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.
German delegation visits Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 9, 2024 – A German delegation of politicians and businessmen has today visited Thessaloniki Port Authority...
Hamburg parliament approves MSC stake in HHLA
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – Yesterday evening, the Hamburg Parliament gave its final approval to the Mediterranean Shipping...
Decarbonisation of shipping – the hot topic at SMM
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – At the opening press conference for SMM in Hamburg, the leading international maritime trade fair...
Verdi organises demonstration against proposed MSC-HHLA deal
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 2, 2024 – Last Saturday, the German trade union Verdi organised a demonstration in Hamburg against the planned...
Port of Hamburg see total cargo up 3.9% in H1 2024
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 21, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the Port of Hamburg handled 55.9 million tonnes, down 3.9% on the same...
HHLA sees container handling up in H1 2024
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 14, 2024 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has reported its results for the first half of 2024. Management...
Hapag-Lloyd with strong first half of 2024
News Release – Hapag-Lloyd – August 14, 2024 Hapag-Lloyd concluded the first half year of 2024 with a Group EBITDA of USD 2 billion (EUR 1.8...
Webinar: How ports can prepare against cyber-attacks
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) August 9, 2024 – The all-important topic “Preparing for the inevitable – how ports can prepare themselves...
Voith delivers new hybrid vessel to Port of Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 7, 2024 – Voith has delivered the first of three new type 2030 ferries for HADAG Seetouristik und Fährdienst AG...
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...