Watson Farley & Williams presented a number of topical issues during their Maritime Morning in Hamburg.
WFW Head of Germany Dr Christian Finnern guided the audience through the morning programme, including Verena Scheibe reporting on tax innovations for the maritime industry, Dr Christian Bauer and Dr Maximilian Boemke reviewing the national port strategy and transformation, Dr Clemens Hillmer providing insight into German-Japanese leasing structures and Maren Brandes introducing sustainability-linked and green loans.
We were delighted to be joined by recognised industry leaders as panellists for our subsequent discussion:
- Constantin Baack, CEO, MPC Capital
- Sören Bibow, CFO, Harren Group
- Robert Frese, Managing Director, Elbdeich Reederei
- Torben Kölln, CEO, Leonhardt & Blumberg
Detailed agenda (in German) here.