Working times manipulated in the shipping industry

BRAKE. Sven Riekers (51) has joined the team at J. Müller Weser in Brake. A native of Bremen, he joins the company from a port industry business in Bremen and will strengthen the existing Breakbulk Sales team, which has been led for many years by Jörg Kaplan.

EMDEN. The Dirks Group is expanding its space for logistics projects at the Emden Industrial Park. According to the contract logistics provider, which has been operating there since 2005, it now has a total of 90,000 square metres of warehouse space on the site.

OLDENBURG. In July 2026, NPorts published its 2026 sustainability report. This report documents developments from 2022 to 2024 and, using specific projects and comprehensive key performance indicators, illustrates how sustainability is being implemented in Lower Saxony’s ports.

BRAKE. Sven Riekers (51) has joined the team at J. Müller Weser in Brake. A native of Bremen, he joins the company from a port industry business in Bremen and will strengthen the existing Breakbulk Sales team, which has been led for many years by Jörg Kaplan.

EMDEN. The Dirks Group is expanding its space for logistics projects at the Emden Industrial Park. According to the contract logistics provider, which has been operating there since 2005, it now has a total of 90,000 square metres of warehouse space on the site.

OLDENBURG. In July 2026, NPorts published its 2026 sustainability report. This report documents developments from 2022 to 2024 and, using specific projects and comprehensive key performance indicators, illustrates how sustainability is being implemented in Lower Saxony’s ports.

BREMERHAVEN. In July 2026, a heavy-lift freighter docked for the first time at BLG’s new ‘Roter Sand’ South Harbour in Bremerhaven’s Kaiserhafen I to take on a cargo of power station modules.