and bDOM 2022 (dl-de/by-2.0)
  • Port of Hamburg: throughput figures 2025 at a glance
  • Port of Hamburg: hinterland rail freight of German container ports grows
  • Federal Statistical Office: freight transport by mode
  • German Environment Agency: freight emission data 2024 (g CO₂e per tonne-kilometre)

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Real are the location, terrain and buildings (official elevation data, OpenStreetMap) and the site profile figures. Volumes, rhythms and vehicle numbers are model assumptions, processes accelerated. With your data, the model shows what is scattered today: time at berth, fill per block, gate waits.