Change in the MCN Board of Directors

"Back in 2016, when the MCN association was founded, the state of Lower Saxony provided us with advice and support. In view of the current challenges in the maritime industry, which are reflected in our fields of activity, we look forward to continuing our dialogue with Dr Kämpny. And of course also in view of the tenth anniversary of the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany this year," says Chairman Knut Gerdes.

"The coronavirus pandemic is also leading to major burdens and changes in the maritime industry. Lower Saxony will therefore support the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany together with the states of Hamburg, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in offering its members a strong and efficient network even in difficult times," says Kämpny.

At the last MCN board meeting, the board and management thanked the Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Andreas Richter and his team for their cooperation in 2020. As chairman of the coordination committee of the coastal federal states, Richter coordinated the harmonisation processes between the five northern German federal states last year, represented the interests of the federal states on the MCN board and supported the process of creating the MCN Strategy 2025 on the federal state side.

"We were grateful for the support and trusting collaboration with Mr Richter and his team, especially last year, which was a challenging year due to coronavirus," says Jessica Wegener, Managing Director of the MCN.

Text: mb; Photo: Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour, Transport and Digitalisation