he ongoing crisis at the shipping markets has a significant effect on the German merchant fleet. HANSA presents a compilation[ds_preview] of the situation in cooperation with rating portal VesselValue.com. Claus-Peter Offen continues to be the largest shipping company. Despite a couple of newbuilding contracts the order book has seen a considerable decline. Oldendorff Carriers from Lübeck has most newbuilding orders. As for the container segment some international players have pulled ahead of German owners.
Michael Meyer
