Fellow Hamburg-based containership owners Leonhardt & Blumberg and Buss Shipping have agreed to form a new joint ship management venture that will sport a fleet of 55 feeder-size vessels, the firms said in a joint statement.
Hamburg-based containership owners Leonhardt & Blumberg Reederei GmbH & Co. KG and Buss Shipping GmbH & Co. KG have agreed to merge their respective ship management activities, the firms said in a joint statement.
Under the agreement, the two companies will remain separate entities, but will form a new joint ship management venture that will sport a fleet of 55 feeder-size vessels. The management board of the new Leonhardt & Blumberg Shipmanagement GmbH Co. KG will consist of Christian Rychly, Torben Kölln and Mathias Gaethje.
Leonhardt & Blumberg operates a fleet of containerships ranging in capacity from 1,500 TEUs to 3,600 TEUs, and Buss Shipping’s fleet consists of 17 vessels and two newbuildings to be delivered later this year.
German feeder owners merge ship management activities
