WISTA Germany publishes a guide
HAMBURG. In early October 2026, WISTA Germany and the Verband Frauen zur See presented their joint Best Practice Guide, “Recruitment and Integration of Women on Board”, in Hamburg.
First woman chosen as head of WTO
31.03.2021
GENEVA. For the first time, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has selected a woman to lead it. On the March 1, the Council of 164 member countries appointed the former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to the position of General Director. The United States, under President Trump, was the only country to oppose the appointment of Okonjo-Iweala. The new US government lifted the blockade and expressed its confidence in the Nigerian woman. She prevailed over competitors in a long selection process.
Credit: WTO
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WISTA Germany publishes a guide
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Rhenus unites three partnership companies under a single brand
HOLZWICKEDE. In October 2026, Rhenus announced that it was integrating its three German inland waterway shipping companies – Rhenus PartnerShip GmbH & Co. KG, Rhenus PartnerShip Berlin GmbH and Rhenus PartnerShip HANSE GmbH – within the group.
EUROGATE automation project gets underway in Wilhelmshaven
WILHELMSHAVEN KfW Ipex-Bank is providing terminal operator EUROGATE with a loan of 82 million euros for a pilot project to develop and verify automation and digitalisation solutions, which will be tested at the Wilhelmshaven container terminal.
Emergency services practise for a chemical spill in the mudflats
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