Business model
As an international group with three divisions and their business areas, BLG LOGISTICS is exposed to a wide range of trends on the various national and international markets. Based on the business development described in this report and the company’s position, the current macroeconomic conditions present various potential opportunities. The effects of sustainable positive economic trends are of overriding importance here. The development of innovative solutions for the company’s customers also has a high priority.
BLG LOGISTICS also wants to make optimum use of opportunities in the various fields of activity that open up to the company in the future. The premise for this is the company’s integrated services, and the intermodal offering in the AUTOMOBILE Division. The established business models offer sales and acquisition opportunities in the CONTRACT Division. The individual business areas benefit from increased outsourcing by the company’s customers, as they seek to improve and make their cost structures more flexible.
In the CONTAINER Division, the restructuring of shipping line consortia on the customer side was completed in the reporting year. This primarily included the termination of the 2M alliance between the shipping lines Maersk and MSC, the withdrawal of Hapag-Lloyd from THE Alliance, and the continuation of the cooperation among the remaining partners ONE, Yang Ming, and HMM under the name Premier Alliance. In addition, the Gemini Cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd was established.
As part of this reorganization, the CONTAINER Division benefited from its integration into the Gemini Cooperation. Particularly at the Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven sites, which play a key role as hub ports within the North Range, and at the Hamburg site through the acquisition of additional liner services, there were positive effects on handling volumes and the market position of the CONTAINER Division. BLG LOGISTICS sees further opportunities here to strengthen and expand the company’s position as a partner of the Gemini Cooperation.
Strategic opportunities
BLG LOGISTICS as strong logistics architects
Today, both BLG LOGISTICS and its customers face massive challenges and opportunities. Advancing digitalization is opening up new possibilities in all areas of the value creation chain. At the same time, global competition demands ever-faster responses. To an increasing extent, logistics processes are also a factor in how competitive companies are.
As “logistics architects,” the expert teams at BLG LOGISTICS specialize in designing, configuring, implementing and managing customized logistics centers, ranging from conventional to highly automated.
BLG LOGISTICS has a large staff of in-house experts who draw on comprehensive experience from a wide range of projects and industries of various sizes. This cross-industry logistics know-how has already enabled the company to develop outstanding and innovative concepts and large-scale logistics projects. BLG LOGISTICS sees this as a strong argument for its existing and new customers in the future.
Collaboration across divisions holds the key to success
One example of cross-divisional collaboration is the implementation of the Combined Performance Support (CPS) unit, which brings together the expertise of the AUTOMOBILE and CONTRACT Divisions The aim behind the project is to facilitate the transfer of valuable knowledge, generate momentum and create sustainable added value for the operational teams in both divisions.
Both divisions are actively supported in their day-to-day business and work closely with operations to jointly implement projects. The focus is on integrated management systems, improvement and technology. By working together in projects such as these, the company is helping to boost efficiency and optimize both divisions.
Expansion of the port in Bremerhaven
In November 2025, the Bundestag’s Budget Committee decided to support the development and expansion of a modern port infrastructure in Bremerhaven that meets the latest requirements, with total funding of EUR 1.35 billion. This increased federal support creates favorable conditions for BLG LOGISTICS. Investments in port and inland infrastructure increase the site’s capacity and reliability, which particularly benefits throughput volumes. Improved capacity and modern facilities strengthen the competitive position relative to other logistics service providers and facilitate integration into the shipping lines’ end-to-end logistics chains. As a partner of NATO, BLG has extensive expertise in military logistics, enabling it to continue providing comprehensive support to its allies in the future. This strengthens Bremerhaven as a central hub of a transport network extending deep into the inland region. Overall, this increases the site’s attractiveness, planning certainty and opportunities for additional throughput and logistics volumes.
Eco Power Port Bremerhaven: BLG LOGISTICS and EUROGATE strengthen cooperation on wind energy
In the future, the majority of renewable energies will be handled and produced at ports. In Bremerhaven, BLG LOGISTICS and EUROGATE collaborate under the Eco Power Port brand, pooling their expertise in the field of wind energy. Both companies can draw on their many years of expertise in the handling of heavy goods and wind energy components. Under the new Eco Power Port brand, BLG LOGISTICS and EUROGATE pursue a “one face to the customer” approach that guarantees customers seamless and efficient support. Sharing space at the container terminal and potentially in the Roter Sand southern port creates valuable synergies – to the benefit of customers and the entire wind energy industry. Collaboration enables the company to expand its services and better meet customer needs.
New domestic terminal in Ahlhorn
Customer operations at the site commenced on July 1. Twenty-two employees are currently working together with a BLG project team on the further expansion of the terminal. By the end of 2026, a fully integrated inland terminal with storage capacity for up to 16,000 vehicles will be developed in Ahlhorn on approximately 35 hectares. In the first quarter of 2026, a temporary technical facility will be available to expand the range of technical services. The expansion is scheduled for completion at the end of 2026 and will then include integrated logistics solutions as well as additional technical services.
Climate mission
The topic of climate protection remains high on the agenda. In Germany, the federal government set a target in 2021 to achieve climate neutrality by 2045. As a logistics company, BLG LOGISTICS wants to play its part – and at the same time support the company’s customers in improving their own climate footprint.
BLG LOGISTICS is reducing its absolute CO2e emissions within the company (Scope 1+2) by 50.4 percent and those in the supply chain (Scope 3) by 30 percent. By consistently pursuing a climate strategy focused on the absolute reduction of GHG emissions, BLG LOGISTICS is positioning itself as a reliable partner for its customers and strengthening its long-term competitiveness.
