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Hartmann gas- tankers driven by ethanol fuel.

is very dangerous. Do you believe that politics can help However, ships must ful? ll the strictest to be logistics providers with a wide- the German maritime industry? rules. I think this is completely incom- range of offered services. In the long run

Why is it that Germany must be an Oh yes, I have to make it clear to the prehensible. What I am interested in is it is not enough just to charter out ves- important shipping location? politicians the challenges we face. The that the population of German shipping sels. One must focus on the entire trans-

Counter Question: Why do we need the opinion partly exists in Berlin and Brus- companies can be safeguarded and again port chain. Mergers may also help.

German automobile industry? For Ger- sels that one can cover shipping with expanded. Another very important point many it is important to remain a strong all possible and impossible statutory re- for me is: how can we ensure education, In some regions mergers of shipping industrial location – including our ship- quirements. For example, consider the training and employment in the future? companies have failed. ping industry. This industry features discussions about pollution emissions. That is correct. But there will be few al- around 95,000 employees in Germany. People keep losing sight of the fact Political parameters are one side of ternatives. Our clients from the industry

Including the indirect workforce it’s that about 90 percent of all goods are the coin – but isn’t it that also shipping have also changed. They require larger about 400,000. transported by sea – but only 4 percent companies have to change to survive? units in order to react with greater ? ex- of the emissions are related to vessels. Yes, for sure. More and more they have ibility to their needs.

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