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 has been appointed as the new director. She has been heading the Directorate, which is also responsible for the Directorate-General for Energy, on a provisional basis for over a year. Since November 2017, she has been head of department in the Directorate SRD, having previously held several posts in the Directorate General Budget. Within the Directorate-General for Transport, the SRD Directorate supports the work of the other directorates for land, sea and air transport, investment and sustainable transport and policy coordination. Montagnon has worked for the EU Commission since 2001.
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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