Christian Hein

bremenports GmbH & Co. KG is a consulting and engineering company with its own port – this sums up bremenports GmbH & Co. KG precisely. The company has managed the port infrastructure in Bremen and Bremerhaven on behalf of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen since January 2002. The experts at bremenports maintain close contact with the shipping and logistics industries to ensure that port development in the Federal Land of Bremen is systematically planned to meet demand. They plan and implement construction projects such as Container Terminal 4 (completed in 2008) and Kaiserschleuse lock (2011) to ensure that the world port on the Weser is fit to cope with future requirements. They are responsible for the operation, maintenance and repair of the complex maritime infrastructure. Last but not least, they are increasingly marketing their technical, nautical and ecological expertise to customers in Germany and abroad – all of which makes the ports management company a highly interesting partner for projects the world over. Organising bremenports in the legal form of a “GmbH & Co. KG” – a limited commercial partnership with a limited liability company as general partner – was a milestone in the history of port management in Germany: the company is a powerful and flexible provider of public infrastructure with a clear focus on economic efficiency.