BREMERHAVEN. There’s no other sustainability conference for ports and logistics anywhere in Germany that comes even close to ENVOCONNECT, which was held at Hotel Sail City in Bremerhaven in September.
Dammann and Röttger new on the VBSp board
BREMEN. The Bremen Freight Forwarders Association (VBSp) reelected its chairman Thorsten Dornia (Brelog) during its General Meeting in May.
Hubertus Heil visits BLG AutoTerminal
BREMEN/HAMBURG. As part of his “Skilled Labour Mission”, the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Hubertus Heil (left), stopped by at BLG in Hamburg in July.
Röhlig strengthens digital portfolio
BREMEN. Röhlig Logistics expanded its digital portfolio in May with the customer reporting platform “Röhlig Insights”, an all-in-one reporting solution for air, sea and road transport.
New deep-freeze warehouse for the “Cool Corridor”
SCHORTENS/WESEL. Nordfrost opened its new deep-freeze facilities in Wesel am Niederrhein in early July.
Passionate for the ports of Bremen
ROTTERDAM. With a large joint stand, bremenports and 16 co-exhibitors from the region showed their colours at the Breakbulk Europe in Rotterdam in May.
Double Leschaco certification
BREMEN. JAKARTA. HOUSTON. After P. T. Leschaco Logistic Indonesia was awarded the recognised AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) certification in July in the fields of environmental protection, health as well as safety and sustainability, Leschaco Inc. USA received the Responsible Care certification.
LIT: “Springboards for global expansion”
BRAKE. The LIT Group has kept its promise to expand sea and airfreight activities not only overseas but in Europe too.
“Two sides of the same coin”
EMDEN. In May, Eric Oehlmann (6th from left), Head of Directorate-General of Waterways and Shipping, met with representatives of the local port industry at the invitation of the Emden Port Development Company.
Rise in number of training courses at bremenports
BREMEN. Since August, bremenports has also held training courses for boatmen and captains on inland waterways.
Subdued expectations for the future
BREMEN. The flash survey published in June by BHV – Bremischen Hafen- und Logistikvertretung – did not show a clear trend.
German Ports joint stand is a visitor magnet
SHANGHAI. transport logistic China was a huge success for German seaports. After a six-year hiatus due to the coronavirus, the trade fair was held in Shanghai in June and officially opened by Dr Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Digital and Transport.
Hellmann promotes sustainability
OSNABRÜCK. In July, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics announced its plans to further expand its sustainability department and named Şükran Gencay (right) and Daniel Hülemeyer (left) Heads of Sustainability.
NPorts awarded PERS certificate once again
OLDENBURG. In May, the EcoPorts environmental initiative awarded NPorts the Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certificate for the third time in a row, acknowledging the port company’s environmental and social efforts.
Two new BHV event formats
BREMEN. With the communication and digitalisation dialogue, BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung – has offered its members two new formats for meeting up with like-minded professionals since 2024.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Record numbers and successful contacts
OLDENBURG/ROTTERDAM. In May, Seaports of Niedersachsen appeared alongside partners and other exhibitors from the logistics industry at the world’s leading event for breakbulk and heavy goods logistics, which counted 12,000 trade visitors.
A new managing director at GMC
HAMBURG. Dr Matthias Catón was appointed managing director of the German Maritime Centre (GMC) on 1 September, taking over for Claus Brandt, who left the GMC on 30 June.
From the port to the field
BREMERHAVEN. From ship unloading and transhipment at the terminal to technical services, BLG LOGISTICS offers the complete logistics package for high and heavy goods at the port – all from a single source.
Twelve in one fell swoop
BRANKE, BREMEN. J. MÜLLER welcomed twelve new apprentices to its Brake and Bremen sites on 1 August.