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.
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...
Airobotics and HHLA Sky partner to offer drone services
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 24, 2024 – Airobotics Ltd and HHLA Sky GmbH have entered a strategic partnership to offer advanced drone services to...
Revenue and earnings performance of HHLA down in Q1 2024
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 15, 2024 – Revenues and earnings of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) were both down in Q1 2024. HHLA turnover...
Hapag-Lloyd reports “good start” in Q1 24 results
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 15, 2024 – Hapag-Lloyd has reported its results for the first quarter of 2024. Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO, Hapag-Lloyd,...
German investigators find 190 kilos of cocaine in banana crates
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 12, 2024 – The state criminal police office in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, has seized around 190 kilograms of cocaine...
Coalition publishes the Hamburg Declaration to fight illegal drugs
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 8, 2024 – Yesterday, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser hosted a ministerial conference of the coalition...
Cocaine seized in Hamburg port has tripled in the last five years
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 7, 2024 – It has been reported that the amount of cocaine seized in the port of Hamburg has tripled in the last five...
Berlin hosts anti-drugs event with Hamburg, Antwerp, Rotterdam
Berin, (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – Last week, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser hosted a meeting in Berlin with Dr Peter Tschentscher,...