Strong commitment to sustainability in the logistics sector

How can the transport and logistics sector be organised in such a way that climate neutrality can be achieved in the long term? Prof Dr Benjamin Wagner vom Berg from Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences has been working on this question for many years. With his great commitment to sustainability in logistics and the ports of Bremen, he has now won over the renowned jury of the Green Focus Award. He accepted the award in the commitment category at the ‘Envoconnect 2024’ sustainability congress in Bremerhaven. ‘I feel really honoured and see the Green Focus Award above all as encouragement for me and my team at the Smart Mobility Institute,’ said the award winner. The award was presented by bremenports Managing Director Robert Howe.

Benjamin Wagner vom Berg has been active in Bremen, Bremerhaven and the region for many years. As head of the Smart Mobility Institute at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, he and his team are researching various solutions for sustainable logistics - both in the ports and on the so-called ‘last mile’, i.e. delivery to the doorstep. He recently launched his new project ‘Green Delivery Analytics’, which aims to provide companies and local authorities with concrete solutions for sustainable and climate-friendly last-mile logistics. He teaches on the transport/logistics degree programme at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, where he supervises relevant theses. He is also involved in voluntary work, including as a member of the Bremen Parliament's commission of enquiry on achieving climate targets and on the board of the Verein der Wirtschaftsingenieure im Transportwesen e.V. (Association of Industrial Engineers in Transport). 

Since 2014, bremenports GmbH & Co. KG has presented the Green Focus Award once a year. The lowest-emission ship that has called at the ports of Bremen and the shipping company with the lowest-emission fleet overall are honoured. A new addition this year is the ‘Commitment’ category. Around 30 personalities from the logistics and port industry were nominated for the award in advance.

Further information on the award winners and the award ceremony can be found in the bremenports press release at https://www.bremenports.de/presse/green-focus-award-2024-and-the-winners-are.

(Translated with support of deepl)