In the future, Cosco Shipping in Hamburg will have its smaller container ship secure the cargo with its own seafarers. So far, this has been the task of lashers – special port workers paid according to the tariff. The United Services Union (ver.di) accuses the shipping company of wage violations. As specific as the accusation may be, Cosco is still caught in the crossfire. Because the union’s media-effective attack also targets the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA AG), the Hamburg Senate and the entry of the Swiss shipping company MSC.