The German shipmanagement sector is in flux with mergers imminent and a new brand coming up.
German owner Harren Group yesterday launched Harren Ship Management offering comprehensive shipmanagement services – both technical and crew – for all major vessel types, including heavylift and multipurpose vessels, tankers, bulkers, container vessels and offshore wind.
Harren Group managing director Nils Aden commented: “A multi-million-dollar asset deserves more than standard off-the-shelf management. It’s vital to be proactive about taking the many constantly changing parameters into account. This ranges from managing opex in different market cycles to dynamically adapting charterer requirements and adjusted asset strategies. An owner’s success depends heavily on their managers’ ability to connect the dots. We fully understand our customers’ needs from our own daily operations.”
Elsewhere in Germany, it understands other manager names are close to sealing mergers in a sector that is consolidating fast.