Is the future fixed? - The risks of a global recession are sufficiently high to motivate the increase of researching new systems and international discussions.

Analysing if the new Charter Party, Boxtime 2004 designed by BIMCO is a modern and well balanced contract that connects with current international rules and regulations.

The research document on marine coatings evaluates the various aspects of profound surface protection systems and their advantages for the vessel and the environment.

For the book 'Vessel and Fleet Technical Management' by Prof. Dr. Coutroubis I developed a new chapter on Crew Management to identify various aspects for shipowners.

Examining the Supply Chain through the Beer Game, a logistics game created by the MIT to demonstrate a number of key principles of Supply Chain Management such as the Bullwhip Effect.

The document describes my first long voyage, working on a Chemical Tanker for six month, travelling to 52 ports in the Baltic, North and Mediterranean Sea. (in German)