Posted on November 9, 2026
Hamburg Port Authority has started marketing 23.1 hectares of waterfront land at Steinwerder as one of the German port’s largest redevelopment projects moves towards finding its future users.
The site, branded PortOne, covers the former Hansa and Roß terminals and forms part of the wider 26.4 ha Steinwerder Süd redevelopment.
HPA is targeting maritime, energy, industrial, circular-economy and logistics businesses, with the land available either to a single large user or several operators taking plots of at least five hectares.
The port authority will retain ownership, offering the land through long-term leases or hereditary building rights.
Prospective users have until mid-2027 to submit concepts, after which HPA will shortlist and select projects. Handover to the successful tenant or tenants is planned for 2030.
Work on preparing the site started in February 2025. The redevelopment involves removing parts of the former terminal infrastructure, cutting back the Roßhöft and Oderhöft headlands and filling sections of the Oderhafen to create a single continuous development area.
The site is also being raised from around 5.5 m to 7.7 m above Germany’s NHN reference level to improve flood protection. Around 2.3m cu m of sand is required for the raising works.
HPA is pitching the site around its road, rail and water connections, with the authority describing it as one of the few large contiguous areas still available for port and industrial use in Hamburg.
Construction work on the wider Steinwerder Süd site is expected to run through 2029 ahead of the planned 2030 handover.
