After DAGA 2001 and INTER-NOISE 2016, DAGA 2023 is another acoustic highlight dropping anchor in the northern German metropolis. The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg has been characterized by its port for centuries. More than 40% of Germany's seaborne cargo is handled via Europe's third-largest container port and Germany's largest seaport, making Hamburg Germany's "gateway to the world" in the truest sense of the word.