Category: News-2014

On 1st April 2014, Sebastian Werner was granted power of attorney.

From August 2005 to May 2008, Werner completed his training as forwarding merchant with the Imperial Reederei u. Spedition in Duisburg where he then worked as a dispatcher until 31st December 2010, thus gaining relevant practical experience.

As he moved to the far North of Germany for private reasons, 29-year-old Werner not only changed his place of residence on 1st January 2011 but he also started his new job with our dispatch department of the DTG office in Hamburg.

With his appointment to an authorized representative, we would like to acknowledge Sebastian Werner’s excellent performance.

On 20th March 2014, the two board members of DTG, Roberto Spranzi and Matthias Bunger, took part in a joint parliamentary evening on the issue of Shipping and Ports Policy in the 18th Legislative Period in Berlin, conducted by the Bundesverband der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt e.V. (BBD, German Federal Association of Inland Water Transportation) and the Bundesverband Öffentlicher Binnenhäfen e.V. (BÖB, German Federal Association of Public River Ports). The highest ranking visitor to the event was German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt.

Addressing about 200 guests, the Minister pointed out the prominent role inland navigation is going to take within the next four years, for example in the advancement of the future Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan. That is why Federal Government directs targeted support to the inland navigation industry, like financing the Duisburg training ship Rhein. In addition, 350 million euros will be invested in inland waterways. BDB president Georg Hötte and the Minister agreed that well-constructed waterways are essential for shipping to develop its full potential.

The BDB President invited Alexander Dobrindt to Duisburg to present the training centre for German inland navigation to him. On that occasion, the Minister may as well test his skills for navigating a barge in a shallow water driving simulator.

On 1st April 2014, we gave a welcome to our new staff member Stefan Pohl.

47-year-old Pohl is a trained boatman. Amongst others, he has already worked as a skipper. In parallel, he has completed a training as a certified insurance agent and spent a long time working as an insurance broker.

Both key areas of his previous professional life provide the best conditions for his new field of activity with DTG. Alongside Wilfried Neynes, Pohl will first take over the technical service and later become his successor. Pohl’s main tasks will include insurance processing, quality management, and member support.

We look forward to a good and pleasant cooperation.

Reason No. 1: Our loyal and reliable employee Wilfried Neynes celebrated his 50th anniversary of employment on 1st April 2014 (no kidding!).

Reason No. 2: On 6th February 2014, he celebrated his 65th birthday.

Reason No. 3: On 30th June 2014, he will be departing into well-earned retirement alive and kicking.

On 1st April 1964, Neynes started his training as a forwarding merchant with the boatman company association Jus et Justitia (SBV) in Duisburg-Ruhrort. He was then taken over as a clerk in the freight invoicing department and later worked as head of the tug invoicing department.

In 1972, he joined the economic successor of the SBV, the Partikulier-Transport-Genossenschaft Jus et Justitia eG. (PTG), additionally assuming member support. He was granted power of attorney in 1992.

In 2003, he joined the successor association DTG DEUTSCHE TRANSPORT-GENOSSENSCHAFT BINNENSCHIFFFAHRT eG.

In 2009, Wilfried Neynes was appointed Quality Representative (QMR) for ISO 9001|2008 GMP + B4. At the same time, he took over management of the economic aid and the corporate fund of PTG/DTG.

The pictures of Tobias Quernhorst are very special: photographed in HDR technique and artfully reworked on the computer, they offer a unique view of the boatmen’s world, giving a stylish insight into the daily work of our barge owners.

During this year, we will regularly update this picture gallery to give you unique aesthetic moments every month.