BRANKE. On 1 January, J. MÜLLER Aktiengesellschaft purchased shares in the SBS fast ferry service Brake-Sandstedt from AG EMS, meaning that Peter Schultze and J. MÜLLER will become equal partners in the ferry company.

NORDENHAM. During a joint major project implemented by Rhenus Logistics and the Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian, 97 kilometres of submarine energy cable were wound onto five cable cores within two weeks in February.

BREMEN. BLG LOGISTICS and Cosco Shipping Car Carriers have agreed a strategic partnership and have signed an agreement to that effect, which was announced by each party in February.

BREMEN. The successful bremenports sustainability congress ENVOCONNECT is entering its 3rd year and will take place for the first time in Bremen on 3rd and 4th September 2025. The venue is the Energieieleitzentrale, i.e the Energy Control Centre in Bremen, which combines port flair and innovation.

BREMEN. A digital solution is to be created for the Ports of Bremen for just under one million euros, making flood defence safer and even more efficient.

EMDEN. In February, the new heads of Seaports of Niedersachsen took up the invitation from the Emder Hafenförderungsgesellschaft to come and visit the Port of Emden.

BREMEN. Around 150 participants from industry, institutions and local authorities came to the first Smartport Event 2025 in the Digital Hub Industry in January.

BREMEN. The “Project Logistics Award 2025” was awarded by BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung during LogisticsConnect.

BREMEN. “After being able to bunker LNG since 2015, the Ports of Bremen have now also been equipped to bunker methanol,” announced Kristina Vogt, Bremen Senator for Economic Affairs, Port and Transformation in March.

BREMERHAVEN. This year started with an unusual sight at the 220-metre-long Dock I of the Lloyd shipyard.

CUXHAVEN. The Seamen’s Mission Cuxhaven and the St.-Petri-Parish held a “Sunday for Sailors” in the St. Petri Church on 2 March.

OLDENBURG. Last year, the seaports of Lower Saxony were able to increase their volume of sea freight by ten per cent to 55.5 million tonnes (2023: 50.6 million).

HAMBURG. In February, the business association Hafen Hamburg (UVHH) elected Rainer Fabian as their new president.

BREMEN. J. MÜLLER further expanded its grain handling facility in Bremen in February by installing a huge ultramodern handling device.

BREMEN. In March, 40 exhibitors and around 850 attendees experienced two days of speeches, panel debates and talks at the LogisticsConnect in Bremen, Germany’s only conference fair for breakbulk, RoRo and Heavy Lift.

BREMEN, BREMERHAVEN. In 2024, 61.9 million tonnes of cargo were handled by the Ports of Bremen, This corresponds to a 5.9 per cent rise year-on-year.

BREMEN. According to Röhlig Logistics, its sales, freight volume and gross profit have all risen.

BREMEN. In November, Bremen Ports was certified for the seventh consecutive year in line with the internationally recognised environmental management standard PERS (Port Environmental Review System).

BREMERHAVEN. In November, the Bremen Senate and the Port Committee gave the go-ahead to reinforce the Bremen Port Railway even further.

OSNABRÜCK. The introduction of a new global management team at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is aimed at raising its market share in all product areas.

HAMBURG. The German Maritime Centre (DMZ) presented awards for its “Excellence in Maritime Teaching” competition 2024 at the Bremen Shipping Congress in November.

HAMBURG. Gaby Bornheim will continue as President of the Association of German Coastal Shipowners (VDR).

BREMEN/HAMBURG. M+S Mehrtens & Schwickerath, an independent liner agent, took over as the sole representative of the shipping company Conti Carwil for the German market.

BREMEN. The maritime industry needs to do more to raise its profile among the Generation Z.

BREMEN. In October, the first pile was driven into the ground for the new 230-metre long quay for heavy cargo in “Kalihafen”, the industrial port of Bremen.

BRAKE. In October, J. MÜLLER took a new ultramodern crane into operation. According to the partners who jointly developed the crane, Liebherr and J. MÜLLER, the LPS 600 is the most powerful of its kind in Germany.

OLDENBURG. With its third equality plan, presented in December and valid for three years, the port operator NPorts emphasises its long-term commitment to pursuing a fair and inclusive corporate culture.

BREMERHAVEN. Bremerhaven has set up a consortium with the ports of Aarhus, Gothenburg and Stockholm.

CUXHAVEN. Captain Arne Ehlers (6th from left), Managing Director of Blue Water BREB GmbH, is the new Board Chairman of the Cuxhaven Port Industry Association (HWG) and in November is taking over for Michael de Reese, who in particular had fought to finance the new berths 5 to 7.

HAMBURG. In December, Angela Titzrath, President of the Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS), informed the German government in no uncertain terms that the states will need 500 million euros annually to ensure basic funding for the German seaports in the future.