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Maritime Cluster Northern Germany re-elects parts of the Executive Board

Maritime Cluster Northern Germany re-elects parts of the Executive Board

Gepostet von | 26 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

The members of the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) have re-elected parts of the Executive Board. The election took place by postal vote following the virtual general meeting on 6 September 2021. The new second chairman of the MCN is Martin Pieper, Elmar Hertzog und Partner Management Consultants GmbH. Frank Nicolai, Moore BRL GmbH, is the MCN Treasurer for a further two years. The new members of the board include Prof Bastian Gruschka from Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Dr Iris Hayes from Phi-Stone AG and Dr Jens Tathoff from biike GmbH. In the context of the board election, the members of the MCN also elected the new auditor...

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Event: Social media as an opportunity for the maritime industry

Event: Social media as an opportunity for the maritime industry

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On 28 October, the German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) will be holding a free live webinar on the topic of "Social media as an opportunity for the maritime industry". Everyone is talking about social media, but what exactly does it mean? Is social media worthwhile for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the maritime industry? What are the advantages of social media and is social media more of a stumbling block or a stepping stone? Hanna Hagedorn, Social Media Consultant for the Maritime Industry at the German Maritime Centre, will explore this question. There will be an overview of social networks and the advantages and disadvantages for small and medium-sized companies....

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Between disinterest and a new Great Game

Between disinterest and a new Great Game

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Over the past few decades, America has paid little attention to the Arctic. However, the increased involvement of Russia and China is also driving the USA northwards again. The United States has been the world's strongest superpower for around a century, but is it also an Arctic power? When Paul Kennedy caused a furore in the 1980s with his bestseller "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers" and predicted the creeping decline of the USA, his diagnosis was clearly premature. Just a few years later, the implosion and subsequent territorial collapse of the Soviet Union meant that the only serious rival for power was out of the race. The...

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New president at the DMYV

New president at the DMYV

Gepostet von | 25 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

German Motoryacht Association Congress elects new President The German Motoryacht Association (DMYV) elected a new President at its 2021 Congress in Wiesbaden. The delegates elected Frank Dettmering as the new President. The 55-year-old entrepreneur from Wolfenbüttel had been an assessor on the German Motor Yacht Association's Executive Committee since 2017. His predecessor, Winfried Röcker, was bid farewell after 24 successful years and appointed Honorary President. During his time in office, Winfried Röcker achieved many successes for motorised water sports in Germany and always stood up for the interests of motorboat sportsmen and women in politics, administration and business. The major successes of his time in office include the reduction of...

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US Navy - fourth FORD-class carrier named after Miller

US Navy - fourth FORD-class carrier named after Miller

Gepostet von | 25 Oct 2021 | , , | 1

While one of the carriers is being tested to bursting point, Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia is already working on the latest, fourth FORD-class carrier with the first steel cut. After two presidents (Ford, Kennedy) and the traditional ENTERPRISE, this carrier is named after Doris "Dorie" Miller, a cook on the battleship WEST VIRGINIA, who was the first African-American to be personally awarded the Navy Cross of Merit by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in 1942. During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, he had operated an anti-aircraft gun for a quarter of an hour without ever having been trained to do so, not without first removing his seriously injured commander from the line of fire...

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