Seaports of Niedersachsen GmbH was founded in 2005 as a public-private partnership between the state of Lower Saxony and the private port transport industry in Lower Saxony's seaports. Funding is provided by the Niedersachsens Ministry of Economics, Transport, and Construction, as well as by the Niedersachsächsische Hafenvertretung (NHV).

Seaports represents the nine seaports in Niedersachsen with their port handling companies, supra-regional logistics networks, and specialists for all kinds of logistics services. As a port marketing company, Seaports communicates the diverse services offered by Niedersachsens seaport locations on the global market and creates platforms for networking the port industry with its customers in order to position itself successfully in international competition.

• Land Niedersachsen: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Bauen
• Brake: J. Müller Aktiengesellschaft
• Cuxhaven: Hafenwirtschaftsgemeinschaft Cuxhaven e.V.
• Emden: Emder Hafenförderungsgesellschaft e.V.
• Leer: Stadtwerke Leer AöR
• Nordenham: Rhenus Midgard GmbH & Co. KG
• Oldenburg: Hafenwirtschaftsgemeinschaft Oldenburg e.V.
• Papenburg: Stadt Papenburg
• Stade: Seehafen Stade e.V.
• Wilhelmshaven: Wilhelmshavener Hafenwirtschafts-Vereinigung e.V.   /  Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort-Marketing GmbH & Co. KG
• IHK Oldenburg: Oldenburgische Industrie- und Handelskammer
• IHK Ostfriesland & Papenburg: Industrie- und Handelskammer für Ostfriesland und Papenburg
• IHK Stade: Industrie- und Handelskammer Stade für den Elbe-Weser-Raum

Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG:

With a total of 15 port locations, the state-owned company Niedersachsen Ports is the largest operator of infrastructure of public-sector seaports in Germany. Together with their expert staff, their partners and their customers, the company is shaping the port landscape of the future along the North Sea coast of Niedersachsen.

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Niedersächsische Seehäfen:

On the joint platform of the Coastal Chambers of Commerce and Industry (IHKs) of Niedersachsen in Emden, Oldenburg and Stade, the Working Group Arbeitsgemeinschaft Niedersächsische Seehäfen represents the political interests of the seaport industry in Niedersachsen towards the state, federal government and the EU.

International partners

Highway H2O (HWY H2O) is the marketing association of the ports along the Great Lakes in the USA and Canada – the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System. HWY H2O and Seaports of Lower Saxony have a long-standing partnership: established in 2006, their common goal is to identify opportunities for cargo acquisition and to exchange experiences and best practices in the operational area that can benefit both port groups.