Category: Shipping

Crew change in the South Atlantic

Crew change in the South Atlantic

Posted by | 23 Jan 2021 | , , , | 0

On 1 February 2021, Lufthansa is launching the longest passenger flight in its history. At the same time, it is one of the most unusual flights the airline has ever carried out. On behalf of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven, the Lufthansa Group's most sustainable aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, will fly 13,700 kilometres non-stop from Hamburg to Mount Pleasant on the Falkland Islands.

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Maritimes Cluster Norddeutschland e. V. donates value added tax

Maritimes Cluster Norddeutschland e. V. donates value added tax

Posted by | 19 Jan 2021 | , , | 0

The work of seafarers on tankers, container ships, cruise ships and fishing vessels is hard and full of privation. Shift work, constant time changes and long periods away from their families make life difficult for seafarers and put them under particular physical and mental strain. Especially in these times of the global coronavirus pandemic, tireless support for the seafarers on board is very important.

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