BREMEN/BREMERHAVEN. The international event known as Sailors’ Day was recently celebrated at Bremen’s ports and around the world to thank sailors for their commitment and hard work. In her opening speech, the Senator for Science and Ports, Claudia Schilling, said that the recent pandemic has hit sailors particularly hard. Often confined to ship for months, communication with family and friends is difficult, and they live in uncertainty about whether and how they can return home on leave.
ZDS and DGB welcome Ploß’s proposal on special funds
HAMBURG. The proposal by Maritime Coordinator Christoph Ploß to extend the Infrastructure Special Fund to include seaports and waterways met with broad approval from the Central Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS) and the German Trade Union Confederation...
