WILHELMSHAVEN On 1 May 2026, Holger Banik will take over as managing director of the state-owned Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort-Marketing GmbH & Co. KG, succeeding Marc-Oliver Hauswald, who has led the company since August 2023. Hauswald’s employment will end as scheduled upon the expiry of his fixed-term contract. His successor is very familiar with the port landscape of Lower Saxony. Banik has been managing director of JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co. KG and Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG since 2014. “I would like to thank Marc-Oliver Hauswald for his work and dedication during a significant phase for the port. I am delighted that we have achieved a seamless transition in the management team: Holger Banik is an experienced and successful port manager with broad expertise in the maritime industry,” commented Lower Saxony’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Grant Hendrik Tonne, on the change in leadership.
BLG holds its own in a challenging market environment
BREMEN The B.Group has “performed better than expected” in the 2025 financial year, despite difficult economic and geopolitical conditions. This was stated by Chief Executive Matthias Magnor at the 146th Annual General Meeting in June 2026.
