Supporters now believe that long after Bremen/Bremerhaven and Elbe have become feeder hubs, the JWP will not only secure Germany’s direct round-the-world services but also cement busy feeder routes in the Baltic and Eastern Europe.

Recalling it is just a year since the JWP operating concession went to Eurogate and noting double-digit container growth rates, Lower Saxony Economics Minister Walter Hirche declares: “Germany's seaport infrastructure needs this terminal”. It is, he says,“of crucial importance”.