[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ module_class=”reverse-columns-mobile” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||15px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Credits: Christian Ring, JadeWeserPort, Ralph Sandstedt, JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]What is now considered to be a clever solution to congested roads and achieving climate targets originally began in Bremen: the idea of systematically bundling modes of transport \u2013 and thus efficiently linking roads, rail and warehouse logistics. That is how freight villages (GVZ) came about, which have been established throughout the whole of Europe since the 1970s. They not only accelerate the flow of goods and provide relief in city centres but are also growing more important in the face of increasing transport.<\/p>\n
Established 40 years ago, GVZ Bremen is the oldest freight village in Germany, and it measures just under 500 hectares in size, making it the largest of its kind and placing it at the top of European freight village ranking. Due to its ideal location in the North Range ports, it provides the approximately 160 logistics companies based here with a direct link to the twin ports in Bremerhaven and Bremen as well as the seaports in Wilhelmshaven and Hamburg. <\/p>\n
Another benefit is Roland Umschlag\u2019s intermodal terminal, which forms the heart of the freight village. The Bremen region has access to daily container traffic of around 2,000 block train runs per year to the three German seaports Wilhelmshaven, Bremerhaven and Hamburg. Additional connections to stations in the German hinterland and to Austria and Italy \u2013 including for semi-trailers and swap bodies \u2013 complete the service.<\/p>\n
Limited fluctuation and high demand pose a challenge. \u201cThere\u2019s not much space left but we see potential in revitalisation \u2013 through redevelopment of brownfields once the first systems have been decommissioned,\u201d explains Ralph Sandstedt, Managing Director of GVZ Entwicklungsgesellschaft in Bremen. He also sees further opportunities for future expansion in the Niedervieland III area. For example, 100 hectares along the A 281 motorway would be welcome. <\/p>\n
The Weser tunnel along the A 281 motorway should be completed by 2029\/2030 and is key to providing traffic access to these new commercial spaces. As an important ring closure in western Bremen, the tunnel will connect the A 1 in the south with the A 27 in the north. \u201cEven if takes another few years, we\u2019ll be glad to have a direct connection from the freight village to the international trunk road network,\u201d says Sandstedt. Moreover, important conditions are being created to streamline management of heavy-load transport, offer relief for residential areas and reinforce Bremen\u2019s logistics competitiveness.<\/p>\n
After all, the completed A 281 will pass directly through the industrial port, where additional spaces will be developed for combined transport (CT). \u201cThere\u2019s no need to reinvent the world and continuously expand destinations for intermodal freight transport. It\u2019s more about optimising the port connection schedule and expanding hinterland routes for the best possible distribution,\u201d explains Sandstedt.<\/p>\n
The freight village is also in the process of preparing for the future. For example, it is increasing its use of the enormous amounts of photovoltaic energy already generated with the systems on the hall roofs, electrifying the vehicle fleet and expanding the charging infrastructure at GVZ Bremen. The AUTOGVZ lighthouse project launched in January 2025 focuses on fully automated HGV shuttle transport along a route approximately three kilometres in length between Roland Umschlag\u2019s intermodal terminal and two logistics centres at GVZ Bremen.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”dtb-sticky” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_7″ show_border=”off” admin_label=”Werbung Startseite \/ Artikel” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_sidebar][et_pb_sidebar area=”et_pb_widget_area_9″ show_border=”off” admin_label=”Werbung Artikel” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/luftbild_c-JadeWeserPort_4C_1200.jpg” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”650px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” bottom_divider_style=”waves2″ bottom_divider_color=”#DFE6EE” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”-5px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||15px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]GVZ Wilhelmshaven operates as a central hub for northern Germany\u2019s logistics sector and northern German seaports.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Launched in close proximity to the JadeWeserPort container port in 2012, GVZ Wilhelmshaven is at a different stage of development. It is one of the newest centres in the country and operates as a central hub for the logistics sector in northern Germany and northern German seaports \u2013 particularly Wilhelmshaven. \u201cWe\u2019re operating at 80 per cent capacity,\u201d explains Marc-Oliver Hauswald, Managing Director of JadeWeserPort-Vermarktungsgesellschaft.<\/p>\n
And that number could increase. This year, transshipment at JadeWeserPort should exceed the one-million mark for the first time, due mainly to the new Gemini Cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, which has transformed Wilhelmshaven into Germany\u2019s hub. But it also has to do with the settlement of the Zhejiang Seaport Logistics Group in a space of around 31,000 square metres in the P3 Logistic Park at JadeWeserPort. The company is a subsidiary of the Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group, which operates the world\u2019s largest port, measured by total transship-ment volume.<\/p>\n
