シミュレーション · 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)
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waiting at anchor
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coming in
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at the quay: being unloaded and loaded
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leaving
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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.
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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
| 表示内容 | なぜ | 対象 |
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| Container gantries at the quay: up to 14 per container giant | なぜShows where handling begins. | 対象Terminal operations, teaching |
| Block yard with driverless transport vehicles, fill level = port stock | なぜShows when the yard fills up. | 対象Terminal planning |
| Terminal rail station: container trains up to 740 m | なぜShows the rail route inland. | 対象Rail logistics, local authorities |
| Truck gate with tailback | なぜShows when the gate is no longer enough. | 対象Forwarders, terminal management |
| Riding along with ship, train and truck | なぜExplains every step in one line. | 対象Onboarding, training |
| Scenario ‘Port strike’, storm and fog | なぜShows how vulnerable the port is. | 対象Port industry, the public |
| Supply chain ‘Containers Hamburg → Munich’ | なぜLinks the port with the south. | 対象Economic development, exhibitions |
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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.
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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
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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.
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Riding along
The camera rides with one vehicle through the site, after twelve seconds it switches to the next mode of transport.
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A year in half a minute
Spring, summer, autumn and winter with snow: Hamburg-Altenwerder through the year – volumes change with the season.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Container gantries
Up to 14 gantries unload a container giant; each moves a box in about two minutes (accelerated here).
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Container yard
Block yard: fill level = stock of the port in the model.
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Terminal rail station
Container trains up to 740 m are loaded inside the terminal: about half of the hinterland traffic goes by rail.
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Truck gate
Gate check-in: if more trucks arrive than the gate can handle, a queue forms.
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The logistics year
Winter at Hamburg-Altenwerder – heating oil and Christmas trade, less road capacity.
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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)
- 01waiting at anchor
- 02coming in
- 03at the quay: being unloaded and loaded
- 04leaving
A train in the terminal (riding along, key F)
- 01arriving
- 02being loaded
- 03departing
A truck at the gate (riding along, key F)
- 01driving to the gate
- 02check-in at the gate
- 03driving to the loading point
- 04being loaded
- 05leaving
Supply chain ‘Containers Hamburg → Munich’ (passes through this site)
- 01Hamburg: containers from overseas are loaded onto a train heading south
- 02At the terminal station the train is loaded – forty to fifty containers
- 03By rail to Lehrte near Hanover, about 180 km
- 04Lehrte MegaHub: gantry cranes lift containers from train to train – no shunting
- 05Beneath the cranes driverless transporters carry the box to its new train
- 06On another train to Munich. The chain is an example (model)
Try the scenario ‘Port strike’
- 01tap it in the deck
- 02vehicles, yards and traffic-light rings at the site react at once
- 03time 4× shows how it develops
- 04‘Back to today’
How a container terminal can use the model
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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.
対象Terminal management, planning, port industry
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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.
対象New staff, port trainees
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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.
対象Local authorities, economic development, chambers
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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.
対象Schools, universities, museums and exhibitions
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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.
対象Public relations, associations, port industry
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Disruptions without damage
Trigger a port strike, storm, rail strike or ice, see where it gets tight first, then return to today.
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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.
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For port visits and big screens
Runs in the browser and on large projections, with a demo that starts without anyone at the controls.
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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 from the other side – with container gantries and container yard. -
From above – Hamburg-Altenwerder as a model of blocks, terrain and buildings from elevation data and OpenStreetMap. -
Far out – the site fades softly into the dark, container gantries at its centre. -
At eye level – container gantries, as close as from the fence. -
Hamburg-Altenwerder from above at an angle – every part of the site at a glance, from container gantries to truck gate. -
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. -
Container gantries close up – where goods change mode. -
Container yard close up – the fill level shows the stock in the model. -
Terminal rail station close up – trains arrive in step with the volume. -
Riding along – Ship: at the quay: being unloaded and loaded. The camera rides with the vehicle as the site moves past. -
Riding along – Train: being loaded. The camera rides with the vehicle as the site moves past. -
Riding along – Truck: driving to the gate. The camera rides with the vehicle as the site moves past. -
Utilisation view – traffic-light rings under container gantries, container yard and terminal rail station show where it gets tight. -
Stock view – Container yard: the fill level follows the node’s stock in the model. -
Volume view close up – container gantries: vehicles arrive in step with the tonnes per day, every control acts at once. -
Every part labelled – name and live value right in the picture, from container gantries to truck gate. -
Spring at Hamburg-Altenwerder – more building materials and seed, raw materials +8 %, food +5 %. -
Autumn at Hamburg-Altenwerder – harvest (food +18 %), Christmas run-up (containers +8 %), first heating oil deliveries. -
Winter at Hamburg-Altenwerder – heating oil and Christmas trade, less road capacity. -
Snow and ice at Hamburg-Altenwerder – bottlenecks overloaded, canals partly frozen. -
Port strike at Hamburg-Altenwerder – Hardly any handling, ships wait at anchor, containers pile up. -
Storm and fog at Hamburg-Altenwerder – Cranes in the seaports stop, ships wait, motorways slower. -
Port strike and storm and fog at once – the traffic-light rings turn red and the site shows where things stop first. -
Boom at Hamburg-Altenwerder – stronger economy, consumption and industry: more vehicles, fuller yards, busier lights at the same site. -
Hamburg on the map of Germany – its flows as bands of light, wide by tonnes per day. -
Utilisation on the map – bottlenecks around Hamburg as traffic lights. -
The whole software – site profile on the left, situation and traffic light at the top, key figure on the right, scenarios and controls below. -
Container gantries selected – its profile opens in the site panel and the part lights up. -
Container yard – every part has its live value and its explanation. -
Utilisation view with the interface – traffic light, bottleneck and timeline show what is happening. -
Scenario ‘Port strike’ from the deck – key figure, traffic light and timeline react, ‘Back to today’ is one click away. -
Riding along with the interface – the panel names the vehicle, stage, speed and load. -
Winter with snow and ice – the situation line explains what the weather does at the site. -
Choosing a site – 13 sites and the map of Germany, each with its own picture. -
The menu – tour, charts, scenarios, supply chains, connections and watch mode, plus the controls. -
Node Hamburg on the map – throughput, stock, utilisation and its strongest connections. -
Connection Hamburg – Hannover: volume, utilisation, distance, tonne-kilometres and CO₂ per day. -
Chart ‘Node throughput by mode’ with its panel – key message, findings and numbers, live from the model.
Your terminal as a model
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Minimal Logistik: Hamburg · Container Terminal Altenwerder
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.