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Green logistics for outer space

Green logistics for outer space

BREMEN. In February, actual rocket scientists encountered the world’s oldest maritime form of propulsion, sailing, at Neustädter Hafen. BLG specialists loaded the first flight model of the Ariane 6, upper stage, onto the Canopée hybrid ship, which is also powered by...
New cold storage warehouse for NORDFROST

New cold storage warehouse for NORDFROST

SCHORTENS, WESEL. With a new cold storage warehouse at NORDFROST Port Terminal Wesel and topping-out ceremony in February, the deep-freeze logistics company plans to set “another milestone on its path to a sustainable supply chain”. From mid-2024, the 16.5-hectare...
Meet & Greet: five in one fell swoop

Meet & Greet: five in one fell swoop

BREMEN. In late January, BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung and bremenports hosted a Meet & Greet with five representatives of the Bremen ports at the Industrieclub. Christoph Kernen (Baden-Württemberg), Claus Hansen (Austria), Sonja Reissner (Saxony),...
A double premiere for CMA CGM Indianapolis

A double premiere for CMA CGM Indianapolis

BREMERHAVEN. At the end of February, Bremerhaven celebrated the launch of the CMA CGM Indianapolis, which was the shipping company’s first car carrier to moor there – at the BLG AutoTerminal. The 199.90-metre RORO ship has twelve flexible decks in its hold with space...
From road to water

From road to water

BREMEN. The Innovative Waterway Transportation (InnoWaTr) project is dedicated to shifting containers off the road and onto the water and thus boosting climate-friendly inland waterway transport. In collaboration with 25 project partners based in Germany, Belgium, the...