Ein einfaches, dunkelblaues Lupensymbol auf einem hellgrauen Hintergrund.
Ein einfaches, dunkelblaues Lupensymbol auf einem hellgrauen Hintergrund.

Hydrogen study for maritime industry presented

Today, the German Maritime Centre presented the study “The role of the maritime industry in establishing a German hydrogen economy”. The study, conducted by the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), estimates the demand for hydrogen and power-to-X (PtX)...

Due-date or offsetting model?

In spring 2021, the German Maritime Centre commissioned a study to provide expert analysis of the introduction of the due-date model for the levying of import VAT, which has been in force since December 2020. Under the due-date model, import VAT no longer has to be...

Maritime research and development is taking place across Germany

The German Maritime Centre has created a data analysis tool based on the European Commission’s CORDIS database and information on the publicly accessible webpages of the funded projects and actors, with about 700 data sets initially. It maps the participation of the...

Compass and map – German Maritime Centre launches two online tools

The maritime sector in Germany plays a key role in its competitiveness as a business location. Its annual turnover is estimated to be up to 50 billion euros. The industry is very diverse and has a wide range of different players. These are not only located in the...

Fuels & energy sources of the future

Replacing fossil fuels with renewables is an important issue for the maritime industry. It is facing global upheaval. In order to hit climate targets and help limit climate change, shipbuilding, shipping and ports as well as the adjacent sectors in the logistics chain...