Zufall Logistics Group, the market leader from Göttingen, is firmly rooted in southern Lower Saxony, northern and eastern Hesse, and Thuringia. With overland transport, air and sea freight, logistics, customs services, contract logistics and Night Express, the logistics player relies on strong regions, strong services and strong headquarters.

How can globalisation be made to be both sustainable and prosperous? This is one of the core questions being addressed at the Kühne Center for Sustainable Trade and Logistics in Zurich.

Ostfriesische Volksbank runs its shipping activities like a catamaran – with two distinct hulls. The first hull is its maritime shipping department and the second is its branch office, Bank für Schifffahrt, which acts as a specialist financier for inland waterway transport.

Founded in 1905 under the name “Fairplay Schleppdampfschiffs-Reederei Richard Borchard”, today, the Fairplay Towage Group is one of the leading towage companies in Europe.

At the Maritime Technical Centre Leer, scientists from the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Maritime Sciences at Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences and the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES) in Bremerhaven are jointly driving maritime research forward.

The coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine can be felt everywhere. The daily work of the German seamen’s missions has also changed considerably due to the current global situation. Above all, flexibility and empathy are required when it comes to making appropriate decisions and giving its seafarers more than just a sympathetic ear.

Christoph Kolter has been port captain of the Port of Emden since last April and thus the central point of contact for shipping companies, customers and service providers in Germany’s universal port in the far west.

30 Audi and Volkswagen production sites in 13 countries on four continents have been supplied with vehicle parts from the logistics centre at Imperial Logistics International, part of the publicly owned Imperial Group in South Africa, at JadeWeserPort since 2019. Logistical flexibility was crucial here.

For Falk Schulte, Singapore is a veritable hub featuring a unique blend of players involved in the shipping industry. From the Southeast Asian city-state, the Harren & Partner expert reports on everyday working life since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, future discussions on the topic of decarbonisation and his professional destiny.

The name says it all: Trimodal Logistik handles the transport of goods between Bremen, Bremerhaven and Hamburg using road, rail and waterway modes of transport – with a clear focus on inland navigation.

Project freight company Logistics Plus Projects of Bremen was founded in 2018, but is part of the decades-old Drewes Group.

J. Müller is closely linked with Lower Saxony’s second largest port in Brake. But Bremen is another important location for the family-run company. The fact that the port and logistics service provider has a large, diversified portfolio may be one of the reasons it can now look back on 200 years of traditional service.

With the acquisition of Ipsen Logistics, the international freight forwarding and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has repositioned itself in Germany. The locations in Bremen and Bremerhaven will continue to be of particular importance to the maritime freight business.

Since it was founded in 1990, Samskip has continuously expanded its service portfolio. The company, which started by providing logistics services around the island of Iceland, now offers transport and related services on water, land and air –all around the globe. In...

The globally active logistics service provider BLG LOGISTICS has been present on the Indian market for a decade through the joint venture BLG Parekh Logistics. There, it’s all about two- and three-wheelers.

Anker Schiffahrt’s roots lie in automotive handling. But in addition to seaport handling and terminal operations, the wholly owned Leschaco subsidiary offers a far more comprehensive range of services, including the handling of forest products from Finland and South America.

America, but also the equipment hub for all of Europe. Bremerhaven is one of the most important RoRo ports on the continent. For shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen, it’s not just an important hub for services to North America, but also the equipment hub for all of Europe.

Since its foundation 25 years ago, Weserport has been investing in infrastructure and has become the port service provider with the highest handling volumes in the Bremen ports. Now, with IT support, handling is set to become even more efficient.

The opening of Kühne + Nagel’s German headquarters will strengthen the Bremen location and at the same time continue the tradition of the seaport freight forwarding company founded there in 1890. Sustainability and the reinvention of the globally active logistics service provider are now the main focus.

Since last year, Jens Rohlandt and Jan Schirrmacher have been working for Lower Saxony and Bremen respectively as port cyber security officers – making them the first in Germany’s seaports. They talked to the LOGISTICS PILOT about their tasks and the greatest challenges facing ports in terms of security.

