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NPorts’ 20th anniversary: a look back and ahead

NPorts’ 20th anniversary: a look back and ahead

Oldenburg. NPorts is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Over the past 20 years, a total of 15 port locations have been expanded, repaired and maintained at a cost of more than 1.5 billion euros. Investment in Lower Saxony’s seaports increased from 2.9 million...
Tailwind in German maritime shipping

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

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

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,...
BHV Kompetenzatlas Weiterbildung goes online

BHV Kompetenzatlas Weiterbildung goes online

BREMEN. In May, the training work group of BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung launched a new website, the “Kompetenzatlas Weiterbildung” (expertise atlas for training), at https://weiterbildung.bhv-bremen.de providing employers and employees with access to...