HAMBURG. Change in state representation on the board of the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN): Andreas Richter, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Department of Economics and Innovation, was followed at the beginning of January by Dr. Niels Kämpny from the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour, Transport and Digitalisation of Lower Saxony. With this change, the federal state of Lower Saxony took over the annually changing representation of the five coastal federal states on the MCN board for 2021 as well as the chairmanship of the state coordination body.
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Highs and lows at the NMKEMDEN Many representatives of the maritime sector and the port industry were only partially satisfied with the outcomes of the 14th National Maritime Conference (NMK), which took place in Emden at the end of April 2026. Although it was...
BREMEN. Despite geopolitical crises, a weakening German economy and ongoing uncertainties in global trade, the BLG Logistics Group has closed its 2025 financial year on a stable note.
BERLIN/HAMBURG. The Offshore Wind Energy Foundation and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) have expressly welcomed the plan by the Federal Government’s Coordinator for Maritime Economy and Tourism, Dr Christoph Ploß, to extend the tonnage tax to vessels in the offshore wind sector.
Highs and lows at the NMKEMDEN Many representatives of the maritime sector and the port industry were only partially satisfied with the outcomes of the 14th National Maritime Conference (NMK), which took place in Emden at the end of April 2026. Although it was...
BREMEN. Despite geopolitical crises, a weakening German economy and ongoing uncertainties in global trade, the BLG Logistics Group has closed its 2025 financial year on a stable note.
BERLIN/HAMBURG. The Offshore Wind Energy Foundation and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) have expressly welcomed the plan by the Federal Government’s Coordinator for Maritime Economy and Tourism, Dr Christoph Ploß, to extend the tonnage tax to vessels in the offshore wind sector.
BREMERHAVEN. The Bremen Senate is providing around 56 million euros for the expansion. Among other things, these funds will be used to build seven additional tracks, each approximately 740 metres long. There are also plans to digitise the existing infrastructure to improve the port’s connection to the hinterland.
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