


Virus protection from a 3D printer
BREMEN. In May, Mercedes-Benz used the coronavirus-related shutdown – and its technological expertise – to produce face shields using a 3D printer. A few days later, Michael Friess, site manager and head of production at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen, presented...
Fully automated shunting locomotive tested
WILHELMSHAVEN. May saw the approval of the application by the JadeWeserPort companies for funding for a research project to test fully automated shunting in the freight traffic centre in Wilhelmshaven. The RangierTerminal4.0 project is intended to test fully automated...
BHV calls for transparency
BREMEN. In June the Bremen Port Authority (BHV) expressed considerable concern about possible cooperation between terminal operators HHLA and EUROGATE. “A merger such as this with a German Bight company could have a considerable impact on the German container ports in...