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A strong statement at the 57th Captain’s Day in Bremen

A strong statement at the 57th Captain’s Day in Bremen

BREMEN. Around 300 captains, members of the maritime industry and politicians met up at the 57th Captain’s Day in Bremen. Bremen’s Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports and Transformation, Kristina Vogt, her counterpart for Lower Saxony and this year’s keynote speaker,...
Krichel is new COO at BLG

Krichel is new COO at BLG

BREMEN. The BLG Supervisory Board has appointed Axel Krichel to the group’s management board as from 1 January 2025. He will serve as COO for the Automobile and Contract divisions. The 57-year-old succeeds Matthias Magnor, who will become Chairman of the Board of the...
Working times manipulated in the shipping industry

Working times manipulated in the shipping industry

BERLIN. As part of the Baltic Week of Action, Verdi inspected around 50 seagoing vessels in German ports along with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) in September and recorded massive abuses. “As expected, virtually all inspections revealed...
BREB SETS up new division

BREB SETS up new division

CUXHAVEN. BREB, a highly diversified shipping company, expanded its portfolio once again in September to include the new Port & Offshore Services division. As a port agent for ships that transport wind turbines, the Cuxhaven-based company says “it is taking an...
Back to the start in Lower Saxony

Back to the start in Lower Saxony

EMDEN. The location of next year’s National Maritime Conference has been set. According to the Federal Ministry of Economy, the biggest meeting of the national maritime industry will take place for the 14th time in Emden, Germany’s most western universal port, on 12th...