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How sustainable is the National Ports Strategy?

How sustainable is the National Ports Strategy?

The global volume of trade is growing, as is the demand for increased climate protection. The intention behind the National Ports Strategy adopted by the German government is to facilitate a more sustainable future for our ports. Can it succeed? Credits:...
More coordination, please!

More coordination, please!

How well do Brussels, Berlin and Germany’s federal states work together on climate and environmental protection? Kristina Vogt, Bremen’s Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports and Transformation, and Mathias Krage, President of the Lower Saxony Transport Association,...
Dealing with severe weather

Dealing with severe weather

As part of their strategic planning, companies are increasingly having to deal with the effects of climate change. What does this mean for wind turbine manufacturer Enercon? Credits: istockphoto/Francis Lavigne-Theriault, Enercon GmbH Whether a hurricane or flooding,...
Time to go green

Time to go green

Brake Port is a hive of activity for both transshipment and sustainability, with projects ranging from fields of flowers and the recently completed full transition to LED lights at NPorts, to construction of Lower Saxony’s largest rooftop photovoltaic system at port...
Pioneers together

Pioneers together

Hydrogen plays a key role in the energy transition as an energy source, as a storage medium and as a replacement for fossil fuels, which is why Robert Habeck, the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, and several state ministers for economic affairs issued grants for...