Ostfriesische Volksbank runs its shipping activities like a catamaran – with two distinct hulls. The first hull is its maritime shipping department and the second is its branch office, Bank für Schifffahrt, which acts as a specialist financier for inland waterway...
BREMEN. In October, Jörg Conrad, long-term CEO and shareholder of the Leschaco Group, died after a short illness. He was 67. Conrad has run the company as managing partner since 1992 and created a leading provider in hazardous goods and tank container logistics....
BREMEN. During the Bremen Shipping Congress, Claus Brandt, MD of the German Maritime Centre, presented the prizes for “Excellence in Teaching of Academic Maritime”. The first prize went to Professor Ilknur Colmorn (left) Bremen University of Applied Sciences (Faculty...
BREMEN. In September, Andreas Hüsing transferred to the seaport hinterland specialist Transcontainer-Universal (TCU) to become Head of Operations. His predecessor, Marcel Sames, had gone to TFG Transfracht. Hüsing has already held various executive positions in...
EMDEN. Aiko Hollander took over as manager of the NPorts branch in Emden in October. He succeeds Volker Weiß, who has now assumed the role of NPorts Technical Director at the headquarters in Oldenburg. Hollander has been associated with the ports of Lower Saxony and...
