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Port and industrial expansion boost

Port and industrial expansion boost

CUXHAVEN. The Ports and Shipping Working Group of the CDU parliamentary group in the Lower Saxony state parliament visited the Cuxhaven site in late August. Representatives of the Cuxhaven Port Association (HWG) showed them how much the city has changed in recent...
Double award for epas

Double award for epas

EMDEN. In September, Ems Ports Agency and Stevedoring (epas) was named a 2025 finalist by the Oskar Patzelt Foundation at the “Grand Prize for SMEs” and was presented with the audience award. The reason for this was as follows: “epas has done a magnificent job in...
Building of a large ship berth starts

Building of a large ship berth starts

EMDEN. A new mooring facility is underway in Emden for larger cargo vessels. In August, Lower Saxony’s Minister President Olaf Lies (3rd from left) and Environmental Minister Christian Meyer (2nd from left) gave the green light for the 70-million euro project with a...
Huge investments in the hinterland connections

Huge investments in the hinterland connections

BREMEN. The Ports of Bremen are planning substantial investments in their hinterland connections to secure competitiveness and actively promote ecological change in the port industry. “The hinterland connection is the backbone of our ports,” emphasised Robert Howe,...
German ports launch digital releases

German ports launch digital releases

BREMEN. Since October, the digital release of container imports has been carried out using the German Ports IT platform “Secure Release Order” (SRO). The first stage began on 1 October with shipping companies releasing their containers without a PIN....