Elsfleth. A good day for the seaports of Brake, Nordenham, and Oldenburg: On Monday, the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new railway bridge over the Hunte near Elsfleth took place in the presence of Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder, Lower Saxony’s Minister-President Olaf Lies, Lower Saxony’s Minister of Economic Affairs Grant Hendrik Tonne, and DB InfraGO CEO Philipp Nagl. The bridge is considered a central hub for freight rail traffic serving the seaports of Brake and Nordenham. At the same time, the new lift-swing bridge will provide greater capacity and safety for shipping through increased clearance height and a wider navigation channel. Once it enters service, planned for late 2027 or early 2028, the Port of Oldenburg will finally once again be accessible to seagoing vessels. At present, this is not possible because of a fixed temporary bridge over the Hunte. The temporary structure had to be installed after two ship collisions in February and July 2024 first rendered the original movable bridge beyond repair and then also damaged the fixed replacement bridge that had subsequently been erected.
Image: Seaports of Niedersachsen
ZDS and DGB welcome Ploß’s proposal on special funds
HAMBURG. The proposal by Maritime Coordinator Christoph Ploß to extend the Infrastructure Special Fund to include seaports and waterways met with broad approval from the Central Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS) and the German Trade Union Confederation...
