Company succession at Leschaco: Jörg Conrad brings his children on board
BREMEN. The family company is clarifying its corporate succession in the middle of a growth phase.
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Anker Schiffahrt signs contract extension with UPM-Kymmene
Bremen. The Anker Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft mbH and the Finnish company UPM-Kymmene Oyj have renewed their contract for the handling of forestry products.
Continuity is the key for the Bremen shipowners’ association
Bremen. Elections to the board were held during the regular general meeting of the Bremen shipowners’ association in September.
New trio for the Forwarding Solutions Division
BREMEN. Combi Lift, the heavy lift transportation and cargo project subsidiary of the Harren & Partner Group opened a new department for heavy lift transport solutions in October.
APM Terminals: decarbonisation is a matter for the boss
THE HAGUE. The international container terminal company APM Terminals has created a new position at its headquarters to promote carbon neutral operations.
Möller takes over management of C. Steinweg Hamburg
Hamburg. The multipurpose terminal C. Steinweg in the Port of Hamburg has been under new management since December.
New CAO at J.MÜLLER
BRAKE. As from 1 October, Manuela Drews is the new CAO of J. MÜLLER Weser GmbH & Co. KG.
Hedderich leaves Eurogate Intermodal
BREMEN. Lars Hedderich, long-term managing director of Eurogate Intermodal (EGIM), will be leaving the company at the end of the year.
Michael Skiba: a positive appraisal before beginning his retirement
BREMEN. After 20 years as Head of Marketing at bremenports, Michael Skiba will be retiring from the port management company on 31 December 2021.
Böttner receives Briese award
LEER. The ‘Briese Prize for Marine Research’ is an annual award that honours outstanding researchers.
‘Amisia’ dredges in a highly automated manner
OLDENBURG. In September, State Secretary Enak Ferlemann presented the grant for ‘Amisia’ to the chairman of the supervisory board of NPorts Bernd Althusmann.
BLG LOGISTICS celebrates alongside Hyundai
BREMEN/DODENDORF. The BLG Group has enlarged its automotive logistics site in Dodendorf in the Magdeburg Börde.
UECC puts its money on Cuxhaven
CUXHAVEN. The Norwegian shipping company UECC has included Cuxhaven in its Baltic Service since October.
Start of construction works for ‘super-scale’ wharf
BREMERHAVEN. In November, the first strike marked the beginning of the construction of the new Columbus wharf in Bremerhaven.
Ports of Bremen on course for the future
BREMEN. bremenports is currently working on the further development of the Bremen port concept on behalf of Claudia Schilling, Senator for Science and Ports.
Laying the foundations for C3 in Bremen
BREMEN. In October, the foundations were laid for a new logistics centre within GVZ Bremen, Germany’s largest freight traffic centre.
Expansion of offshore hydrogen production
HANNOVER. The Offshore Wind Energy Foundation published its first Demand and Potential Analysis on Green Hydrogen Production from Offshore Wind Energy in Germany in September.
Port and countryside development go hand in hand
Bremen. In September, numerous visitors took up the
‘Cycling Day in the Luneplate’ invitation from
bremenports and used the opportunity to learn more
about what is so special about this area, which was
created as part of environmental compensation
measures.
Increased expertise in refrigeration at Nordfrost
SCHORTENS. As from 1 November, Nordfrost has taken over the operation of RS Reefer Service GmbH in Bremen and has since continued to run the business of the specialist for Reefer container services under its own name.
Hellmann looks back on 150 years
OSNABRÜCK. This year Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is celebrating its 150th anniversary.
BHV presents latest trends in project logistics
BREMEN. In September, the Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung (BHV) sent out invitations to attend the ‘Fachforum Projektlogistik,’ a virtual event organised by BHV.
BBS advocates ‘Meer machen’
BREMEN. In its Annual Report 2020 published in October, the Maritime Training Centre (BBS) focuses on the adverse effects of COVID-19 and calls for more work to be done for maritime training in Germany.
Social engagement accompanies the company’s anniversary
BREMEN. True to the motto ‘200 years, 200 hours,’ J. MÜLLER gave his apprentices time off to undertake numerous charitable tasks in Brake and Bremen as part of the bicentenary celebrations.
A clear signal: port alliance is worthwhile
HAMBURG/BREMEN. The topic of the North German Port Alliance (norddeutsche Hafenallianz), which is essentially represented by the ports of Hamburg and Bremen and the port service providers HHLA and BLG/EUROGATE, is also gaining ground at a political level.
“Nordlicht II” arrives at the home port of Emden
EMDEN. The transport ship MS “PAULA” from SAL Heavy Lift GmbH was piggybacking the MS “Nordlicht II” from Singapore for around three and a half weeks.
NORDFROST: Starts reefer container service in all German container seaports!
SCHORTENS. NORDFROST has taken over the operations of RS reefer service GmbH and will continue to run the business under the name NORDFROST.
New Managing Director at J. MÜLLER
BRAKE. With effect from October 1, 2021, Ms. Manuela Drews was appointed Managing Director at J. MÜLLER Weser GmbH & Co. KG.
UECC with a new weekly line service from Cuxhaven
CUXHAVEN. Sustainable short sea transports through LNG propulsion. The Norwegian shipping company UECC added Cuxhaven to its Baltic Service since the beginning of October.
Anker Schiffahrt celebrates the extension of the truck loading areas
EMDEN. The Anker Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft mbH celebrates the official inauguration of the expanded truck loading area and the construction of the new truck handling building.
German seaports pioneers in digitization
BERLIN. Ministry of Economics is hosting the North German port digitization conference under the title “The Port of the Future”.
