Working in the sea freight industry

Kuehne+Nagel's Shipping Insights

Dec 11 2023 • 18 mins

In this episode, host Sara Vollmer and Marcus Reimann, Regional Sea Logistics Manager for North America at Kuehne+Nagel, talk about what working in the sea freight industry is really like, how it differs from other industries and what you can learn for life in this profession. Key topics of this episode are: How the sea freight specialists coped with the last two challenging years for the industry, what requirements the industry sets on employees and what qualities one should have in order to succeed in this field of work, what rewarding experiences working in this industry can provide you with in return and future outlook for working in the sea freight industry. Jobs at Kuehne+Nagel: https://jobs.kuehne-nagel.com/global/en. Recorded in November 2022. Details: (01:37) Marcus starts the podcast by saying how the Coved-19 years were a roller coaster for the sea freight industry, especially in the USA. (04:07) He shares how he entered this industry. (07:55) Sara and Marcus discuss what type of people would find this field a good place to work and the characteristics that would be beneficial in becoming successful in this industry. (13:42) Marcus talks about the new Kuehne+Nagel office concept, how it works and what makes it different. (16:51) He explains more about who is in good hands in the sea freight industry and with what interests and passions.