Georg Boettner is responsible for hydrogen projects of the hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, concerning import and distribution of green hydrogen as well as the transition toward hydrogen fuel cell-powered clean trucks as well as hydrogen-powered container handling equipment. Born in East Germany, Georg Boettner graduated from law schools in Marburg and Norwich/United Kingdom after the reunification of Germany. After practicing law for several years, he moved into the port operation business in 2004. He had been managing director of several companies inter alia a container terminal, an intermodal company, and a container service operator in Germany and South East Asia. In 2019 he started his work to decarbonize port operation, setting up a number of joint projects with port operators equipment manufacturers, and energy suppliers aiming at the use of hydrogen-powered trucks and terminal equipment. He is furthermore involved in the decarbonisation and diversification of the German energy supply, a topic that gained momentum in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Georg Boettner helped to set up the H2Global foundation, facilitating the import of green hydrogen into Germany by a carbon contract for a difference mechanism. He is deeply involved in the so-called European “Important Projects of Common European Interests”, aiming at a decarbonisation of the European industry and heavy-duty logistics ranging from air transport to maritime and road transportation.