BLG reports a stable financial year
BREMEN. Despite geopolitical crises, a weakening German economy and ongoing uncertainties in global trade, the BLG Logistics Group has closed its 2025 financial year on a stable note.
Lower Saxony Port Day ILLUMINATES “Energy World of Tomorrow”
28.09.2023
STADE. Representatives from the port industry, politics and press meet up annually to discuss the latest developments and prospects for the seaports of Lower Saxony. This year, the meeting was held in the Stadeum in Stade. André Heim, Managing Director of Seaports of Niedersachsen, officially opened the event and Sönke Hartief, Mayor of Stade, welcomed the guests before handing over to Olaf Lies, Lower Saxony’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Transport, Construction and Digitalisation, who gave a keynote speech, highlighting the possibilities of the state’s seaports regarding wind energy. Afterwards, Oliver Detje (DVV Media Group) hosted a gripping panel debate entitled “Lower Saxony’s Seaports – for the Energy World of Tomorrow”. The panel included Olaf Lies, Dr Neldes Hovestad (Dow Deutschland), Michael de Reese (Niedersächsische Hafenvertretung e.V.), Dr Johann Killinger (Hanseatic Energy Hub), Holger Bär (German Chemical Industry Association – North) and Dr Dennis Kruse (Deutsche WindGuard). Prior to a tour of the quayside by coach, the guests enjoyed a buffet, which gave them the opportunity to discuss numerous aspects from the previous debate.
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BREMEN. Despite geopolitical crises, a weakening German economy and ongoing uncertainties in global trade, the BLG Logistics Group has closed its 2025 financial year on a stable note.
Extension of tonnage tax boosts wind energy
BERLIN/HAMBURG. The Offshore Wind Energy Foundation and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) have expressly welcomed the plan by the Federal Government’s Coordinator for Maritime Economy and Tourism, Dr Christoph Ploß, to extend the tonnage tax to vessels in the offshore wind sector.
Expansion of Speckenbüttel Port Station begins
BREMERHAVEN. The Bremen Senate is providing around 56 million euros for the expansion. Among other things, these funds will be used to build seven additional tracks, each approximately 740 metres long. There are also plans to digitise the existing infrastructure to improve the port’s connection to the hinterland.
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