During the meeting, the industrial potential of St. Petersburg and the city transport and logistics complex were presented to the members of the delegation. They discussed prospects for cooperation in the shipbuilding industry.
The delegation visited St. Petersburg to explore the possibilities of further expansion of the business relationship after the opening of the Russian office of «European Cargo Logistics GmbH» Logistics (ECL) (a subsidiary of the port city of Lübeck (Lübecker Hafen Gesellschaft mbH (LHG) in our city in last November.
On 14 March, 2016, Smolny hosted a meeting of the delegation with the First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg Igor Lonsky. The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Industrial Policy and Innovation of St. Petersburg Sergey Talnishnikh and the director of the St. Petersburg state public institution "Agency for external transport" Aleksandra Bakhmutskaya.
During the meeting, the industrial potential of St. Petersburg and the city transport and logistics complex were presented to the members of the delegation. They discussed prospects for cooperation in the shipbuilding industry.
The German side expressed hope for an early lifting of sanctions and the restoration of the previous level of cooperation on a mutually beneficial basis.
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The federal state of Schleswig-Holstein is located in the north of Germany, on the shores of two seas: North Sea and Baltic Sea. The capital city is Kiel. It has borders with Denmark, in the south - with Hamburg, as well as the lands of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Lower Saxony.
Schleswig-Holstein maintains its status as the commercial and maritime center of Germany because it is the only federal state which has access to two seas.
Main industries: shipbuilding, electric, light and textile industries. High-tech industry is also developed. Much attention is paid to the green manufacturing.
Lübeck is a city located in the southeast of Schleswig-Holstein. The port on the Baltic Sea near the mouth of the river Trave. Historically known as a major center of the Hanseatic League. The main attractions are included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in Germany.