Tailwind in German maritime shipping
BREMEN. Sabine Zeller, MD of Berufsbildungsstelle Seeschifffahrt (BBS), was delighted to present the 2024 BBS annual report in Rostock in March. “Many measures have been taken in recent years to attract the next generation of employees and consolidate the shipping...
Vogt: more state funds for transformation
BREMERHAVEN. According to Kristina Vogt, Bremen’s Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports and Transformation, it is essential that the German government allocates higher funds to German seaports. She repeated this demand at the German Transport Forum’s (DVF) Port/Shipping...
Excavator not to be repaired
BREMERHAVEN. Following a major fire in the machine room of the Bremerhaven bucket chain excavator at the end of 2024, a decision in April meant that repair was not justified given the high costs and age of the ship. “Nothing else would’ve been economically viable,...
