Stiftung Hamburg Maritim

The Shed 50 on Australiastraße are among Hamburg's oldest surviving port facilities and are the last surviving quay sheds from the Imperial Germany era. When the building complex was completed in 1910, it was a figurehead for Hamburg's port industry and was considered the most modern port facility of the time. The construction of the storage shed was groundbreaking for the economic handling of goods, while aspects of social reform were taken into account for the first time with the associated company buildings.

In 2002, the foundation took over the Shed 50 from HHLA Hamburger Hafen und Lagerhaus (today: Logistik) AG and from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, with the condition that it be restored entirely from its own funds. This saved the historic buildings from demolition. The Shed 50 is now a listed building.

Even today, the Shed 50 is managed by commercially active storekeepers who store goods and spices there. The Hamburg Harbor Museum is located in Shed 50A.