Date: 9. February 2016

Member of the Board of Trustees Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Ehlers was awarded with the Federal Cross of Merit

Federal Minister of Transport and Digital infrastructure Dobrindt with Prof. Dr. Dr. Ehlers and his spouse (Foto:BMVI)

Special acknowledgement for our member of the board of trustees Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Peter Ehlers: The former president of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency was awarded with the Cross of Merit, 1^st Class, of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his honorary engagement for maritime environmental protection as well as for the further development of maritime law. We warmly congratulate him!

Further information:

http://www.bsh.de/de/Das_BSH/Presse/Pressearchiv/Pressemitteilungen2016/Pressemitteilung04-2016.jsp

Date: 5. October 2016

Renewed support for IFLOS Summer Academy in 2016

Dr. Axel Henriksen and Souldan Ali Hamadou from Djibouti

By providing a full scholarship the Jens-Peter and Betsy Schlüter-Foundation supported the IFLOS Summer Academy again

From the 24^th of July to the 19^th of August 2016, the Summer Academy organised by IFLOS (International Foundation for the Law of the Sea) took place for the tenth time at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg.

Also this year, the Jens-Peter and Betsy Schlüter Foundation for Shipping and Environmental Protection sponsored this institution, which brings together young talents in the area of maritime law from all countries. By providing a full scholarship the Foundation made it possible for Mr Souldan Ali Hamadou from Djibouti to participate in the Summer Academy, which provides content-related references to global maritime environmental protection even beyond the International Law of the Sea and Maritime Law.

Herr, Frau Prof. Dr. Doris König, Herr Souldan Ali Hamadou (v.l.)

State councilor Jan Pörksen, Mrs. Prof. Dr. Doris König, Mr. Souldan Ali Hamadou

Class of 2016

Photos (3): IFLOS

Date: 22. June 2016

Maritime Shipping and Environment Protection – How to master the global challenge?

Under the title of “Maritime Shipping and Environment Protection – How to master the global challenge?” the kick-off event of Jens-Peter and Betsy Schlüter-Foundation for Shipping and Environment Protection took place on 26.05.2016 in Hamburg.

With the welcome support of numerous co-organisers, the Foundation managed to invite top-class speakers to Hamburg, who provided for an excellent conference in English language, rich of content.

Peter Hinchliffe (ICS), Heike Deggim (IMO), John Maggs (Seas at Risk), Mihaela Marcu (INEA), Martin Kröger (VDR) (from left)

The morning session was dedicated to a stocktaking of sustainable environment protection in shipping from the perspective of international associations and institutions (International Maritime Organization, International Chamber of Shipping, Seas at Risk, Innovation and Networks Executive Agency) . Dr Martin Kröger moderated the subsequent dynamic discussion.

The afternoon session was dedicated to actions necessary to promote sustainable environment protection worldwide. International speakers reported on the importance of environment protection as a public task of developing countries and in political cooperation with these. The role of environment protection in the training of management and seafarers was examined just as were ship emission controls in China and in the US. The presentations were followed by a lively panel discussion, led by Dr Jens-Uwe Schröder-Hinrichs.

Maximo Q. Mejia Jr. (Maritime Industry Authority), Simon Ng (Civic Exchange), Christine Plastrotmann (BMZ), Kyaw Zeya (Myanmar Maritime University), Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry (WMU), Jens-Uwe Schröder-Hinrichs (WMU) (from left)