Shipping Companies in Germany
721 shipping companies in Germany are on record — registered owners, commercial managers and operators. 560 of them have a fleet size on record, 7,891 vessels in total, counted once for each company that owns or manages them. The largest fleet on record belongs to Oldendorff Carriers, with 700 vessels. Among the 288 companies with vessel types recorded, the most common are General Cargo (116), Container (85) and Bulk Carrier (53).
Every company links to a public profile in the ship owners & managers directory.
- 721
- Companies on record
- 7,891
- Vessels across those fleets
- 560
- Companies with a fleet size
- 12
- Vessel types recorded
Largest fleets in Germany
- Oldendorff CarriersCommercial Manager700 vessels
- Hapag-Lloyd AGRegistered Owner, Commercial Manager, ISM Manager264 vessels
- Doehle Schiffahrts-KG, PeterShip Broker166 vessels
- NSB NiederelbeShip Owner/Manager/Operator126 vessels
- Rickmers ReedereiShip Owner/Manager/Operator120 vessels
- Hartmann Schiffahrts GmbH & CoShip Owner/Manager/Operator109 vessels
- Offen C-PShip Owner/Manager/Operator101 vessels
- Hamburg SudShip Owner/Manager/Operator99 vessels
- Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & CoShip Owner/Manager/Operator94 vessels
- Oldendorff CarriersCorporation93 vessels
- ER Schiffahrt GmbH & Cie KGShip Owner/Manager/Operator91 vessels
- BussShip Owner/Manager/Operator82 vessels
Fleet composition in Germany
Vessel types recorded against 288 of the 721 companies. A company operating more than one type is counted under each.
- General Cargo116 companies
- Container85 companies
- Bulk Carrier53 companies
- Tanker39 companies
- Offshore38 companies
- Tugs & Harbor Craft21 companies
- Passenger20 companies
- Special Craft20 companies
- Gas Carrier10 companies
- Ro-Ro7 companies
- Fishing5 companies
- Bunkering3 companies
Company roles
- Ship Owner/Manager/Operator196
- Commercial Manager, ISM Manager88
- Registered Owner57
- Registered Owner, Commercial Manager51
- Ship Broker49
- Commercial Manager43
- Organization33
- Ship Manager27