Yesterday, the Senate of Bremen approved the expansion plan of the port of Bremerhaven by creating the necessary conditions for implement measures previously agreed between the federal government and the Land of Bremen and to kick off the investment of 1.35 billion euros allocated last November to develop the port as a logistics and maritime hub also with a view to meeting the needs of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany and its NATO partners for Rapidly deploy personnel and materials in case of emergencies Defense-related ( of 14 November 2025). Investments will include works outside the of the port area, also involving connections with the hinterland and with Bremen airport.

Of the total amount, the direct financial contribution of Bremen amounts to around 202.3 million euros, largely financed through the fund dedicated to port infrastructures. The others investments are divided between the federal government and the Land, and for each individual project was assessed for military utility in order to determine the share of expenditure borne by the government federal. The initiative is based on NATO requirements which must be partially met by 2027 and fully by 2031.

The mayor of Bremen, Andreas Bovenschulte, pointed out that "This multi-billion dollar investment in the port for the transoceanic financing is by far the most that the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the Land of Bremen. It enables the port to meet both the needs of the requirements of the Operationsplan Deutschland (the strategic plan of the Bundeswehr for National and NATO Defence in the Event of a Crisis, ed.) and the challenges of international competition".