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Trainees drop anchor at NPorts

Trainees drop anchor at NPorts

OLDENBURG. Whether one’s dream job is industrial engineer, electronic engineer or office manager, these and many other professions can be learned in the ports of Lower Saxony. With thirty years’ experience of training apprentices, Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts) are...
Former Senator for Economics died

Former Senator for Economics died

BREMEN. Former Bremen senator for economics and ports Josef Hattig died on 31 July at the age of 89. Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte paid tribute to Hattig as a “politician of extraordinary stature who always stated his convictions in a straightforward and consistent...
Mourning for the boss of Lomar Shipping

Mourning for the boss of Lomar Shipping

BREMEN. Achim Boehme, chief executive of container ship and bulk carrier Lomar Shipping, died on 25 July 2020 at the age of 56. A lawyer by training, Boehme worked for many years for merchant banks. He joined Lomar Shipping, headquartered in London, as chief financial...
Grandson of Meyer & Meyer founder appointed chief executive

Grandson of Meyer & Meyer founder appointed chief executive

OSNABRÜCK. The end of 2015 saw generational change at fashion logistics company Meyer & Meyer. Maximilian Meyer (right), fourth generation and great-grandson of the company founder, has been appointed chief executive and chairman of the executive board. The...
New director for transport at the EU Commission

New director for transport at the EU Commission

BRuSSELs. After almost one and a half years, the SRD Directorate, which is responsible for accounting, budget issues, insurance and IT within the EU Commission’s Directorate-General for Transport, has now been given permanent management again. France’s Anne Montagnon...