SCHORTENS. Since March, the frozen food logistics company NORDFROST has now been delivering its products with a digital delivery note via Cloud4Log and is thus paving the way for an even higher degree in transparency.
“A good day for Cuxhaven and energy transition”
CUXHAVEN. The German government adopted its national port strategy in March, thus announcing its financial investment in the Cuxhaven transshipment location, which is key to on and offshore wind energy, with around 100 million euros set aside for berths 5 to 7.
ENVOCONNECT enters its second year
BREMERHAVEN. Following its successful kick-off last year, ENVOCONNECT will, once again, take place on 19 and 20 September 2024.
Project logistics companies cautious about 2024
BREMEN. In April, project logistics companies associated with BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung – were cautious about the current year.
The 40th “Hafen trifft Festland” event
DUISBURG. The “Hafen trifft Festland” event series was held in May for the 40th time – in the city of Duisburg, home to Europe’s largest inland port.
Lower Saxony’s largest rooftop solar plant inaugurated
BRAKE. In the presence of guests, politicians and business representatives, J. MÜLLER inaugurated its 62,000 m² photovoltaic system at the seaport of Brake in April.
Hellmann partners with HMM Green Sailing Service
OSNABRÜCK. Hellmann Worldwide Logistics joined forces with the South Korean carrier HMM in March, taking the next step on the company’s path to sustainable transport solutions.
EMS-Fehn-Group expands in the Middle East
LEER. The EMS-Fehn-Group established the EFG Logistics Services company in Egypt in January.
J. MÜLLER new member of SPC network
BRAKE. J. MÜLLER joined the ShortSeaShipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center (SPC) support organisation in early February.
New fuel from used oil
BRAKE. With a workshop on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany launched the initiative for an HVO model region Unterweser this March in Brake.
Bremen-based ideas for the maritime hydrogen economy
DEN HELDER/BREMEN. Officially launched in Den Helder, Netherlands, in mid-February, the EU’s North Sea Hydrogen Valley Ports project is funded by the EU’s Interreg programme and aims to develop ports into central hubs for green hydrogen and power-to-X fuels like methanol and ammonia.
Green logistics for outer space
BREMEN. In February, actual rocket scientists encountered the world’s oldest maritime form of propulsion, sailing, at Neustädter Hafen.
New cold storage warehouse for NORDFROST
SCHORTENS, WESEL. With a new cold storage warehouse at NORDFROST Port Terminal Wesel and topping-out ceremony in February, the deep-freeze logistics company plans to set “another milestone on its path to a sustainable supply chain”.
Meet & Greet: five in one fell swoop
BREMEN. In late January, BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung and bremenports hosted a Meet & Greet with five representatives of the Bremen ports at the Industrieclub.
A double premiere for CMA CGM Indianapolis
BREMERHAVEN. At the end of February, Bremerhaven celebrated the launch of the CMA CGM Indianapolis, which was the shipping company’s first car carrier to moor there – at the BLG AutoTerminal.
From road to water
BREMEN. The Innovative Waterway Transportation (InnoWaTr) project is dedicated to shifting containers off the road and onto the water and thus boosting climate-friendly inland waterway transport.
Successful partnership for economic education
OLDENBURG. In February, representatives of Seaports of Niedersachsen, bremenports, BLG LOGISTICS, JadeWeserPort and the Institute for Economic Education (IÖB) met up in Oldenburg to take stock of the successes achieved by the “Maritime Wirtschaft und Logistik” (Maritime Economics and Logistics) education project, which was launched in 2006, as well as consider the next steps.
Fischer completes BVL management
BREMEN. From 1 July 2024, Silke Fischer is Chairwoman of the Executive Board of the Supply Chain Network (BVL) in Bremen.
Nölke leaves the SPC for WAB
BONN. After more than 13 years as Managing Director, Markus Nölke left the ShortSeaShipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center (SPC) on 29 February.
Climate-friendly shunting
BREMEN. How do you ensure climate-friendly operation of shunter locomotives at ports in the future?
Matthias Magnor to succeed Dreeke in 2025
BREMEN. After twelve years at the helm of BLG LOGISTICS, Board Chairman Frank Dreeke (right) will leave the company, as is customary, at the end of the year.
Karl Gross appoints van der Ploeg as director in Rotterdam
BREMEN. In February, Jeroen van der Ploeg was appointed as the new director of Karl Gross International B.V., the Rotterdam office of the Bremen-based Karl Gross Group.
No expansion of offshore wind without seaports
BERLIN. The port capacities along the German coast are insufficient to fulfil the legally stipulated expansion of offshore wind energy to 30 gigawatts by 2030 and 70 gigawatts by 2045.
A new managing director at DSV Air & Sea
BREMEN. During a round of personnel shake-ups in March, the Danish transport and logistics company DSV appointed Torge Koehnke (right) as the MD of DSV Air & Sea Germany.