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Soft skills, not hard bargaining

Soft skills, not hard bargaining

Humour, a cool composure and tolerant attitude – and ditching any rigid negotiating strategies and principles – is the trusted formula for business travellers during their next UK meeting. Even this phone booth in Bath reflects the sense of the humour and pragmatism...
An island but not isolated

An island but not isolated

How Brexit is playing out may differ in the UK and on the continent. However, the crisis in Ukraine is now welding Europe closer together again – regardless of EU membership. The period of bipolarity between the UK and the EU is likely to be over for the time being,...
TO Group extends management board

TO Group extends management board

BREMEN. Transport Overseas (TO) has appointed new members to the board. In order to strengthen the logistics group for the future, which is primarily active in shipping and ports, CEO Tim Oltmann (3rd from the left) has extended the management board from within. As...
Change at the top at VDR

Change at the top at VDR

HAMBURG. On 30 April, Ralf Nagel (right) stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Member of the Presidential Committee of the German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) after 12 years of service. The new CEO is Dr Martin Kröger (left), who held the position of...
New duo replaces Haake

New duo replaces Haake

BREMERHAVEN. Carsten Haake left the Lloyd shipyard in April. According to company management, the long-term managing director left the company by mutual agreement. Heinrich Rönner, who is head of the Rönner Group, and the former head of bremenports, Stefan Woltering,...