The German Federal Government has allocated around 1.35 billion for the expansion of the port of Bremerhaven with the aim of strengthen it as a logistics and maritime hub also with the aim of make it usable for military purposes and meet the growing needs of needs of NATO and the German Operational Plan, the plan for the defense of Germany's infrastructure. The project of was approved yesterday by the Commission Bundestag budget.

"It is by far - underlined the mayor of Bremen, Andreas Bovenschulte - of the largest funding that the federal government has ever provided for a project in the Land of Bremen". "Obtaining this funding for Bremerhaven - he added - is the result of a concerted effort in full Breman style. We in Bremen have constantly underlined the strategic importance of our ports for the whole of the Germany and now this is bearing fruit."

In the coming weeks, the Land of Bremen, the Ministry of Education, Defence and the German Armed Forces will have to coordinate the framework for financing and defining specific measures.