[ad_1] The ailing cruise line Genting Hong Kong is negotiating with the German government about a possible rescue package of 600 million US dollars to save its shipyard group MV Werften from bankruptcy. The package, if agreed, would help continue the cruise ship construction projects at three shipyards under the supervision of MV Werften and […]
Month: February 2021
Genting HK in talks with German government for additional US $ 600 million rescue fund
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (February 23): Cruise ship operator Genting Hong Kong Ltd (Genting HK) and its partner, MV Werften, are in talks with the German federal and state governments to release additional bailout funds worth US $ 600 million (RM 2.43 billion) to keep the struggling group of shipyards afloat. Maritime and maritime news portal […]
Germany is investigating rescue for Genting’s shipyards
[ad_1] Section of the cruise ship Global Dream 1 upon arrival at the Wismar shipyard in 2019 (Photo MV Werften) Published 02/22/2021 3:04 PM by The maritime executive There are urgent talks between MV Werften and the shipping company Genting Hong Kong with the German federal and state government about the release of additional rescue […]
Germany: MV Werften cuts 1,200 jobs in shipyards
[ad_1] In a two-minute video, MV Werften (shipyard) CEO Peter Fetten informed the workforce at the three shipyards in Wismar, Warnemünde and Stralsund that more than a third of the 3,000 jobs are reportedly affected by a “program restructuring. About 1,200 jobs are at risk – a blow to the workforce, as the shipyard industry […]
Ex-German Chancellor sees “too much ideology” in relation to Nord Stream 2 – Business & Economy
[ad_1] BERLIN, February 5 / TASS /. Gerhard Schröder, who was Federal Chancellor from 1998 to 2005, believes that his country needs the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia because otherwise it will not be able to meet its energy needs during the time of the energy turnaround. âWe already have Nord Stream 1, which […]
Opinion: The introduction of botched vaccines in the EU will prolong economic misery and fill intensive care units
[ad_1] A man is given a COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-through vaccination center at Batchwood Hall in St. Albans, UK on February 5, 2021. PAUL CHILDS / Reuters As of Friday, the UK had administered 11 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, representing 16.5 percent of its population. Israel’s number was 58.5 percent worldwide. Even America had […]
Germany’s 16 federal states: Bremen | DW Travel | DW
[ad_1] 10 reasons to love Bremen A stroke of luck âThe Bremen Town Musiciansâ based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm made the Hanseatic city famous. The story is about four unloved animals who leave their homes to seek their fortune in Bremen. Local legend has it that touching the donkey’s forelegs on […]
Germany’s grand coalition stressed as vaccine-related tensions mount
[ad_1] In a critical election year and amid growing anger over the European vaccine shortage, the German Social Democrats are playing a risky political game: they are turning against their own government partner. 12 of the 16 years of age, the SPD is a junior member of a âgrand coalitionâ with the Christian Democrats (CDU) […]
ASF Germany: 2 core zones expanded, almost 600 wild boars dead
[ad_1] Germany had to expand 2 of its 4 core zones to accommodate the recent cases of African swine fever in its wild boar population. The largest increase was for the core zone in the district Gorlitz, in Saxony. This core zone, which borders Poland to the east, is being expanded to about twice its […]