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. This was reported by Seaports of Niedersachsen in August. At 664,685 TEU, container handling rose by 122 per cent during the first half year 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. As regards non-containerised general cargo handling, the Lower Saxony seaports recorded a 11 per cent rise to approx. 3.7 million tonnes. The rise in project cargo contributed to this result. At 844,826, new vehicles handled represents a growth of three per cent in this cargo segment. Handling of solid bulk goods rose by eight per cent to just under 6.4 million tonnes. By contrast, liquid bulk goods handling fell by 21 per cent to 11.7 million tonnes.
Credits: J. MULLER
