NIEDERSACHSEN. The results of the feasibility study confirm the technical potential of the site for large-scale production of green hydrogen.

BREMEN. The first six months of this year saw a sharp increase in total throughput at the ports of Bremen. Between January and the end of June, the ports handled a total of 35.2 million tons.

EMDEN. This year too, epas is fulfilling its training responsibility and is offering three young people the start of their professional lives.

BREMEN. Matthias Magnor joins the BLG LOGISTICS board in October, when he takes over the contracts division.

LEIPZIG. From September, bremenports will be expanding its network of representatives with the appointment of Sonja Reißner.

CUXHAVEN. bremenports has secured a compensation area in the Geesten lowlands near Ringstedt through a contract with the nature conservation foundation of the district of Cuxhaven.

BREMEN. The press and PR function of the German Logistics Association (BVL) acquired a new manager in June.

BREMEN. bremenports and the Bremerhaven Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) will cooperate even more closely on flood protection in future.

BREMERHAVEN. As part of the 80 million euro redevelopment of Columbus Quay, new passenger bridges will also be needed for the cruise terminal in the next few years.

BRAKE. In 2020, NPorts invited tenders for a concession to operate cranes and carry out handling services in the port of Brake as part of a Europe-wide tendering process.

BRAKE. Lower Saxony‘s Minister of Economic Affairs Dr. Bernd Althusmann, Parliamentary State Secretary Enak Ferlemann, NPorts Managing Director Holger Banik and the head of the NPorts Brake branch, Harald Ludwig, launched construction work on the second large ship berth in Brake in June with a first pile driving.

BREMERHAVEN. Bremerhaven. bremenports 2020 has been awarded the NordwestAward by the Bremen/Lower Saxony Metropolitan Region for its consistent sustainability policy.

OLDENBURG. At an NPorts webinar in June entitled The Challenge of Plastic Waste in Ports, five speakers from research, environmental protection and maritime business gave presentations on the issue of plastic waste.

OLDENBURG/BREMEN/WILHELMSHAVEN. In June, NPorts, bremenports and JadeWeserPort signed up for the ZeroEmission@Berth project. From September onwards, the port partners will be aiming to find additional and alternative measures for fixed shore power systems.

EMDEN. Emden. June saw the appointment of Christoph Kolter to the role of manager of the port office in Emden, the central contact point for shipowners, customers and service providers.

BREMERHAVEN. On behalf of bremenports, heavy-goods operator Kübler removed 28 railway wagons from Columbus Island by road in May.

BREMEN. Bremen‘s Senator for Science and Ports, Dr Claudia Schilling, launched the dialogue process for the further development of Bremen‘s port concept with a digital kick-off event in May.

EMDEN. About two years ago, NPorts implemented an innovative lighting concept for railway tracks in the port of Emden.

KIRCHHEIM UNTER TECK. Under the banner of Mosolf 2030, the vehicle logistics company Mosolf Group set up a new advisory board in May.

BRAKE/BREMEN. As part of the celebrations for its 200th anniversary, J. MÜLLER presented nine organisations in Brake and Bremen with a donation of 5,000 euros each in May.

OLDENBURG. Since the beginning of May, seagoing and inland vessels on the Hunte near Oldenburg have been benefiting from a new high-performance turning facility.

BRUSSELS. The new President of the European Maritime Pilots Organisation is Capt. Erik Dalege.

BREMERHAVEN. Dutch cold logistics company Kloosterboer took over Columbus Spedition, based in Bremerhaven‘s fish port, in April.

BREMEN/BREMERHAVEN. Despite the pandemic, Bremen‘s ports increased their total throughput in the first quarter of this year by 3.1 per cent to 17,482 million tonnes compared to the same period last year.

BREMEN. The project logistics association from Bremen and its customers take an optimistic view of the future despite the coronavirus pandemic, Brexit and trade wars.

BREMEN. With the new podcast “Go Global! Bremen Business Talks” Germany‘s smallest state has had an international audience every two weeks since April.

EMDEN. First sea ship loading with wind turbine components for a leading manufacturer of wind turbines from the southern Emsland. Rotor houses, gears and hubs were delivered to the north quay by barge. The export now takes place.

WILHELMSHAVEN. After NORDFROST inaugurated the rail connection at its seaport terminal in the container port of Wilhelmshaven in June 2021, a direct train coming from China is now in process. This is linked to the hope that the con-tainer port of Wilhelmshaven will be firmly integrated into the “One Belt – One Road” initiative, the so-called New Silk Road.

BREMEN. On July 1, 2021, Karl Gross congratulated his Managing Director, Martin Kollmann, on 25 years of service with the traditional logistics company.

BREMEN. Heavy equipment in use: Extensive work will be carried out on the tracks at the entrance to the Imsumer Deich port station in the coming weeks.