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Onnen-Lübben takes the helm again

Onnen-Lübben takes the helm again

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

Successful lock gate maintenance

Successful lock gate maintenance

CUXHAVEN. After five months of intensive work, NPorts completed the maintenance work carried out on the central gate of the sea lock in Cuxhaven in October.

TOG taken over by Mosolf

TOG taken over by Mosolf

KIRCHHEIM TECK/BREMEN. Mosolf Port Logistics & Services (MPLS) will take over complete control of the Transport Overseas Group (TOG), including the sites in Belgium, Spain, Poland and the United Arab Emirates by the end of the year.

NPorts welcomes experts to Cuxhaven

NPorts welcomes experts to Cuxhaven

CUXHAVEN. As part of the “Develop Innovative Offshore Logistic” (DIOL) research project, NPorts welcomed a delegation of international experts to Cuxhaven.

Partnership for a carbon-neutral port

Partnership for a carbon-neutral port

BREMERHAVEN. In 2023, bremenports launched the “carbon-neutral international port” project along with local members of the port community. The intention is to develop a joint decarbonisation strategy for Bremerhaven.

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.

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.

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.

Southern port hard at work

Southern port hard at work

BREMERHAVEN. BLG LOGISTICS offers the best conditions for extraordinary projects with the new 60,000-square-metre expansion featuring hall capacity at the so-called “Roter Sand” southern port – in close proximity to BLG AutoTerminal Bremerhaven. The transshipment and assembly of two power plant modules from Siemens Energy in August marked the successful launch of the recently commissioned space. At the deep-water southern port, BLG LOGISTICS assembles systems and machines which, due to their weight and size, can no longer be transported by road.

State support approved for MEYER WERFT

State support approved for MEYER WERFT

PAPENBURG. During their visit to MEYER WERFT in September, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Lower Saxony’s Minister President Stephan Weil reiterated their intention to support the company as part of a restructuring and future concept.

In the spirit of transformation

In the spirit of transformation

HAMBURG. A highlight at this year’s SMM trade fair was the minister and senator reception at the stand of Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN), the theme of which was “Maritime Transformation”.

Sustainable transport

Sustainable transport

EMDEN. Swedish shipping company Wallenius Marine christened its new 200-metre car carrier, “Future Way”.

Docking of new vessels – key strategic incentive

Docking of new vessels – key strategic incentive

BREMERHAVEN. “Liao He Kou”, a new COSCO SHIPPING Lines vessel, docked at BLG AutoTerminal Bremerhaven in September, and that is after the shipping company’s new vessel, “Cosco Shengshi”, docked at the terminal in August 2023.