BREMERHAVEN. In 2023, bremenports launched the “carbon-neutral international port” project along with local members of the port community. The intention is to develop a joint decarbonisation strategy for Bremerhaven.

BREMEN. Around 300 captains, members of the maritime industry and politicians met up at the 57th Captain’s Day in Bremen.

BREMEN. The BLG Supervisory Board has appointed Axel Krichel to the group’s management board as from 1 January 2025.

BERLIN. As part of the Baltic Week of Action, Verdi inspected around 50 seagoing vessels in German ports along with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) in September and recorded massive abuses.

CUXHAVEN. BREB, a highly diversified shipping company, expanded its portfolio once again in September to include the new Port & Offshore Services division.

EMDEN. The location of next year’s National Maritime Conference has been set.

CUXHAVEN. In September, the European Commission approved the public partial financing of berths 5 to 7 in Cuxhaven.

BREMERHAVEN. The winners of this year’s “Green Focus Awards” were selected at the ENVOCONNECT sustainability conference in September.

BREMERHAVEN. BLG LOGISTICS offers the best conditions for extraordinary projects with the new 60,000-square-metre expansion featuring hall capacity at the so-called “Roter Sand” southern port – in close proximity to BLG AutoTerminal Bremerhaven. The transshipment and assembly of two power plant modules from Siemens Energy in August marked the successful launch of the recently commissioned space. At the deep-water southern port, BLG LOGISTICS assembles systems and machines which, due to their weight and size, can no longer be transported by road.

WILHELMSHAVEN. The Jade-Dienst GmbH management board has comprised three members since September.

PAPENBURG. During their visit to MEYER WERFT in September, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Lower Saxony’s Minister President Stephan Weil reiterated their intention to support the company as part of a restructuring and future concept.

HAMBURG. A highlight at this year’s SMM trade fair was the minister and senator reception at the stand of Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN), the theme of which was “Maritime Transformation”.

EMDEN. Swedish shipping company Wallenius Marine christened its new 200-metre car carrier, “Future Way”.

BREMERHAVEN. In September, BLG LOGISTICS and EUROGATE announced their future collaboration under the new “Eco Power Port” brand based in Bremerhaven.

BREMERHAVEN. “Liao He Kou”, a new COSCO SHIPPING Lines vessel, docked at BLG AutoTerminal Bremerhaven in September, and that is after the shipping company’s new vessel, “Cosco Shengshi”, docked at the terminal in August 2023.

BREMERHAVEN. There’s no other sustainability conference for ports and logistics anywhere in Germany that comes even close to ENVOCONNECT, which was held at Hotel Sail City in Bremerhaven in September.

BREMEN. The Bremen Freight Forwarders Association (VBSp) reelected its chairman Thorsten Dornia (Brelog) during its General Meeting in May.

BREMEN/HAMBURG. As part of his “Skilled Labour Mission”, the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Hubertus Heil (left), stopped by at BLG in Hamburg in July.

BREMEN. Röhlig Logistics expanded its digital portfolio in May with the customer reporting platform “Röhlig Insights”, an all-in-one reporting solution for air, sea and road transport.

SCHORTENS/WESEL. Nordfrost opened its new deep-freeze facilities in Wesel am Niederrhein in early July.

ROTTERDAM. With a large joint stand, bremenports and 16 co-exhibitors from the region showed their colours at the Breakbulk Europe in Rotterdam in May.

BREMEN. JAKARTA. HOUSTON. After P. T. Leschaco Logistic Indonesia was awarded the recognised AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) certification in July in the fields of environmental protection, health as well as safety and sustainability, Leschaco Inc. USA received the Responsible Care certification.

BRAKE. The LIT Group has kept its promise to expand sea and airfreight activities not only overseas but in Europe too.

EMDEN. In May, Eric Oehlmann (6th from left), Head of Directorate-General of Waterways and Shipping, met with representatives of the local port industry at the invitation of the Emden Port Development Company.

BREMEN. Since August, bremenports has also held training courses for boatmen and captains on inland waterways.

BREMEN. The flash survey published in June by BHV – Bremischen Hafen- und Logistikvertretung – did not show a clear trend.

SHANGHAI. transport logistic China was a huge success for German seaports. After a six-year hiatus due to the coronavirus, the trade fair was held in Shanghai in June and officially opened by Dr Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Digital and Transport.

OSNABRÜCK. In July, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics announced its plans to further expand its sustainability department and named Şükran Gencay (right) and Daniel Hülemeyer (left) Heads of Sustainability.

OLDENBURG. In May, the EcoPorts environmental initiative awarded NPorts the Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certificate for the third time in a row, acknowledging the port company’s environmental and social efforts.

BREMEN. With the communication and digitalisation dialogue, BHV – Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung – has offered its members two new formats for meeting up with like-minded professionals since 2024.