The seaports of Emden, Leer and Papenburg are very different in terms of their size and handling activities. In addition, Leer and Papenburg are municipal ports, while Emden is a state port. “This difference means that the three ports are hardly in competition with each other and complement each other quite well. Taken together, they are an important “bank” on the Ems,” says Jan Remmers, Managing Director of Anker Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft mbH, based in Emden's outer harbor. In his honorary role as a member of the supervisory board of Seaports of Niedersachsen GmbH, where he represents the “Emsrevier”, he had invited the representatives of all three seaports. These included Marco Abheiden from the city of Papenburg, Reinhard Hegewald from Emder Hafenförderungsgesellschaft e. V. and Jörg Kuhls from Stadtwerke Leer AöR. They explored where they could inform each other better and where they could work together more closely in future. The next meeting is scheduled for spring 2025 in the seaport of Papenburg. There, the port experts want to find out more about the expansion of the northern port, which has been enlarged, is to be given a rail connection and where the city of Papenburg is creating space for companies to settle. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)