Germany
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Renewables
RWE and EDF awarded German offshore wind licences at zero subsidy
RWE Renewables and EDF Renewables have been awarded rights for three areas in the German offshore wind tender to develop…
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Renewables
Germany’s Wpd to invest in Japanese offshore wind project
German developer Wpd has agreed with Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE) to invest and co-develop the Saikai Enoshima offshore wind…
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Renewables
Siemens Gamesa rolls out world’s first recyclable offshore wind blade
Wind turbine manufacturing giant Siemens Gamesa has launched the world’s first recyclable wind turbine blades ready for commercial use offshore.…
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Containers
Asiatic Lloyd exercises options for more ammonia ready boxships
Singapore-based Asiatic Lloyd has exercised options for two 7,100 teu container ships at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) in China…
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Environment
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement looks to slash shipping emissions through behavioural science
Hamburg-based ship manager Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has stepped up its decarbonising efforts by exerting behavioural science and the latest…
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Dry Cargo
Diana Shipping fixes bulker to Uniper at higher rate
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has landed a new time charter contract with Uniper Global Commodities for the 2013-built…
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Europe
Hamburg prosecutors raid Erck Rickmers office in ship scrapping investigation
The Hamburg public prosecutor’s office raided a number of shipowner offices yesterday including an Alster villa belonging to the Erck…
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Containers
Ernst Russ takes full ownership of boxship from Eimskip JV
Germany’s Ernst Russ Group has reached an agreement to acquire one of the container vessels owned by ElbFeeder, its 52/48…
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Containers
ONE and UCS open Hamburg container centre
Japanese containerline Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Universal Container Services (UCS) have opened a dedicated container storage centre at the…
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Ports and Logistics
HHLA buys stake in H2Global foundation
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) is investing in the newly founded H2Global foundation to successfully implement its hydrogen technology projects.…
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Renewables
RWE Renewables boss resigns
RWE Renewables’ CEO Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath has resigned from the company as the German energy utility pushes for a reorganisation of…
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Ports and Logistics
HHLA receives funding for green hydrogen project
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has become the latest recipient of grant funding as part of Germany’s National Hydrogen…
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Renewables
Fugro secures offshore wind site survey contract in Germany
Dutch surveyor Fugro has been awarded a contract by Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency to carry out geophysical surveys…
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Ports and Logistics
Deutsche Post DHL acquires ocean freight forwarder Hillebrand
Deutsche Post DHL Group has signed an agreement to acquire J.F. Hillebrand Group for around €1.5bn ($1.76bn). Hillebrand is a…
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Tech
Oldendorff invests in Finnish navigation start-up
German shipping major Oldendorff Carriers has invested and become a minor shareholder of Groke Technologies, a Finnish start-up creating navigation…
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Renewables
Siemens Gamesa to double UK offshore wind blade factory
Wind turbine manufacturing giant Siemens Gamesa is investing £186m ($258m) in the expansion of its offshore blade factory in Hull,…
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Containers
Briese Schiffahrt adds boxship pair at Huanghai Shipbuilding
German shipowner Briese Schiffahrt is back for more feeder boxships at Huanghai Shipbuilding after placing an order for four 1,800…
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Environment
DHL shows shipping electric possibilities
DHL Express has shown shipping the possibilities of going electric. The German express giant today announced it has become the…
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Containers
NSB debuts novel looking boxship
German shipowner NSB Group has developed a new look boxship design. The LNG-powered 3,500 teu container vessel has a reefer…
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Dry Cargo
Oldendorff sells capesize bulker to JP Morgan
German dry bulk giant Oldendorff Carriers has sold its 2016-built capesize bulk carrier to US investment firm JP Morgan. Multiple…
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