HAMBURG. In November, the Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS) elected a new board.

BREMEN. Bremen Ports was certified according to “PERS” (Port Environmental Review System), an environmental management standard, for the sixth time.

WILHELMSHAVEN. The electrification of the railway infrastructure of the JadeWeserPort was completed in December.

BREMEN. In December, the ro-ro carrier “Auto Energy” of the Norwegian shipping company United European Car Carriers (UECC) won the “Greenports Award” from bremenports for the “most eco-friendly vessel”.

BREMEN. In January, the BHV Project Logistics Forum took place for the tenth time in the Haus der Bürgerschaft in Bremen.

WILHELMSHAVEN. On 17 December, the first LNG terminal in Germany was inaugurated in Wilhelmshaven.

BREMEN. Bremen ports and the most densely populated German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) could work together even more closely in the future and both reap the benefits of doing so.

BREMEN. At the members’ annual meeting in December, the Association of Bremen Freight Forwarders elected a new board.

OLDENBURG. In December, Olaf Lies, Minister for Economic Affairs, Transport, Construction and Digitalisation for Lower Saxony, was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NPorts, succeeding Dr Bernd Althusmann, who stepped down from the political arena.

BREMEN/BREMERHAVEN. “bremenports is still on track with its expansion plans,” stated Robert Howe at the end of 2022, summarising the past year. At the time, the workforce comprised 401 employees and 33 apprentices.

BREMEN. Bruno Molina Stagi was awarded the DAAD Prize for his outstanding academic achievements as well as for his social engagement.

BREMEN. The BLG Group has reorganised sales in its Automobile division to further optimise contact with its customers and the market.

BREMEN/WILHELMSHAVEN. Docking at Bremen ports and the JadeWeserPort became more expensive for the shipping industry at the turn of the year with a price increase of five per cent. Bremen’s Senator for Science and Ports, Dr Claudia Schilling, spoke of a “moderate” rise in fees, which was taken “with due consideration given to the current economic climate”.

BREMEN/BREMERHAVEN. Seven joint stands at international trade fairs, eight customer receptions in Germany and abroad, campaigns for sustainability and SmartPort activities, plus an international highlight with the conference of European seaports – the Bremen ports marketing programme is packed to the brim.

OLDENBURG. André Heim is to remain the managing director of the marketing organisation ‘Seaports of Niedersachsen’ for the next four years.

WILHELMSHAVEN. In November, around 250 representatives from Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and the maritime industry met to discuss their cooperation for the Wadden Sea World Natural Heritage at the 14th Trilateral Wadden Sea Conference in Wilhelmshaven.

BREMERHAVEN. On 1 December, Friedrich Norden was appointed as co-managing director of the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven.

BREMEN/BERLIN. Roughly 130 guests from the world of politics, business and public services attended the bremenports’ “Logistics Talk” new year reception held at the Representative Office of Bremen in Berlin on 12 January.

BREMEN. In October, Jörg Conrad, long-term CEO and shareholder of the Leschaco Group, died after a short illness.

BREMEN. During the Bremen Shipping Congress, Claus Brandt, MD of the German Maritime Centre, presented the prizes for “Excellence in Teaching of Academic Maritime”.

BREMEN. In September, Andreas Hüsing transferred to the seaport hinterland specialist Transcontainer-Universal (TCU) to become Head of Operations. His predecessor, Marcel Sames, had gone to TFG Transfracht.

EMDEN. Aiko Hollander took over as manager of the NPorts branch in Emden in October.

HAMBURG. The German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) has appointed Irina Haesler and Tilo Wallrabenstein to the executive board.

BREMEN. Petra Lüdeke took over as general manager of BHV-Bremische Hafen-und Logistikvertretung on 1 September. She was appointed unanimously by the executive board of the trade association.

MIAMI. The port cooperation of the Northern German Ports (see p 20) appeared at the leading trade fair for logistics, mobility and IT in Miami in November.

BREMEN. The renewable energy sector has become an increasingly important pillar for the Harren Group.

MAGDEBURG. In late October the “German Environmental Prize” took place in Magdeburg.

BREMEN. In late September/early October Bremen was dominated by the maritime industry for almost a week.

CUXHAVEN. The Maritime Safety and Security Centre (MSZ) in Cuxhaven is celebrating two jubilees in 2022.

BREMEN. How can we counter the shortage of skilled workers and young talent in the port and logistics sector?