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Matthias Catón
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Managing Director of the German Maritime Centre / Deutsches Maritimes Zentrum (DMZ). Personal opinions.

📍Hamburg and Frankfurt
💡 #globalaffairs #leadership #communications #learning #geopolitics
🎙️Host @businessdiplomacy.today podcast
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🪔✨ As we celebrate the festival of Diwali, I extend my warmest wishes to all my Indian friends and partners. May this Festival of Lights bring abundant joy, prosperity, and success to you and your families!
October 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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The German Maritime Centre has launched a new podcast for the maritime industry! 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 brings the German perspective to the world and global insights to Germany.

maritimematters.de
September 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Rotterdam and Antwerp ports are collaborating on handling military cargo, highlighting the need for strategic preparedness in a changing geopolitical landscape. 🚢🪖 #logistics #supplychain #geopolitics #ports #Europe #security

www.ft.com/content/0c42...
July 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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German Chancellor Merz handled his first face-to-face encounter with Trump in the Oval Office pretty well. Just sitting through Trump's erratic monologues with a straight face is quite an accomplishment.
June 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The German Maritime Centre is currently recruiting for the following positions:

* Advisor for Shipbuilding and Marine Technology
* Research Associate (Regulation)
* Research Associate (Technology)
* Research Associate (Geopolitics, Security and International Relations)

dmz-maritim.de/karriere/
May 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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This week I made a quick dash back to Frankfurt School of Finance & Management to teach MBA students negotiation skills.
May 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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🇪🇺🃏 New ECFR report: Europe's economic deterrence options vs Trump 2.0

Mapping EU's "cards" in trade, tech, finance to counter US coercion. Proposes economic deterrence infrastructure. High-stakes transatlantic poker ahead.

https://gocheckmy.link/c4892908

#EUPolicy #Geopolitics #TrumpEffect
May 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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📊 US-China trade war hits logistics hard: Container bookings ⬇️ 45%, airfreight ⬇️ 30%. Thoughts on adapting to this new trade landscape? 🌐🤔

https://gocheckmy.link/7d09b6e4

#TradeWar #GlobalTrade #SupplyChain
April 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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🚢 New US rules on LNG shipping could disrupt a $34bn industry! The API warns of rising costs and challenges in maintaining energy dominance.

#LNG #EnergyPolicy

https://replug.link/95231bb3
April 29, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Happy Easter!
April 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Wishing all Muslims around the world Eid Mubarak!

#Eid #Ramadan #Islam #Muslim #HappyEid #Mubarak #EidUlFitr #EidAlFitr #EidMubarak #EidCelebrations #EidFeast #EidBlessings
March 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Great to be back at the #Raisina Dialogue in #Delhi
March 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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May happiness, fun and laughter be at this colorful festival. Happy Holi!

#holi #happyholi #india #holifestival #festival #colors #colours #festivalofcolors #festivalofcolours #indianfestival #holihai #holipowder #holicelebration #holifest #holifestivalofcolours
March 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Very interesting conversations today at the Maritime Security Dialogue at @swp-berlin.org in #Berlin. Great to be back at this venerable institution after many years.

@mirandaboe.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Happy International Women's Day!

#InternationalWomensDay #WomensDay #GenderEquality #EqualRights
March 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Hast du ein Faible für #Transport und #Logistik? Bewirb dich beim Deutschen Maritimen Zentrum als Projektmanager*in für maritime Logistikprozesse und entwickle eine Strategie für #Kurzstreckenseeverkehr und für die Verlagerung von Hinterlandverkehr auf Binnenschiffe!

dmz-maritim.de/stellenangeb...
February 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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🚢 Tensions rise in the Red Sea as Trump's Gaza proposal raises fears of renewed Houthi threats. Shipping routes remain uncertain, impacting global trade. Will stability return soon? 🌍

#MiddleEast #ShippingNews

www.ft.com/content/dd3d...
February 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Neue Stelle beim Deutschen Maritimen Zentrum in #Hamburg:

Projektmanager*in Kurzstreckenseeverkehr (w/m/d)

dmz-maritim.de/stellenangeb...

#job
January 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Happy Republic Day, India!

#indiarepublicday #republicday #india #happyrepublicday #republicdayindia #indianrepublicday #happyrepublicdayindia #indiarepublic
January 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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January 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Today is the International Day of #Education. Ideas and knowledge are our most important resources. And unlike most natural resources, they don’t get depleted by sharing them. Empowering people through education makes us collectively more powerful.

#learning #InternationalDayofEducation #teaching
January 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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#India aims to become a top 10 shipbuilder by 2030! 🚢 With a current market share of just 0.07%, the journey is steep. Can India seize this opportunity?

Read more: https://splash247.com/can-india-reach-its-ambitious-shipbuilding-targets-2/

#Shipbuilding #India #MaritimeIndustry
January 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Shipbuilding boom or bust? 🚢 #Trump wants more Navy ships, but his anti-immigration policies could undermine the industry's workforce in the US.

https://www.propublica.org/article/us-navy-shipbuilding-donald-trump

#NavyShips #Immigration #Politics #shipbuilding
January 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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China's massive maritime subsidies are undermining fair competition, says the Biden admin. 🚢🇨🇳 This could trigger trade action as the U.S. seeks to rebuild its shipbuilding industry. 🇺🇸

https://maritime-executive.com/article/white-house-formally-blames-china-for-unfair-maritime-subsidies
January 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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🌐 Global trade tensions are reshaping supply chains! A recent survey by The Conference Board reveals that 85% of large company executives plan significant changes to their supply networks.

www.ft.com/content/7cf5...
January 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM