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Container transport game is a hit

Container transport game is a hit

BREMEN/EINDHOVEN. Transport/logistics students in Bremerhaven are having a good time testing the best ways to implement logistics theory in practice – by playing a container transport game. The game’s goal, which simulates five transport companies that ship containers...
EMS-Fehn-Group expands portfolio

EMS-Fehn-Group expands portfolio

BREMEN. In June, the EMS-Fehn-Group announced its plans to establish EFG EnerLog GmbH. With Andreas Hefler at the helm, the new company based in Bremen offers services in the trade and transport of alternative fuels. “It doesn’t matter if our customers recycle waste,...
More women in German shipping

More women in German shipping

HAMBURG. The percentage of women in the German merchant fleet has increased by 1.3 per cent over the past two years, as announced in May by the German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) during the third International Day for Women in Maritime in 2024. “That’s a positive...
Daily Stuttgart–Bremerhaven train connections

Daily Stuttgart–Bremerhaven train connections

BREMEN. Stuttgart introduced a daily container service by train from its port to Bremerhaven in August. Operated by Necoss Neutral Container Shuttle GmbH, which is based in Bremen, the trains run at night but are loaded and unloaded during the day. “Besides high...
No energy transition without functioning ports

No energy transition without functioning ports

BERLIN. At the German Ports Reception in Berlin this June, leading politicians and secretaries of the state ministries responsible for the seaports asked the German government to assist with port expansion. The core message of the event was clear: there is no energy...