Iven started his career in the Maritime business in the middle of the nineties with an apprenticeship at Hamburg Sued. He became a ships mechanic and gained first experience on several container ships and routes. Later he studied regional and economical geography at the University of Leipzig. After that he worked with Bremen ports, the port management company of Germanys number two seaport Bremen/Bremerhaven first as a port planner later as management assistant.
Since 2009 Iven heads the division for port economy, infrastructure and shipping at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. In this position he is responsible for port and hinterland development, financial and real estate issues, port railway activities, deep sea and short sea shipping, high water protection, port economy and logistics for the ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven.
In 2015 Iven completed his extra-occupational PhD studies with a work on “The German seaports in focus of supra-regional development policies.”
Besides his profession Iven gives lectures at various Universities and Institutes and publishes articles and books. Latest lecture engagements included Hochschule Bremen - City University of Applied Sciences on Maritime Technology & Port Operations and the University of Split in Croatia on current maritime issues.
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Iven started his career in the Maritime business in the middle of the nineties with an apprenticeship at Hamburg Sued. He became a ships mechanic and gained first experience on several container ships and routes. Later he studied regional and economical geography at the University of Leipzig. After that he worked with Bremen ports, the port management company of Germanys number two seaport Bremen/Bremerhaven first as a port planner later as management assistant.
Since 2009 Iven heads the division for port economy, infrastructure and shipping at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. In this position he is responsible for port and hinterland development, financial and real estate issues, port railway activities, deep sea and short sea shipping, high water protection, port economy and logistics for the ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven.
In 2015 Iven completed his extra-occupational PhD studies with a work on “The German seaports in focus of supra-regional development policies.”
Besides his profession Iven gives lectures at various Universities and Institutes and publishes articles and books. Latest lecture engagements included Hochschule Bremen - City University of Applied Sciences on Maritime Technology & Port Operations and the University of Split in Croatia on current maritime issues.
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