Ship ahoy! The Maritime Industry in Niedersachsen

Ministry for Economics, Labour and
Transport of Niedersachsen
Maritime networking
Specialised Seaports
With its nine seaports Niedersachsen guarantees perfect
With a merchant fleet of around 1,100 ships Niedersachsen is
Our maritime networks and research facilities look to the
connections with international commodity flows. Each port
second only to Hamburg as a base for shipping companies –
future: green shipping, smart shipping and ocean energy are
has its specialties; together, all kinds of handling are possible:
one reason why our vocational training and technical higher
some of the issues we’re working on.
education institutions provide excellent and comprehensive
• containers and vehicles
initial and further training and education, from nautical science
• agricultural and forestry products
to ship engineering; among many facilities is a ship command
• steel and steel products
simulator with a 270° visibility system in Leer.
• solid and liquid raw materials
• project loads such as wind turbines and aircraft parts.
Shipbuilders in Demand
Niedersachsen is Germany’s primary shipbuilding location,
Seaports of Niedersachsen – www.seaports.de
Niedersachsen Ports – www.niedersachsenports.de
Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven – www.jadeweserport.de
Maritime Competence Centre, Leer – www.mariko-leer.de
Maritime Competence Centre, Elsfleth – www.marikom-elsfleth.de
WAB wind power agency – www.wab.net
ForWind centre for wind power research – www.forwind.de
North German Maritime Cluster – www.maritimes-cluster.de
Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven is Germany’s only
whose yards specialise in high-tech, sophisticated vessels;
deepwater port, capable of handling the latest
Niedersachsen leads above all in the construction of cruise
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gene­ration of cargo ships whatever the tide and with
liner, rescue vessels and yachts.
We’re the first call and contact on all aspects of entering
the market and establishing your company in Niedersachsen,
a short approach channel.
Our 29 ship- and boatbuilding companies employ around 5,000
advising and supporting you with:
Made-to-measure sites and property close to the terminal
people, with a further 7,000 at about 150 suppliers of systems
offer more than adequate space for commercial development.
and components, materials and finishing and fitting services.
Fine Fleets
Offshore Megawatts
Niedersachsen is currently home to 120, mostly medium-sized,
Electricity from offshore wind farms in the German Bight has
shipping companies, specializing in various type of freight:
passed the 3,000-Megawatt mark – power for more than three
Ministry for Economics, Labour and Transport of Niedersachsen
million households. 1,500 MW comes ashore in Niedersachsen.
Foreign Trade, Investment Promotion, Marketing
• bulk carrier
Along the coast, in recent years a diverse offshore power
Olaf Krawczyk
• tankers
industry has evolved to cover the sector’s entire value added
Friedrichswall 1, 30159 Hannover, Germany
• multipurpose and heavy cargo carriers
chain; the latest addition is Siemens’ offshore wind turbine
Phone: +49 (0)511 120 5582
• specialist ships such as dredgers, research-,
manufacturing facility at the German Offshore Industry
E-Mail: [email protected]
• information
Ship ahoy!
The Maritime Industry
in Niedersachsen
• networking with public sector
• location search
agencies, companies, research
• investment realisation
and technology facilities.
• cargo ships
supply- and installation ships
• passenger vessels and ferries.
Land of Energy.
Centre Cuxhaven.
Moving pictures: watch our film
‘Welcome to the port of Niedersachsen’. www.nds.de/int
© images: Title, page 6 JadeWeserPort, page 8 Meyer Werft
Stand: 4.2016
Moin! Welcome to Niedersachsen!
Legend
CUXHAVEN
Seaport
HAMBURG
SCHWERIN
NORDDEICH
STADE
When it comes to water, Nieder-
BORKUM
WILHELMSHAVEN
Shipping companies
VAREL
EMDEN
BRAKE
between the Ems, Weser and Elbe
estuaries are a strong shaping
Shipyards
ELSFLETH
Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz
LÜNEBURG
LEER
force of the state economy here in
Deepwater port
Offshore port
NORDENHAM
AURICH
sachsen is in its element – our
300 kilometres of North Sea coast
BREMERHAVEN
BREMEN
northwest Germany. Our location,
PAPENBURG
and the systematic development of our transport infrastructure,
Competence Centres and Clusters
OLDENBURG
DELMENHORST
have attracted the entire spectrum of maritime industries to
German Offshore Industry Centre Cuxhaven
UELZEN
SOLTAU
VERDEN
Niedersachsen, built around our nine seaports, Container
North German maritime cluster
CLOPPENBURG
Terminal Wilhelmshaven and excellent rail, road and waterway
connections into the European hinterland.
Maritime competence centre, Elsfleth
VECHTA
Maritime competence centre, Leer
NIENBURG
Over 40,000 people are directly employed in Niedersachsen’s
shipbuilding, shipping and harbour services, marine technolo­
NORDHORN
Offshore wind energy foundation
CELLE
DIEPHOLZ
maritime sector; companies and institutions specialising in
NEUSTADT AM
RÜBENBERGE
LINGEN
gies and research, education and training are up with the
LANGENHAGEN
GARBSEN
Maritime Training and Research Facilities
HANNOVER
WOLFSBURG
world leaders. And as offshore wind power has expanded in
the North Sea, a further specialised industrial sector has docked
in Niedersachsen between the Rivers Elbe and Ems.
Jade University
OSNABRÜCK
PEINE
MELLE
SALZGITTER
WOLFENBÜTTEL
HILDESHEIM
Discover for yourself the multifarious maritime potential of
BRAUNSCHWEIG
HAMELN
Emden/Leer University
Forwind centre for wind power research
Franzius-Institute for Hydraulic, Estuarine
and Coastal Engineering
Niedersachsen! Our location team at the state’s Ministry for
Economics, Labour and Transport will be happy to advise and
GOSLAR
support you in planning and implementing your projects.
Infrastructure
HOLZMINDEN
Yours,
CLAUSTHALZELLERFELD
Airport
ICE railway station
Olaf Lies
GÖTTINGEN
Minister for Economics, Labour
Railway
Motorway
and Transport of Niedersachsen
KASSEL
Planned motorway / European highway