Future Fuels: What will power the shipping industry of tomorrow?
BREMERHAVEN. Which fuels will drive the shipping industry of the future? Methanol, ammonia, hydrogen, or a mix of technologies—the answer is crucial for maritime transformation

EMDEN. In February, Manfred de Vries, Managing Director of Autoport Emden GmbH, announced that exactly 1,295,009 vehicles were transhipped at the Emden seaport in 2023, which was 182,592 more vehicles than in 2022, representing an increase of 16.4 per cent. “The port of Emden has thus maintained its position as the third-largest car loading port in the western world,” said de Vries, attributing this growth to the increase in exports of nearly 22 per cent. Most of these vehicles went to England (397,827), followed by the US (272,083) and Japan (56,133). A total of 359,503 vehicles were imported from abroad, predominantly from South Africa (126,011), Mexico (104,734) and Portugal (85,318). With 473,826 and 445,634 vehicles respectively, Volkswagen and Audi were the dominant brands. The number of electric and hybrid vehicles transhipped in Emden increased by 25.2 per cent from 364,658 to 456,463 vehicles in 2023.
Credits: EHFG
BREMERHAVEN. Which fuels will drive the shipping industry of the future? Methanol, ammonia, hydrogen, or a mix of technologies—the answer is crucial for maritime transformation
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BREMERHAVEN. Which fuels will drive the shipping industry of the future? Methanol, ammonia, hydrogen, or a mix of technologies—the answer is crucial for maritime transformation
HAMBURG. Karl Gernandt took over as Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Hapag-Lloyd in March. He succeeded Michael Behrendt in this role, who was unable to continue in the post for health reasons.
WANGEROOGE. Work on the refurbishment of the island’s supply port began at Wangerooge harbour in March 2026. The works form part of a wider project to modernise the harbour infrastructure there.
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