HPC Hamburg Port Consulting
Summary
HPC Hamburg Port Consulting operates as an independent logistics consulting company specialised in planning, simulating, implementing a large range of transformation services for ports, marine terminals and intermodal rail.
Since establishing in 1976, the Hamburg-based consulting company has delivered more than 1,600 projects across 120 countries spanning six continents along the full port project development cycle.
HPC employs about 100 domain experts with a background as terminal operators, software engineers, logistics managers and mathematicians. As a subsidiary of the Hamburg Port and Logistics Corporation (HHLA), HPC has its root in port handling of containers, break bulk and multipurpose as well as hinterland operations.
Today, HPC belongs to the leading consulting when it comes to digital transformation in the terminal and port sector.
Invest

Investment decisions are crossroads to sustained success. Be it for M&A opportunities, terminal concessions or on-terminal investments for IT and equipment, HPC supports you in decision-making enabling desired performance and financial returns.
Plan

Future-ready facilities are key to successful ports and terminals. Planning ahead we combine industry knowledge and proven technology expertise to deliver compelling strategies ensuring performance levels are met throughout the journey.
Integrate

The interconnectivity of smart systems at a terminal and/or port increases the complexity of integrated operations. We make integration in your IT landscape work – in every area you want us to connect.
Implement
From concept stage to go-live, we connect the components to realise the commercially sound projects. We understand the focus areas for successful delivery.
Simulate
Validating options in a dynamic environment is crucial for investment decisions. Let our simulation team support you in quantifying optimisation options and performance gains or cost structures from investment scenarios.
Innovate
The road to innovation enables terminals standing out. From the right levels of automation, tailor-made TOS-add on solutions to port community system strategies – innovative technology facilitate the transition to a data driven organisation. We support your journey.
Digitalise
Lifting performance through integrating digital technologies in virtual eco systems – HPC shapes digitalisation strategies and achievable roadmaps, and manages the transformation process towards more efficient operations.
Optimise
The optimisation of planning, operations, IT and maintenance is an ideal way to maximise value generation from your assets. We provide best practice solutions and minimally invasive systems improving performance and cost reduction.
17/09/2020
In Focus: Hinterland Connectivity
Dr. Felix Kasiske spoke to Port Technology International about hinterland connectivity and the increasing need of automation and the challenges of adjusting processes, and integration of all equipment into the existing IT…