AHLHORN. In December 2025, the new BLG LOGISTICS inland terminal in Ahlhorn was officially opened by Lower Saxony’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Transport and Construction, Grant Hendrik Tonne.

BRAKE. In December, NPorts and the town of Nordenham launched a joint expression-of-interest procedure to explore the future use of the Großen¬siel port area.

BREMEN. Frank Dreeke, former CEO of BLG LOGISTICS, was officially inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame in December 2025.

WILHELMSHAVEN. At the beginning of the new year, Hannah Ohorn took over as sole Managing Director of the Eurogate Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW).

BREMEN. Marcel Egger, former member of the Group Management Board and Chief Financial Officer of the Eurogate Group, left the company on 31 December 2025 for health reasons.

The Port of Emden as a hub for the largest NATO exercise of the year:
Eleven nations are participating in Operation “Steadfast Dart 26” with around 10,000 soldiers who are currently arriving in Germany.

Heavy loads, large dimensions, and a tight schedule: At the Wilhelmshaven seaport, a project requiring the utmost concentration was implemented on short notice. Six replacement rotor blades for an offshore wind farm were delivered by ship, handled at the terminal, and then prepared for long-term storage.

MSC Cruises today announced a major order for four next-generation cruise ships, with two additional options, to be built by MEYER WERFT in Papenburg. This marks the launch of the new “New Frontier” platform – an entirely new class of ships. The order secures full capacity utilization of the shipyard well into the next decade.

What began shortly before Christmas quickly developed into an impressive logistical achievement. Together with strong partners, Rhenus Midgard in Nordenham successfully mastered the challenge of supplying around 12,000 tons of high-quality river sand to an HVDC converter construction site on time—despite tight deadlines and winter conditions.

Kirchheim unter Teck, December 19, 2025 – The MOSOLF Group is future-proofing its corporate leadership as part of a long-planned succession process. Patrick Oestreich (46) will join the Executive Board on February 1, 2026, and will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 2026. Dr. Jörg Mosolf will support the transition in his current role until his age-related retirement on June 30, 2026. Dr. Mosolf will continue to serve as Managing Director of MOSOLF Port Logistics & Services and will remain closely involved as an advisor to the Executive Board in the areas of M&A and corporate strategy.

Approval Granted for 50 MW Battery Storage Facility at Wilhelmshaven Site Uniper has received full approval for the construction and operation of a 50-megawatt battery storage facility at the former Wilhelmshaven power plant site. With this project, the company is...

For almost 30 years, the port industry and the Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs have been working together to effectively strengthen the visibility of Lower Saxony’s seaports in business, politics, and the public.

Uniper has begun construction of the “Voslapper Groden” photovoltaic project in Wilhelmshaven. After receiving the building permit from the responsible building authority on October 30, 2025, construction work on the ash landfill of the former coal-fired power plant was able to start.

BREMEN. The BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung – has said that it will again be including the “Project Logistics Award” as part of LogisticsConnect.

BREMEN. The Weser Day 2025, which took place in late September, focussed on the joint investment agenda under the guiding theme of “Investments in Bremen and Lower Saxony’s seaports – cooperation between the public and private sectors”.

BREMEN. The ports of Bremen were able to increase total seaborne cargo transshipment by 5.3 per cent to 32.6 million tonnes during the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.

OLDENBURG. The nine seaports in Lower Saxony were able to increase their maritime transport transshipment to 27.7 million tonnes in the first six months of 2025, up by four per cent year-on-year.

BRAKE. Tom Brodersen took over as MD of J. Müller Chartering GmbH on 1 September.

BREMEN. On 1 October 2025, Sven Wellbrock took over the management of BLG Autotransport GmbH & Co. KG and is in charge of the transport and rail divisions.

BREMERHAVEN. Addicks & Kreye Container Service GmbH & Co. KG in Bremerhaven signed a software licence contract for the “operateMybox” cloud platform from EUROGATE IT for the “Depot Operations” module.

BREMERHAVEN. In August, a new mobile port crane was christened “Frieda” by Kristina Vogt, Bremen’s Senator for Economics, Ports and Transformation, at BLG Autoterminal Bremerhaven.

BRAKE. On 1 June, J. MÜLLER SE took over the sulphur terminal in the seaport of Brake from SulServ International.

BREMERHAVEN. On 23 September, the Senate took the decision to rebuild the ”Nordmole” in Bremerhaven.

BRAKE. In late July, Matthias Wunderling-Weilbier (centre), State Secretary at the Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport and Construction, and Katrin Rosenberg (right), Deputy Head of Division for Ports, Shipping and Shipbuilding, visited the seaport of Brake to see current developments.

WILHELMSHAVEN. The Eurogate Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW) achieved one million standard containers (TEU) handled in a year for the first time since it opened 13 years ago. According to the company, the millionth container of the year was loaded in mid-September.

BERLIN. At the German Transport Forum’s Parliamentary Evening on Ports and Shipping in mid-September in Berlin, Matthias Magnor, DVF executive committee member and CEO of BLG LOGISTICS GROUP, called for far-reaching reforms.

BRAKE. The state of Lower Saxony is investing heavily in its seaports to make them fit for the future.

BREMERHAVEN. As announced by the City of Bremerhaven, the “Disney Adventure” docked at Columbuskaje in Bremerhaven in early September.

EMDEN. Plans for a second railway bascule bridge in Emden are set to take off again.

BREMEN. The oldest freight village in Germany, GVZ Bremen, is the best in Europe. This was confirmed by the authors of the German GVZ Association in the new GVZ ranking at the end of August.