Hapag-Lloyd: Gernandt succeeds Behrendt
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.
Orsel is the first woman to head up ECSA
02.02.2024
BRÜSSEL. Early in the new year, Dutch national Karin Orsel (CEO of the MF Shipping Group) became the first woman to head up the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA). The former vice president is taking over from the Cypriot Philippos Philis and has been elected for two years, which is the tradition at ECSA, as is the succession plan that the vice president is then appointed as president. Mikki Koskinen (Managing Director of ESL Shipping Oy) of Finland is the new ECSA vice president.
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Future project launched with no impact on island supplies
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.
thyssenkrupp Uhde wins BHV Project Logistics Award
BREMEN thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH has won the 2026 Project Logistics Award presented by BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung. The chemical plant designer and constructor was recognised for the project “Module360 – End-to-End Logistics and Implementation Concept for Standardised and Modularised Plant Projects”, which it carried out in collaboration with other partners.
Hapag-Lloyd: Gernandt succeeds Behrendt
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.
Future project launched with no impact on island supplies
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.
thyssenkrupp Uhde wins BHV Project Logistics Award
BREMEN thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH has won the 2026 Project Logistics Award presented by BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung. The chemical plant designer and constructor was recognised for the project “Module360 – End-to-End Logistics and Implementation Concept for Standardised and Modularised Plant Projects”, which it carried out in collaboration with other partners.
Successful second edition of LogisticsConnect
BREMEN. With 71 exhibitors and over 1,200 attendees, the second edition of LogisticsConnect in Bremen in March was a great success.
