Federal Government Coordinator for the Maritime Industry

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Norbert Brackmann, maritime coordinator since April 2018

Federal Government Coordinator for the Maritime Industry (short- Maritime Coordinator ) is a representative of the federal government under the jurisdiction of the Federal Ministry of Economy and Energy . Norbert Brackmann (CDU) has been the incumbent since April 2018 .

history

The office was established in 2000 by the then Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and was held by a State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics until 2018 . On April 11, 2018, the federal government appointed Brackmann, a member of the Bundestag, to the office for the first time, who is not also State Secretary.

tasks

The tasks of the Maritime Coordinator include the coordination described in the Maritime Agenda 2025 and the bundling of the Federal Government's measures to strengthen Germany's international competitiveness in the areas of the maritime industry, consisting of marine technology , shipbuilding , shipping , port management , the maritime supply industry, inland shipping and fishing .

National Maritime Conferences

The maritime coordinator is responsible for the organization, event and management of national maritime conferences. The first of these conferences was organized by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology to strengthen the international competitiveness of the maritime industry on June 13, 2000 in Emden and opened by then Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder .

Eleven conferences have taken place so far:

  1. Emden (June 13, 2000)
  2. Rostock (November 6, 2001)
  3. Lübeck (May 26, 2003)
  4. Bremen (January 25, 2005)
  5. Hamburg (December 4, 2006)
  6. Rostock (March 29/30, 2009)
  7. Wilhelmshaven (May 27/28, 2011)
  8. Kiel (April 8/9, 2013)
  9. Bremerhaven (October 19-20, 2015)
  10. Hamburg (April 4, 2017)
  11. Friedrichshafen (May 22/23, 2019)

Former incumbents

Hans-Joachim-Otto, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Maritime Coordinator from 2009–2013

The office of maritime coordinator has so far been carried out by the following persons:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b New representatives appointed for medium-sized businesses, tourism, aerospace and maritime industries. Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, April 11, 2018, accessed on February 17, 2020 .
  2. ^ Overview and program of the 10th National Maritime Conference
  3. ↑ Overview and program of the 11th National Maritime Conference
  4. ^ "Seute Deern": Uwe Beckmeyer becomes coordinator in Bremerhaven. In: butenunbinnen.de. December 27, 2019, accessed February 17, 2020 .