Caution! Dedicated logistics expert at work
For nearly twelve years, Albers Logistik in Varel has been undergoing an impressive transformation process, from a traditional road freight forwarder to import logistics company. This development is closely tied to the name Pascal Müller, who initially joined the company as an apprentice and most recently was appointed the managing director.
Ready to tackle the future
What does a port logistics specialist need to be capable of today and in the future? There is no denying that automation and digitalisation will change port operations and require new skills. German seaports have responded with the “PortSkill 4.0” project and are in the process of setting up a digital test and training centre (DTTC), where the necessary skills can be taught with a focus on practical application.
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Apply for fourth BHV Project Logistics Award
BREMEN. The BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung – has said that it will again be including the “Project Logistics Award” as part of LogisticsConnect.
Joint Agenda for Port Investments
BREMEN. The Weser Day 2025, which took place in late September, focussed on the joint investment agenda under the guiding theme of “Investments in Bremen and Lower Saxony’s seaports – cooperation between the public and private sectors”.
Successful first six months
BREMEN. The ports of Bremen were able to increase total seaborne cargo transshipment by 5.3 per cent to 32.6 million tonnes during the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
Transshipment up by four per cent in first half year
OLDENBURG. The nine seaports in Lower Saxony were able to increase their maritime transport transshipment to 27.7 million tonnes in the first six months of 2025, up by four per cent year-on-year.
Main Topic
We want you
Qualified trainees, students and skilled workers are in high demand in the maritime industry and logistics. LOGISTICS PILOT asked key players what employers in Bremen and Lower Saxony need to offer and which measures truly retain employees.
Sustainably anchored?
United by a common goal – the sustainable transformation of the industry – a wide variety of players from the port and logistics industry will gather in Bremen when ENVOCONNECT opens its doors for the third time this year. But how far has Germany actually come in terms of sustainability? And which areas are currently being worked on most intensively?
Bye to boomers – hi to ai!
Remote working, flexible working hours, part-time and post–retirement working models – the world of work is rapidly changing.
Logistics Story
Arrive. Anchor. Act.
Integration is and remains a challenge. But there are also success stories – for example, how the maritime industry and logistics in Bremen and Lower Saxony open up new paths for refugees and integrate them into the labour market.
Home game for scrap metal
New shipbreaking solutions are under development in northern Germany. Two companies plan to demonstrate that it is also possible here – in a way that is eco-friendly, innovative and economical.
Bundle, combine, accelerate
From the port to the hinterland, and from the customer to the quay: in Bremen and Wilhelmshaven, two freight villages demonstrate how clever logistics can strengthen locations, shorten routes and link modes of transport – and reveal how to ensure this same level of success in the future.
Arrive. Anchor. Act.
Integration is and remains a challenge. But there are also success stories – for example, how the maritime industry and logistics in Bremen and Lower Saxony open up new paths for refugees and integrate them into the labour market.
Home game for scrap metal
New shipbreaking solutions are under development in northern Germany. Two companies plan to demonstrate that it is also possible here – in a way that is eco-friendly, innovative and economical.
Bundle, combine, accelerate
From the port to the hinterland, and from the customer to the quay: in Bremen and Wilhelmshaven, two freight villages demonstrate how clever logistics can strengthen locations, shorten routes and link modes of transport – and reveal how to ensure this same level of success in the future.
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Digitalisation
Ready to tackle the future
What does a port logistics specialist need to be capable of today and in the future? There is no denying that automation and digitalisation will change port operations and require new skills. German seaports have responded with the “PortSkill 4.0” project and are in the process of setting up a digital test and training centre (DTTC), where the necessary skills can be taught with a focus on practical application.
AI vs Rust
It can be expensive, or even dangerous, when sheet pile walls rust unnoticed. A research project aims to identify such risks at an earlier stage and plan maintenance more precisely by intelligently linking expertise, data and technology.
Understanding language
Digital voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa have been around for years, but such technology can also have applications in shipping. The Fraunhofer Centre for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) has developed the “Mar FM” speech recognition system, which is by far not only applicable in the maritime industry.
Ready to tackle the future
What does a port logistics specialist need to be capable of today and in the future? There is no denying that automation and digitalisation will change port operations and require new skills. German seaports have responded with the “PortSkill 4.0” project and are in the process of setting up a digital test and training centre (DTTC), where the necessary skills can be taught with a focus on practical application.
AI vs Rust
It can be expensive, or even dangerous, when sheet pile walls rust unnoticed. A research project aims to identify such risks at an earlier stage and plan maintenance more precisely by intelligently linking expertise, data and technology.
Understanding language
Digital voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa have been around for years, but such technology can also have applications in shipping. The Fraunhofer Centre for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) has developed the “Mar FM” speech recognition system, which is by far not only applicable in the maritime industry.
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Sustainability
Successful launch of new heavy-load shuttle
An inland waterway shuttle – a new transport option for heavy-load and project cargo organised by the Am Zehnhoff-Söns Group in cooperation with BLG LOGISTICS and a company from the construction machinery industry – has been running regularly between the ports of Bremen and the inland areas of western Germany since March.
Wind power in the wave flume
Looking into the future is already possible in the Large Wave Flume of the Coastal Research Center in Hannover-Marienwerder. Researchers are currently testing the jacket structure of an offshore wind turbine with a total height in excess of 300 metres in one of the world’s largest wave flumes.
New horizons for wind power projects
BLG and EUROGATE have pooled their expertise in Bremerhaven and are collaborating on projects for wind power components used in onshore and offshore projects – now under the brand name Eco Power Port. At the same time, BLG is further expanding its established transshipment business for onshore wind turbines at Neustädter Hafen.
Portrait
Caution! Dedicated logistics expert at work
For nearly twelve years, Albers Logistik in Varel has been undergoing an impressive transformation process, from a traditional road freight forwarder to import logistics company. This development is closely tied to the name Pascal Müller, who initially joined the company as an apprentice and most recently was appointed the managing director.
Global engine expertise, regionally anchored
MWB Motorenwerke Bremerhaven, which now goes by the name MWB Power, has represented reliable ship engine repair for more than five decades and offers a range of services that include train engine maintenance and LED services.
Securing freight
Heavy loads like wind turbines, huge cranes and complex generators are Noah Maritime’s bread and butter. Based in Emden, the maritime service provider specialises in securing and lashing cargo and has made a name for itself in the field of project cargo logistics and increased its business fivefold within three years. How did the company manage that?
Caution! Dedicated logistics expert at work
For nearly twelve years, Albers Logistik in Varel has been undergoing an impressive transformation process, from a traditional road freight forwarder to import logistics company. This development is closely tied to the name Pascal Müller, who initially joined the company as an apprentice and most recently was appointed the managing director.
Global engine expertise, regionally anchored
MWB Motorenwerke Bremerhaven, which now goes by the name MWB Power, has represented reliable ship engine repair for more than five decades and offers a range of services that include train engine maintenance and LED services.
Securing freight
Heavy loads like wind turbines, huge cranes and complex generators are Noah Maritime’s bread and butter. Based in Emden, the maritime service provider specialises in securing and lashing cargo and has made a name for itself in the field of project cargo logistics and increased its business fivefold within three years. How did the company manage that?
