KELHEIM/AHLHORN. With a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony on 10 July, BLG LOGISTICS celebrated the start of construction of a roof with photovoltaic modules covering around 10,000 parking spaces at the Kelheim car terminal.

BREMERHAVEN. In July, bremenports procured new equipment for the defence against floods and disaster control, in order to continuously improve flood protection.

EMDEN. In June, the Anker Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft and the UPM-Kymmene Corporation announced that its partnership for terminal services at Emden Port is to be extended once again.

BREMEN. In spite of uncertain conditions, the port and logistics industry in the state of Bremen is looking ahead to the current year with cautious optimism.

HAMBURG. The Federal Ministry of Transport appointed Alexander Geisler, Managing Director, German Shipbrokers’ Association, as a new member to the board of the German Maritime Centre (DMZ) in June.

BERLIN. Dr Christoph Ploß has been the new coordinator for the Maritime Industry and Tourism for the federal government since late May.

BREMEN. The 13th Bremen Cup was held at the Bremer Schweiz Golf Club in May. It is a golf tournament hosted by BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung.

WILHELMSHAVEN. The “Wilhelmshaven Express”, the latest container ship of the logistics and shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, arrived at Germany’s only deep-water container port on her maiden voyage on 22 July.

SCHORTENS. In July, Nordfrost celebrated 50 years of corporate history.

OLDENBURG. With effect from 1 July, NPorts expanded its marketing and sales division and appointed Krischan Förster as head of this division.

BREMEN. The Federal Ministry of Transport appointed Alexander Geisler, Managing Director, German Shipbrokers’ Association, as a new member to the board of the German Maritime Centre (DMZ) in June.

BREMEN. The Association of Bremen Shipowners presented its annual report 2024/25 at the annual general meeting in June.

BREMEN. The executive board of BHV – Bremischen Hafen- und Logistikvertretung – underwent a reshuffle in July.

OLDENBURG. The Seaports of Lower Saxony, along with many other exhibitors from the ports and logistics industry, showed once again the diversity and strength of its ports at the transport logistic trade fair in Munich last June.

BREMEN. The “SPorT – Smartport Transfer” project is an innovation initiative that began in the summer and brings business, science and port practice together. According to bremenports.

WILHELMSHAVEN. In May, the Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH (DET) commissioned its second import terminal for LNG.

OLDENBURG. Grant Hendrik Tonne (centre) was appointed Chairman of the NPorts Supervisory Board. He succeeds Olaf Lies, who stepped down after his appointment as Minister President of Lower Saxony.

BREMEN. In June, 20 companies appeared on bremenports’ joint stand at the transport logistic in Munich, the leading global trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management.

WILHELMSHAVEN. Excelsior, the second floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Wilhelmshaven, is now operating as a floating LNG import terminal.

BREMEN. There is growing concern about massive drops in overseas business at the Bremen site, which has always focused heavily on the US.

WILHELMSHAVEN. An era came to an end on 15 April 2025, the 40th anniversary of Wilhelmshavener Hafenwirtschafts-Vereinigung (WHV).

BREMEN. In March, Thomas Nobel, MD of Deutsche GVZ-Gesellschaft, recommended that freight villages in Germany calculate their carbon footprint in the future.

BREMEN. Despite economic uncertainty and geopolitical crises, the BLG LOGISTICS GROUP was able to close the 2024 financial year with stable sales of 1.2 billion euros, an increase compared to the previous year.

KOPENHAGEN. The WindEurope exhibition in April was all about the future of wind power and the European energy transition. Seaports of Niedersachsen and NPorts also flew the flags of wind energy at the three-day event with a shared stand.

BREMEN. The Bremen Freight Forwarders Association (VBSp) appointed new board members at its AGM in early May.

BREMEN. No time to lose! Recommendations for the Green Focus Award can be submitted until 6 June using the online form at www.bremenports.de/nachhaltigkeit/green-focus.

BRANKE. In April, the J. MÜLLER Group founded J. MÜLLER Chartering GmbH with experienced sea freight partners.

WIESBADEN. Despite a challenging market environment, German seaports increased the volume of import and export transshipment in 2024. As announced by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) in March, around 274 million tonnes passed through the quays last year, equivalent to growth of a good 2.3 per cent compared to 2023.

Oldenburg. NPorts is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Over the past 20 years, a total of 15 port locations have been expanded, repaired and maintained at a cost of more than 1.5 billion euros.

BREMEN. Sabine Zeller, MD of Berufsbildungsstelle Seeschifffahrt (BBS), was delighted to present the 2024 BBS annual report in Rostock in March.