https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The biggest container ship in the port of Hamburg’s history docked at the Hanseatic city on Thursday. Almost exactly 50 years ago, the very first container ship was welcomed at the port. https://www.thelocal.de/20180316/worlds-2nd-largest-container-ship-in-hamburg-in-ports-50th-anniversary-year Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:46:26 +0100 worlds-2nd-largest-container-ship-in-hamburg-in-ports-50th-anniversary-year The first years proved a difficult start for Germany's only deep-water port, Wilhelmshaven's Jade-Weser-Port container hub, inaugurated in 2012. But now its operators are seeking to make it a top terminal for supersize ships. https://www.thelocal.de/20150823/deep-water-port-ready-for-giant-ships Sun, 23 Aug 2015 12:16:18 +0200 deep-water-port-ready-for-giant-ships The port of Hamburg is set for a record year, quelling fears that sanctions placed on Russian trade would affect its 2014 business, it said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141124/port-numbers-growing-despite-russian-loss Mon, 24 Nov 2014 18:18:00 +0100 port-numbers-growing-despite-russian-loss