1984年5月4日至11日在格拉斯哥召开的国际港口协会执行委员会会议把汉堡定为1985年世界港口交流会的会址。会议总标题建议为“港口装卸及运输中电子数据处理的任务和目的”分标题有“在高度技术化港口和运输中电子数据处理的任务和目的”以及“信息作为运输系列的补充受到欢迎”。这些讨论计划受到了执行委员会代表们的特别欢迎。对将参加1985年5月世界港口会议的几百名代表来说,汉堡会议为他们提供了参观世界 The meeting of the International Association of Ports Executives held in Glasgow from May 4 to 11, 1984, set Hamburg as the venue for the 1985 World Port Exchange. The general title of the conference proposed the sub-heading “Tasks and objectives of electronic data processing in highly technical ports and transport” and “Information is welcome as a supplement to the transport series” for “Tasks and objectives of electronic data processing in port handling and transport” . These discussions were particularly welcomed by the delegates of the Executive Committee. For the hundreds of delegates who will attend the May 1985 World Harbor Conference, the Hamburg Conference provided them with a tour of the world