At the initiative of the Zhejiang Seaport Logistics Group, a new direct liner service between the ports in Ningbo and Wilhelmshaven was also announced last year. The connection between the Chinese coastal city with its population of 9.6 million and Wilhelmshaven now only takes 26 days rather than 40. \u201cThe new monthly China-Europe Express (CEX) now brings us 5,000 TEU with every call. There\u2019s a real demand,\u201d says Hauswald. The Kawa Shipping company\u2019s objective is therefore to offer departures every 14 days. Additional ships have already been ordered.<\/p>\n
Wilhelmshaven provides the express service with direct access to the European hinterland by road and rail. \u201cWith EUROGATE Intermodal (EGIM), containers can now be transported via block train run to destinations like the Budapest Intermodal Logistics Center terminal, which serves as a central hub for intermodal transport in Hungary,\u201d explains Hauswald. The Chinese can therefore offer door-to-door transport services from Ningbo to Wilhelmshaven and then on to their logistics centre in Budapest.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”dtb-sticky” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ralph_Sandstedt_500px.png” alt=”Portrait of Ralph Sandstedt” title_text=”Portrait of Ralph Sandstedt” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_3_text_color=”#002e5b” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
Ralph Sandstedt, Managing Director of GVZ Entwicklungsgesellschaft in Bremen[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”Facts” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”75px||20px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_blurb_title=”display: inline-block!important;||background: #002754!important;||padding: 5px 13px 3px 13px!important;||position: relative!important;” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#002754″ global_colors_info=”{}” header_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” header_text_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.71)” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”0px||100px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
Established: <\/strong>1985 \u201cAs JadeWeserPort\u2019s marketing company, we\u2019re responsible for delivering outstanding marketing services and ensuring that the right people speak to each other,\u201d explains the managing director. Besides new settlements at the freight village, this also includes other services. <\/p>\n According to Hauswald, these developments have significantly boosted demand at the freight village. \u201cMore and more customers are asking for larger spaces. For the first time, we\u2019ll be marketing maximum spaces of 33 hectares rather than the previous 20 hectares for port-related settlements,\u201d says the managing director. \u201cThere\u2019s already a real scramble for spaces near the port.\u201d\b(cb)<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dji_fly_20250123_184634_464_1737655076056_photo-\u00a9-JadeWeserPort-Wilhelmshaven_4C_800.jpg” alt=”Night shot of the container harbour in Wilhelmshaven” title_text=”Night shot of the container harbour in Wilhelmshaven” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”roboto-regular||||||||” text_text_color=”#003a7c” custom_margin=”-5px||25px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||15px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]The new CEX express service delivers 5,000 TEU per call \u2013 Kawa Shipping is already planning departures every fortnight.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”dtb-sticky” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Marc-Oliver_Hauswald_500px.png” alt=”Portrait of Marc-Oliver Hauswald” title_text=”Portrait of Marc-Oliver Hauswald” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_3_text_color=”#002e5b” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Marc-Oliver Hauswald, Managing Director of JadeWeserPort-Vermarktungsgesellschaft[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”Facts” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”16px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”75px||20px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_blurb_title=”display: inline-block!important;||background: #002754!important;||padding: 5px 13px 3px 13px!important;||position: relative!important;” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#002754″ global_colors_info=”{}” header_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” header_text_color__hover=”rgba(255,255,255,0.71)” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”0px||100px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
Total size:\u00a0<\/strong>475 hectares
HINDOOR space: <\/strong>Approx. 1.3 million square metres
Companies: <\/strong>Approx. 160
Employees: <\/strong>Approx. 8,700
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” top_divider_style=”wave2″ top_divider_color=”#DFE6EE” bottom_divider_style=”waves2″ bottom_divider_color=”#DFE6EE” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”100px||50px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n\u201cThe new monthly China-Europe Express now brings us 5,000 TEU with every call.\u201d<\/h3>\n
GVZ Wilhelmshaven<\/h2>\n