Germany
Germany is a European Union (EU) country in Central Europe, situated between the North and Baltic Seas. It has the largest economy in Europe. Its main seaports are on its Northern coastline: Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven. It also has the large inland port of Duisburg.
EU Commission receives complaint on HHLA-MSC deal
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – Norbert Hackbusch, speaker on ports for the “die Linke” political party, has submitted a...
German seaport operators submit new offer to union
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 13, 2024 – In the wage dispute over dock workers’ pay, Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe...
AIDA Cruises sees highest monthly shore power usage in June
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – AIDA Cruises achieved its highest monthly value for shore power usage in June 2024. Last month, AIDA...
Hamburg port workers start strike action
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – Workers at the Port of Hamburg have started a two-day strike on Tuesday to demand higher wages. Strike...
Holidaymaker finds ton of cocaine on Borkum island beach
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 7, 2024 – Last April, a holidaymaker discovered a number of packages on the beach on the East Frisian island of...
Ukrainian Railways starts up rail service to Duisport, Germany
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 3, 2024 – Ukrainian Railways has announced a new container and contrailer trains between Ukraine and Duisport in...
HHLA cooperation with Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 27, 2024 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has joined the “Communication Mechanism for International...
India to build its largest port for €8.5 bln
Vadhavan, India (Ports Europe) June 22, 2024 – The construction of a new INR 762 billion (8.5 billion euro) deep-water port at Vadhavan on the western...
Hamburg Parliament to hold public hearing on HHLA-MSC proposal
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – The Budget Committee of the Hamburg Parliament will hold a public hearing today on the proposed...
MSC ships will be supplied with shore power in Hamburg port
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – Ships of MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company will in future be supplied with shore power in Hamburg. MSC...
HHLA supplies green energy to Metrans
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – A ground-mounted solar plant, built in Bimöhlen (Schleswig-Holstein) by Enerparc AG, will supply green...
35 tonnes of heroin discovered in Hamburg port
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – After discovering 35 tonnes of heroin worth billions of euro in Germany’s North Sea port of Hamburg in...
Hamburg Parliament postpones HHLA-MSC decision
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – The budget committee of the Hamburg Parliament has postponed a decision on the controversial entry of MSC...
Hamburg Parliament to vote on HHLA – June 26
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – There remains significant opposition to MSC taking a 49.)% stake in Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG...
Ver.di calls for strike action today in Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 7, 2024 – The Ver.di trade union has called for a strike today in the Port of Hamburg. It says that the second round...
Container Port Performance Index 2024 – Top Europe/N Africa – Ranking
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence have published the fourth edition of Container Port...
HHLA works on energy-efficient Speicherstadt
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is planning a research project for the energy-efficient...
Hamburg sets up port security centre
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) Juni 3, 2024 – The Port of Hamburg has opened a port security centre (HSZ-Hafensicherheitszentrum) to support the police,...
Customs discovers 40 kilos of cocaine in the port of Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 3, 2024 – Local customs discovered 40 kilograms of cocaine during an inspection at the port of Hamburg. The drugs...
Over 1000 kg of cocaine seized in port of Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 2, 2024 – Over 1000 kg of cocaine were seized in the German North Sea port of Hamburg in early May, the local...