
2020 balance sheet and outlook
German maritime shipping optimistic about the future
The German Shipowners' Association (VDR) has presented new figures on the situation of German merchant shipping.

Last August, the RoRo Car Carrier MV Cosco Shengshi moored in the northern port of Bremerhaven and started its first test shipment in order to expand the service to Europe.

The shipping company Hamburg Süd has christened the container ship "Polar Ecuador" in Antwerp. With an overall length of 230 meters and a width of 37.30 meters, the ship has a container slot capacity of 3,800 TEU and is equipped with 1,000 reefer connections.

The official christening of the world's largest LNG bunker vessel "Kairos" took place in the Port of Hamburg on February 8.

Holger Strack, previously co-CEO of Zeaborn Ship Management together with Nils Aden, will take over as CEO on January 1 and will be responsible for all shipping activities of the third-party ship manager.