Ahrenkiel Steamship GmbH & Co. KG

The Ahrenkiel Steamship Group based in Hamburg, Germany, is active in ship owning and ship management, predominantly in the container and bulk carrier segments. Based on its strong experience, the shipmanagement arm, Ahrenkiel Steamship GmbH & Co. KG, offers all aspects of modern management services ranging from commercial, nautical, technical management ISM, and new building supervision to accounting, fund management and risk management. With its fleet of container vessels, bulk carriers and tankers owned, respectively managed, Ahrenkiel Steamship GmbH & Co. KG ranks amongst the world's top ten managing owners in the container sector and takes a leading position in the Hamburg market. The ship owning activities of the Ahrenkiel Steamship Group are concentrated in Ahrenkiel Steamship Asset Holding GmbH & Co. KG, which is responsible for the strategic asset management of the owned fleet as well as the development of shipping projects and financing structures. The chartering as well as the sale and purchase activities are carried out via Contchart Hamburg, a leading shipbroker and commercial management provider and an affiliated company of the Ahrenkiel Steamship Group.