OnBoard – the 50th!

Our on-board newspaper in review

50 issues of ON BOARD, that is equivalent to twelve years as the on-board newspaper of Hansa Mare Reederei. While leafing through old issues, you come across many an interesting article. Let's take another look at 50 ON BOARD issues: In the first issue it really got off to a good start with a journey around the entire globe when we reported to our readers on the maiden voyage of the “Mare Ibericum” on the basis of the logbook. Maiden voyages, ship christenings and reports on the growing Hansa Mare fleet repeatedly characterised the content of the onboard newspaper in the following years since Hansa Mare Reederei hardly allowed itself a break. The fleet grew steadily and rapidly. Then in issue 24 the highlight when we reported on four christenings that took place on one day, something special even for Hansa Mare employees.

And all vessels in the fleet were successfully chartered just as fast thanks to the commitment of the Chartering Department. Then it was our job, of course, to introduce the new charterers to our readers. All the major charterers operating worldwide already came together in the first issues. An impressive list of renowned shipping companies for which the Hansa Mare ships sailed in scheduled service. We also reported on the large ports of the world where Hansa Mare crews were soon regular guests.

One thing that must never be missing in an ON BOARD issue is, of course, the people. After all, there is an individual behind every job performed. ON BOARD has given these people a face. The man on board as well as the man or woman from the shore organisation. We have introduced all of them and thus forged a link between the employees in the shore organisation and the crews on the 20 vessels. Perhaps we have created a little more awareness of the work of the others on both sides.

After all, who knows for sure what tasks a ship's cook performs on board or who organises the travel to the ports of embarkation for the captain.

And ON BOARD has naturally taken a regular look beyond the end of its nose, or beyond the side of the ship, and reported on diverse occupations in port: from linesmen to pastor of the seaman's mission. We have written about unusual vessels that crews encounter on the seven seas and about international developments in the maritime industry that in the end concern the shipping company and seamen on board.

All 50 issues contained the “Background” section, in which we explained to the readers all sorts of interesting facts fromthe broad spectrum of merchant shipping. The first issue started with P&I insurance, an important issue in the practical business of maritime shipping.

Later we also reported on the blue colouring and names of the Hansa Mare vessels as well as on the “blue ribbon” or global alliances in shipping company business. After all, ON BOARD still wishes to give its readers specific information concerning the shipping sector with developments and trends in shipbuilding. Moreover, we have visited organisations like the “German Lifeboat Association" (Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger, DGzRS) as well as model shipbuilders and marine painters.

In every one of the 50 issues that have appeared thus far it was ON BOARD's concern to inform the readers objectively about events at Hansa Mare Reederei and on our vessels as well as about all aspects of shipping – and this will remain so in the coming 50 issues, though at the same time we naturally constantly work on making ON BOARD even better, even more interesting.

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Archive ON BOARD

  • Change through Trade
    (ON BOARD 66)
  • Safety First!
    (ON BOARD 65)
  • A Power Plant on the Ship
    (ON BOARD 64)
  • Preparation for Growth
    (ON BOARD 63)
  • A place to anchor
    for Seafarers
    (ON BOARD 62)
  • Low Sulphur Regulation
    (ON BOARD 61)
  • The Course is set for 2010
    (ON BOARD 60)
  • Challenge of Ballast Water
    (ON BOARD 59)
  • With the current
    (ON BOARD 58)
  • Tackling the Challenges
    (ON BOARD 57)
  • EU approaches Arctic
    (ON BOARD 56)
  • Integrated Terminal-Ship System
    (ON BOARD 55)
  • Precision Work – Stable Stowage
    (ON BOARD 54)
  • New Dual Leadership
    at Hansa Mare
    (ON BOARD 53)
  • Drive for new Drive
    (ON BOARD 52)
  • Lubricating systematically “Pulse Lubricating System”
    (ON BOARD 51)
  • ON BOARD – the 50th!
    (ON BOARD 50)

 

 

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