The active climate strategy, through concrete reduction measures, contributes to decarbonization and to achieving the 1.5-degree target of the Paris Agreement.
Opportunities arising from digitalization and automation
technologies offer BLG LOGISTICS considerable potential when it comes to optimizing processes, increasing efficiency and bringing down costs. In an increasingly competitive market, they enable us to modernize processes and better adapt to the demands of a globalized economy. BLG LOGISTICS starts with an MVP – the minimal viable product – or a proof of concept that allows BLG LOGISTICS to speed up the roll-out process. Central IT and departments work together to create holistic and optimized solutions. This requires an end-to-end process design, whereby the joint concept is tested in sections in the near term in the sense of an agile approach.
BLG LOGISTICS plans to take advantage of the diverse range of opportunities offered by digitalization, particularly those presented by networking systems and processes. By employing modern software solutions such as transport management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chains can be made more efficient as a whole.
At BLG LOGISTICS, one of the other keys to the future of the logistics industry lies in automation due to its capability to significantly accelerate processes and minimize sources of errors. At the same time, automation increases flexibility by allowing systems to adapt quickly to changing requirements and order volumes.
Combining digitalization and automation creates vast synergies. Intelligent systems that collect, analyze, and evaluate data in real time enable predictive maintenance for machines and vehicles, reducing downtime and extending the service life of the equipment as a result and making a significant contribution to sustainable logistics.
Internationalization: Expansion potential in Eastern Europe
Internationalization presents an important opportunity for BLG LOGISTICS to expand into new markets, capitalize on new growth opportunities and build on its reputation as a global player. Turkey and Poland represent particularly promising markets for expansion. In light of the expansion of automotive production in particular, Eastern Europe is a growth region. BLG LOGISTICS is already working with existing customers, particularly from the automotive industry, who are expanding into these regions and can therefore build on these relationships. These partnerships create synergies and make it easier for us to get our foot in the door. The goal is to offer a broad portfolio of services to respond to market changes with more flexibility.
BLG LOGISTICS also considers Turkey a country with major growth potential: At the end of 2024, a cooperation agreement was signed with a Turkish partner. Turkey’s strategic location, linking continental Europe with the Middle East and Asia, makes it an ideal transport center and logistics hub.
Damietta Alliance develops and operates new container terminal in Damietta, Egypt
A new container terminal was built in the port of Damietta, Egypt, and the first phase commenced operations in February 2026. For this purpose, a joint venture was founded to develop and operate the new Terminal 2 in the port. The Damietta Alliance Container Terminal S.A.E. joint venture consists of three core shareholders which are Hapag-Lloyd Damietta GmbH (39 percent), Eurogate Damietta GmbH (29.96 percent) and Contship Damietta S.p.A. (29.96 percent), plus two other shareholders.
The new Terminal 2 in the port of Damietta will have a total operational capacity of 3.3 million TEU and will serve as Hapag-Lloyd’s dedicated strategic transshipment hub in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The final five container cranes for the Damietta Alliance Container Terminal were delivered in June 2025. The container cranes have a waterside outreach of 72 m and can therefore handle up to 25 rows across the deck. The lifting height under the spreader above the quay is 57.5 m. The terminal covers an area of approximately 93 hectares and has a quay length of 1,670 meters with a water depth of 18 meters. By the start of operations in February 2026, 12 container cranes, 40 hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes, and just over 100 trucks and trailers had been commissioned in Damietta. The induction and training of Egyptian colleagues began in the first half of 2025.
The joint venture has been granted the concession to operate the facility for 30 years. This gives EUROGATE, the joint venture partners and the respective customers a long-term perspective in the port of Damietta.
Western expansion of EUROGATE Container Terminal in Hamburg
EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg GmbH (CTH) has signed the project and lease agreement for the development of the western expansion of the EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg. The project agreement governs the joint implementation of the western expansion and the associated framework conditions between EUROKAI, CTH and the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA). Key components of the project for the Port of Hamburg include the expansion of the turning basin in front of the Waltershof harbor basin from the current 480 to 600 meters, as well as, for EUROKAI and EUROGATE, the creation of approximately 38 hectares of additional terminal area and the construction of two new berths for large vessels in the area of Bubendey-Ufer and Predöhlkai.
EUROGATE will lease the areas upon completion and invest at least EUR 700 million in modernization and terminal expansion. The full electrification of cargo handling equipment is intended to increase productivity and advance decarbonization. Beginning with the existing terminal, suprastructure, major equipment and IT infrastructure will be designed for an automated handling system covering the entire terminal, including the new areas.
The western expansion is still subject to approval by the European Commission.
According to the current schedule, construction work by the HPA will take up to six years until the areas can be handed over to EUROGATE. From today’s perspective – and subject to securing financing – construction of the terminal suprastructure could therefore begin no earlier than 2035. Accordingly, operations will not commence at the site as a whole before 2036.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, EUROGATE and CMA Terminals SA, Marseille, France (CMAT), a subsidiary of CMA CGM SA, Marseille, France, agreed on the key terms of a strategic partnership by signing a term sheet, including, among other things, a 20% stake in CTH for CMAT. EUROGATE expects this partnership to deepen customer ties with CMA CGM as a strong partner with high container throughput volumes At the same time, both parties are discussing joint investments that would provide significant support for financing the planned western expansion of CTH.
The legal details of this partnership and the corresponding binding agreements are currently the subject of further negotiations.