6. How do you see the future of the German flag.

I think that as a consequence of the current situation, the reliability of the German Flag poses an argument for some shipowners that may lead them to rethink, i.e. to reflag.
In case of problems arising from the pandemic and the resulting measures, hardly any other flag supports their shipowners to this extent. 

I do not doubt that a strong German Flag is important for the maritime location Germany. How grave consequences can become if the dependency on other states in terms of supplying the country and its people is too large does not take much imagination anymore.