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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.

Port of Bilbao hosts German-Dutch hydrogen event

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – The Port of Bilbao has hosted a meeting organized by the Netherlands business agency. Representatives from...

Container transport in rail freight transport in Germany, 2005-2022

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM – Bundesamt für Logistik und Mobilität) has...

German business delegation visits Azerbaijan

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 29, 2024 – A delegation from the German Eastern Business Association has visited Azerbaijan and met with the...

Hamburg mayor supports HHLA-MSC deal

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – In a government statement today, Hamburg’s mayor Peter Tschentscher will campaign in support...

HHLA sees container traffic down -7.5% in 2023

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has announced preliminary unaudited results for 2023. Group...

Verdi trade union plans protest against MSC-HHLA deal

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The Verdi trade union is planning a protest next Wednesday against the deal whereby MSC-Mediterranean...

Hupac 2023 results and Europe’s railway issues

Chiasso, Switzerland (Ports Europe) February 17, 2024 – Hupac Group, Europe’s leading intermodal network operator, in 2023 moved 975,000 road...

Szczecin-Świnoujście accepted in Offshore Wind Port Alliance

Swinoujscie, Poland (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – The Offshore Wind Port Alliance, created in January 2023 by the largest maritime wind energy ports in...

Valenciaport promotes reefer offer in Berlin

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – Valenciaport will attend Fruit Logistica in Berlin, starting on Wednesday, to promote its reefer offer...

Hapag-Lloyd publishes preliminary business figures for 2023

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Hapag-Lloyd publishes preliminary and unaudited figures for 2023 – earnings down, TEU handling...

Germany’s Lower Saxony interested in Valenciaport’s hydrogen

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – A delegation from Lower Saxony, led by its prime minister, Stephan Weil, held a meeting with the...

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd in operational cooperation

Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) January 17, 2024 – A.P. Moller-Maersk has announced the signing of an agreement for a new long-term operational...

Kombiverkehr increase services to Trieste, Greek & Turkish ports

Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Starting this month, Kombiverkehr KG has improved its intermodal services with Trieste,...

Hapag-Lloyd synergies between the liner and terminal business

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) January 7, 2024 – While other carriers are increasingly moving into logistics, Hapag-Lloyd is relying on synergies...

Deutsche Bahn to sell DB Schenker

Berlin, Germany (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 – German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) is to sell its logistics arm DB Schenker. DB Schenker...

EU: Inland waterway transport hits a decade low in 2022

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – Between 2012 and 2022, transport on the EU’s inland waterways was erratic. Since 2017,...

Update: MSC proposed investment in Hamburg’s HHLA

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – The proposed investment and offer by global shipping company MSC of Hamburg port logistics company...

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