BREMEN. In November, Bremen Ports was certified for the seventh consecutive year in line with the internationally recognised environmental management standard PERS (Port Environmental Review System).

BREMERHAVEN. In November, the Bremen Senate and the Port Committee gave the go-ahead to reinforce the Bremen Port Railway even further.

OSNABRÜCK. The introduction of a new global management team at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is aimed at raising its market share in all product areas.

HAMBURG. The German Maritime Centre (DMZ) presented awards for its “Excellence in Maritime Teaching” competition 2024 at the Bremen Shipping Congress in November.

HAMBURG. Gaby Bornheim will continue as President of the Association of German Coastal Shipowners (VDR).

BREMEN/HAMBURG. M+S Mehrtens & Schwickerath, an independent liner agent, took over as the sole representative of the shipping company Conti Carwil for the German market.

BREMEN. The maritime industry needs to do more to raise its profile among the Generation Z.

BREMEN. In October, the first pile was driven into the ground for the new 230-metre long quay for heavy cargo in “Kalihafen”, the industrial port of Bremen.

BRAKE. In October, J. MÜLLER took a new ultramodern crane into operation. According to the partners who jointly developed the crane, Liebherr and J. MÜLLER, the LPS 600 is the most powerful of its kind in Germany.

OLDENBURG. With its third equality plan, presented in December and valid for three years, the port operator NPorts emphasises its long-term commitment to pursuing a fair and inclusive corporate culture.

BREMERHAVEN. Bremerhaven has set up a consortium with the ports of Aarhus, Gothenburg and Stockholm.

CUXHAVEN. Captain Arne Ehlers (6th from left), Managing Director of Blue Water BREB GmbH, is the new Board Chairman of the Cuxhaven Port Industry Association (HWG) and in November is taking over for Michael de Reese, who in particular had fought to finance the new berths 5 to 7.

HAMBURG. In December, Angela Titzrath, President of the Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS), informed the German government in no uncertain terms that the states will need 500 million euros annually to ensure basic funding for the German seaports in the future.

BREMEN. At an official ceremony in Bremen last October, the Ambassador of Finland to Germany, Kai Sauer (centre), presented the Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland to Frank Dreeke (left), Chairman of the BLG LOGISTICS GROUP Management Board and Honorary Consul of Finland.

BREMEN. Röhlig Logistics is the first logistics provider to offer Hapag-Lloyd’s Live Position real-time tracking, which it introduced in December.

BRANKE. On 5 December, Nordwest MEDIENGRUPPE, responsible for the Oldenburg Land region, presented the 2024 Award for Innovative Training (PIA) in Aurich.

AURICH/LEER. Since November, Enercon has been working closely with the EMS Chartering shipping company based in Leer to load its multipurpose vessel E-Ship 1.

BREMEN. This year, BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung – will be presenting the BHV Project Logistics Award for the third time (photo from 2024).

WILHELMSHAVEN. The Kawa Ningbo vessel arrived at JaderWeserPort at the end of January, establishing a new direct connection (China-Europe Express) between the world’s largest port – measured in total transshipments – in Ningbo, China, and Wilhelmshaven.

BREMERHAVEN. Like the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, the Queen once disembarked at the Columbus Quay. More importantly, however, many emigrants entered Germany at this historical location on their return to their home country.

WILHELMSHAVEN. At the BVL Supply Chain CX event in Berlin, CEO Jörg Mosolf (left) announced that, in the future, MOSOLF will also offer logistics services for vehicles larger than cars such as cranes and tunnel boring machines.

WILHELMSHAVEN. The JadeWeserPort is optimistic about 2025.

OLDENBURG. Inke Onnen-Lübben will return to the port marketing company Seaports of Niedersachsen as Managing Director on 1 January 2025.

BREMEN. “sH2unter@ports” – behind this cryptic name lies a completed project with the question.