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.
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...
EUROKAI sees TEU handling up nearly 12% in Q1 2024
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 30, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, the container terminals in the EUROKAI Group handled 2.93 million TEUs, up...
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,...