The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has pledged a donation of €50,000 to the Duckdalben Seamen’s Club in Hamburg.
As part of the German Seamen’s Mission, the club is an important contact point for international seafarers. “The further development of the port of Hamburg is important to us, and that includes the Duckdalben,” said Nils Kahn, Head of MSC Germany, during a visit to the club. “The German Seamen’s Mission plays an important role as a point of contact and pastoral care for seafarers from all over the world. Both the port and the club are part of Hamburg’s DNA.”
As a native of Hamburg and head of MSC’s German business, Kahn knows the port and the club well. The owner-managed company based in Geneva is the world’s largest container shipping company. “One of our most important corporate values is to take responsibility for our employees and people in general. In addition, our founder went to sea himself as a young man. That’s why supporting the work of the German Seamen’s Mission in Duckdalben is a perfect fit for MSC,” said Kahn.
Duckdalben’s work would be inconceivable without donations
“We are delighted when a global company like MSC also supports those on the quayside who hold the supply chains in their hands and thus contribute to global trade,” said Duckdalben manager Jörn Hille. “Some of the social work that our employees do for seafarers would be unthinkable without private donations such as those from MSC.” Both partners sealed the donation of €50,000 with a handshake.
MSC is currently working on expanding its presence in the port. The shipping company recently included Hamburg in its “Swan” and “Brittanica” services. The background to this is the planned acquisition of a stake in terminal operator HHLA. The deal is as good as done, but still has to be approved by the Hamburg Parliament in a second reading on 4 September. The opposition had previously postponed the reading.
