Photo de stock - 17 January 2023, Hamburg: Nico Nolte, Head of Department Order of the Sea, stands on a balcony after the annual press conference of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). The Landungsbrücken, the Ìberseebrücke and the Elbphilharmonie can be seen in the background. The BSH sees no possibility of accelerating the approval process for dumping Elbe silt in the exclusive economic zone. Hamburg is under quite a bit of pressure when it comes to silt disposal because the agreement on silt dumping at sea marker E3 near Helgoland is limited in time and the neighboring states of Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony strongly oppose the dumping of silt near the bird sanctuary island of Scharhörn. (to dpa ""Federal Office: Procedure for silt dumping cannot be accelerated"") Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa. - Hamburg/Hamburg/Germany