Germany has seen lots of maritime start-ups come and go. That is no surprise to Carsten Bullemer, a serial entrepreneur and pioneer of the country’s maritime digital start-up scene.

“If you give me a list of 20 maritime start-ups here in Hamburg, 10 have disappeared,” he said.

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This article is part of a special report on the shipping market that you can read in full in TradeWinds' weekly edition on 29 January.