114,000 jobs in the metropolitan region depend directly on the port industry.
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Wilhelmshaven On this gloomy November day in the Jade-Weser-Port there is no sign of autumnal sadness. Two mega container freighters, ships of the shipping companies Maersk and CMA CGM, have moored at the 1.7 kilometer long quay wall. More is not possible. Thousands of steel boxes full of T-shirts and electrical appliances flood the harbor this morning. At the same time, huge pallet trucks are already bringing in the freight for the return journey to Asia: Containers with machine parts, wood and milk powder that are stacked on eight container cranes for both freighters.
The North Sea port, which opened nine years ago, has seldom seen such hustle and bustle. “When we started in September 2012, we were able to count the containers with our fingers,” recalls one employee. The Jade-Weser-Port has the reputation of an investment ruin to this day.
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