BREMERHAVEN. After only eighteen months of construction work, the new quay 66 was officially opened in January.

WILHELMSHAVEN. Since 1989, Turbo-Technik has been the official representative of the Japanese Kemel Group in Germany and provides shipping companies on its behalf with spare parts and related services.

BREMEN. Leschaco, the global logistics service provider with its headquarters in Bremen , has expanded its operations in Latin America and acquired Transantartic S.A.C. (TPL) on 1 February 2022.

OLDENBURG. The increase in cargo handling at the nine Lower Saxony seaports of Brake, Cuxhaven, Emden, Leer, Nordenham, Oldenburg, Papenburg, Stade and Wilhelmshaven in 2021 was mainly attributed to the strong rise in the container segment and general cargo.

BREMEN. Topics including environmental and sustainability issues, land and port development, international projects, IT and marketing are to be brought together under one roof with the newly created ‘Port Development and Innovation’ business unit with a clear external profile.

BERLIN. The civil sea rescue organisation SOS Mediterranee Deutschland appointed a new managing director in December.

LYSAKER. This summer will see Lasse Kristoffersen become the new CEO of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen shipping group.

BREMEN. The next generation is moving in at the Leschaco Group.

HAMBURG. Working together with the federal government in tackling the major challenges facing the German shipping industry.

WILHELMSHAVEN. Late last year Novatek and Uniper signed a benchmark paper for the first German-Russian supply chain for reduced C02 ammonia.

HAIGER. As part of the Logistics Talk series of events, bremenports visited Haiger for the first time last November.

EMDEN. The mobile harbour crane LHM 420 is the core of a new contract between NPorts and epas.

BREMEN. “A sustainable outlook for 2022” – this was the motto of the Project Logistics Expert Forum, hosted by BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung – on 17 January.

WILHELMSHAVEN. Following a 5-year renovation of the bridge, NPorts completed the works on the Niedersachsenbrücke in Wilhelmshaven on schedule.

LEER. Global Boat Shipping (GBS), specialists in the worldwide transport of yachts and boats, have continued on their growth path in 2021 with a new office in the Mediterranean, new software and additional staff.

BREMEN. How vulnerable are German seaports to the consequences of global warming, and what measures need to be taken to counteract these effects?

SEOUL/BREMEN. In December, Hyundai Glovis and BLG LOGISTICS signed a strategic partnership for automobile port handling in Bremerhaven.

EMDEN. At the end of 2021 Anker Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft and UPM-Kymmene Oyj once again extended their contract for the handling of forest products.

WILHELMSHAVEN. Over the next few years the eurOgaTe Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW) will be switching its manual container operations to an automated system.

NORDERNEY. Port areas need to be optimally lit for traffic, whether that be on the docks or on the water.

OLDENBURG. Late last year, NPorts was honoured with the PerS certificate for the environmental initiative “ecoPorts” for the second time since 2019. “

BREMEN. In January, Röhlig Logistics and Penske Logistics announced the setting up of Röhlig Penske Logistics, a new joint venture for contract logistics in Germany and the Netherlands.

BREMEN. The centenary celebrations of the Weserbund took place in December.

HAMBURG. During the first ever “MCN Cup” held in November, the Maritime Cluster of North Germany (mCN), honoured the innovation approaches of its members that contribute towards a sustainable transformation process in the maritime sector.