Elsfleth. A good day for the seaports of Brake, Nordenham, and Oldenburg: On Monday, the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new railway bridge over the Hunte near Elsfleth took place in the presence of Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder, Lower Saxony’s Minister-President Olaf Lies, Lower Saxony’s Minister of Economic Affairs Grant Hendrik Tonne, and DB InfraGO CEO Philipp Nagl. The bridge is considered a central hub for freight rail traffic serving the seaports of Brake and Nordenham. At the same time, the new lift-swing bridge will provide greater capacity and safety for shipping through increased clearance height and a wider navigation channel. Once it enters service, planned for late 2027 or early 2028, the Port of Oldenburg will finally once again be accessible to seagoing vessels. At present, this is not possible because of a fixed temporary bridge over the Hunte. The temporary structure had to be installed after two ship collisions in February and July 2024 first rendered the original movable bridge beyond repair and then also damaged the fixed replacement bridge that had subsequently been erected.
Image: Seaports of Niedersachsen
Around 22.2 million euros for the Port of Papenburg
PAPENBURG. The Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport and Construction is supporting the town of Papenburg with a grant of around 22.2 million euros. In July, State Secretary Matthias Wunderling-Weilbier (centre) presented the grant notification to Papenburg’s Mayor Vanessa Gattung (second from left).
