BREMEN. On behalf of the Bremen Senate, the Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung (BHV) hosted the 59th Captains’ Day at Bremen Town Hall on 4 September 2026.

OLDENBURG. NPorts has signed the so-called “Diversity Charter”. This is an initiative by employers to promote diversity in companies and institutions.

HAMBURG. The SMM (Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology) trade fair has begun in Hamburg. At the opening of the world’s leading trade fair for the maritime industry, Hamburg’s Senator for Economic Affairs, Leonhard, emphasised the importance of secure infrastructure and resilient supply chains for the sector.

HAMBURG. The Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm, developed by the Danish energy group Ørsted and the investor Nuveen Infrastructure, is now in commercial operation. With an installed capacity of 913 megawatts, the project is, according to a press release, one of...

BAD SODEN. The Bremen-based energy service provider Ambrian Energy and Messer SE & Co. KGaA, a producer of industrial gases, have announced that the planned joint venture ‘CarbonBridge’ has successfully received antitrust approval from the European Commission.

BREMERHAVEN. Lloyd Werft is set to become the new operator and long-term leaseholder of the former banana and general cargo terminal on Columbus Island in Bremerhaven. The property is situated on the Stromkaje at Steubenstraße 5

EMDEN. The spare gate for the large maritime lock, weighing around 1,200 tonnes, has been launched in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The heavy-lift barge ‘BHV Innovation’ successfully deployed the gate.

HAMBURG/WILHELMSHAVEN. In a customer notice issued in August, Hapag-Lloyd announced that it would be relocating the port of departure for the East Med Express (EMX) from Hamburg to Wilhelmshaven (CTW).

HAMBURG. The drone incident at Leipzig Airport in early August 2026 has reinforced the Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe (ZDS) in its call for further strengthening of drone defence measures.

EMDEN. As part of the German-Dutch Interreg programme ‘SCOBE’, representatives from German and Dutch seaports and inland ports, as well as from universities in both countries, met in Emden in August at the invitation of the Emden Port Development Corporation (EHFG).

HOLZWICKEDE The Rhenus Group and shipzero announced their strategic partnership in August. Through this collaboration with the emissions platform, Rhenus can now offer its customers access to a ‘book-and-claim’ solution designed to reduce the climate impact of global...

OLDENBURG. With 31.1 million tonnes of seaborne cargo handled, the nine seaports in Lower Saxony recorded a 7 per cent increase in the first half of 2026 compared with the first half of 2025 (29.1 million tonnes).

BREMERHAVEN. On 20 August, Alexander Global Logistics opened its new logistics centre in Bremerhaven. The logistics company invested around 20 million euros in the property, which will enable it to expand its capacity for pulp, paper and forestry products

BRAKE. Sven Riekers (51) has joined the team at J. Müller Weser in Brake. A native of Bremen, he joins the company from a port industry business in Bremen and will strengthen the existing Breakbulk Sales team, which has been led for many years by Jörg Kaplan.

EMDEN. The Dirks Group is expanding its space for logistics projects at the Emden Industrial Park. According to the contract logistics provider, which has been operating there since 2005, it now has a total of 90,000 square metres of warehouse space on the site.

OLDENBURG. In July 2026, NPorts published its 2026 sustainability report. This report documents developments from 2022 to 2024 and, using specific projects and comprehensive key performance indicators, illustrates how sustainability is being implemented in Lower Saxony’s ports.

BREMERHAVEN. In July 2026, a heavy-lift freighter docked for the first time at BLG’s new ‘Roter Sand’ South Harbour in Bremerhaven’s Kaiserhafen I to take on a cargo of power station modules.

NORDERNEY / NORDDEICH. After six of the eight groups of wooden dolphins on the heavy-duty ramp at Norderney had reached the end of their service life, NPorts replaced them in July 2026 with eight freestanding steel-tube dolphins fitted with doughnut fenders.

PAPENBURG. The Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport and Construction is supporting the town of Papenburg with a grant of around 22.2 million euros. In July, State Secretary Matthias Wunderling-Weilbier (centre) presented the grant notification to Papenburg’s Mayor Vanessa Gattung (second from left).

KIRCHHEIM UNTER TECK. On 1 July 2026, Patrick Oestreich (l.) took over as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Mosolf Group. He had been a member of the Group’s Executive Board since February 2026 and, as part of a succession plan prepared well in advance, had gradually taken over the responsibilities of his predecessor, Dr Jörg Mosolf (r.).

BREMEN. The tugboats that operate daily in Neustädter Hafen and the Industriehafen in Bremen have had a new berth since July 2026. Instead of being moored outside the harbour basin on the opposite bank of the Weser near Seehausen, as was previously the case, there are now two berths directly within Neustädter Hafen.

BREMERHAVEN/LEER. Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius’s traditional summer tour has once again taken him to various Bundeswehr locations this year. Among other places, he visited the Naval Operations School (MOS) in Bremerhaven and the Rapid Response Command of the Medical Service in Leer in July.

WILHELMSHAVEN. Grant Hendrik Tonne (centre), Lower Saxony’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Transport and Construction, visited Jade-Dienst GmbH in early July as part of an event organised by the Wilhelmshaven branch of the SPD.

BERLIN. The ‘German Ports’ Alliance made its public debut on 10 June 2026 at a high-profile event held at the Hamburg State Representation in Berlin. The new alliance comprises the eight German port infrastructure operators.

EMDEN. In mid-June, members of the NPorts Supervisory Board were briefed on the progress of construction work on the new large-vessel berth in Emden’s outer harbour. The large-vessel berth is being built to a length of around 337 metres and will in future enable the handling of large vehicle and general cargo ships.

HOLZWICKEDE / DORTMUND. Rhenus Road Freight received official approval in June 2026 to build a transshipment centre in Dortmund. The new site, which is scheduled for completion and commissioning in 2027, will replace the existing Road Freight site in nearby Unna.

HOLZWICKEDE/CUXHAVEN. The Rhenus Group and Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in June 2026 to enter into a strategic partnership at Rhenus Cuxport’s site in Cuxhaven.

BRAKE. Around 250 personnel from the Havariekommando and the Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) took part in a large-scale exercise in the Brake area from 26 to 28 June 2026 to practise their cooperation in oil spill response.

HAMBURG The terminal operator Hanseatic Global Terminal (HGT) is taking a stake in the Eurogate container terminal CTH in Hamburg. As Hapag-Lloyd announced at the end of June 2026, the parties have agreed on the key terms of a 20 per cent stake for HGT in the terminal.

BREMEN/BREMERHAVEN. Wind power, infrastructure and permits – these topics were at the top of the agenda on 23 and 24 June 2026 at the specialist forum on intermodal heavy-haul transport in Bremen and Bremerhaven.