July 2022 marked the official launch of the Transfer Centre for Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the Bremen and Bremerhaven sites. The centre has since not only raised awareness of AI among the general public by organising such events, rather it has also supported local small and medium-sized companies in implementing AI technologies. The main goal, however, is to use networking activities to strengthen and expand Bremen’s AI ecosystem. The centre is funded by the Senator for Economic Affairs, Labour and Europe.

Zufall Logistics Group, the market leader from Göttingen, is firmly rooted in southern Lower Saxony, northern and eastern Hesse, and Thuringia. With overland transport, air and sea freight, logistics, customs services, contract logistics and Night Express, the logistics player relies on strong regions, strong services and strong headquarters.

How can globalisation be made to be both sustainable and prosperous? This is one of the core questions being addressed at the Kühne Center for Sustainable Trade and Logistics in Zurich.

Ostfriesische Volksbank runs its shipping activities like a catamaran – with two distinct hulls. The first hull is its maritime shipping department and the second is its branch office, Bank für Schifffahrt, which acts as a specialist financier for inland waterway transport.

Founded in 1905 under the name “Fairplay Schleppdampfschiffs-Reederei Richard Borchard”, today, the Fairplay Towage Group is one of the leading towage companies in Europe.

At the Maritime Technical Centre Leer, scientists from the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Maritime Sciences at Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences and the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES) in Bremerhaven are jointly driving maritime research forward.

The coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine can be felt everywhere. The daily work of the German seamen’s missions has also changed considerably due to the current global situation. Above all, flexibility and empathy are required when it comes to making appropriate decisions and giving its seafarers more than just a sympathetic ear.

Christoph Kolter has been port captain of the Port of Emden since last April and thus the central point of contact for shipping companies, customers and service providers in Germany’s universal port in the far west.

30 Audi and Volkswagen production sites in 13 countries on four continents have been supplied with vehicle parts from the logistics centre at Imperial Logistics International, part of the publicly owned Imperial Group in South Africa, at JadeWeserPort since 2019. Logistical flexibility was crucial here.

For Falk Schulte, Singapore is a veritable hub featuring a unique blend of players involved in the shipping industry. From the Southeast Asian city-state, the Harren & Partner expert reports on everyday working life since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, future discussions on the topic of decarbonisation and his professional destiny.

The name says it all: Trimodal Logistik handles the transport of goods between Bremen, Bremerhaven and Hamburg using road, rail and waterway modes of transport – with a clear focus on inland navigation.

Project freight company Logistics Plus Projects of Bremen was founded in 2018, but is part of the decades-old Drewes Group.

J. Müller is closely linked with Lower Saxony’s second largest port in Brake. But Bremen is another important location for the family-run company. The fact that the port and logistics service provider has a large, diversified portfolio may be one of the reasons it can now look back on 200 years of traditional service.

With the acquisition of Ipsen Logistics, the international freight forwarding and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has repositioned itself in Germany. The locations in Bremen and Bremerhaven will continue to be of particular importance to the maritime freight business.

Since it was founded in 1990, Samskip has continuously expanded its service portfolio. The company, which started by providing logistics services around the island of Iceland, now offers transport and related services on water, land and air –all around the globe. In...

The globally active logistics service provider BLG LOGISTICS has been present on the Indian market for a decade through the joint venture BLG Parekh Logistics. There, it’s all about two- and three-wheelers.

Anker Schiffahrt’s roots lie in automotive handling. But in addition to seaport handling and terminal operations, the wholly owned Leschaco subsidiary offers a far more comprehensive range of services, including the handling of forest products from Finland and South America.

America, but also the equipment hub for all of Europe. Bremerhaven is one of the most important RoRo ports on the continent. For shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen, it’s not just an important hub for services to North America, but also the equipment hub for all of Europe.

Since its foundation 25 years ago, Weserport has been investing in infrastructure and has become the port service provider with the highest handling volumes in the Bremen ports. Now, with IT support, handling is set to become even more efficient.

The opening of Kühne + Nagel’s German headquarters will strengthen the Bremen location and at the same time continue the tradition of the seaport freight forwarding company founded there in 1890. Sustainability and the reinvention of the globally active logistics service provider are now the main focus.

Since last year, Jens Rohlandt and Jan Schirrmacher have been working for Lower Saxony and Bremen respectively as port cyber security officers – making them the first in Germany’s seaports. They talked to the LOGISTICS PILOT about their tasks and the greatest challenges facing ports in terms of security.