Background
Whether at sea or on shore, belief in the team and constant efforts to try out new and innovative approaches form the basis for our actions.
The combination of diverse competencies, motivation and the reliability of each individual are the guarantees of our success.
The name ”Hanseatic Lloyd” stands for credibility, fairness, economic and technical competence as well as success through level-headed action. These values characterize our responsibility to humankind and the environment and thus the interaction of everyone who contributes to the success of our company and profits from it.
We extend our hand in the spirit of active partnership - for the handshake of Hanseatic merchants is still recognized even today.
You can find out more about the ethical standards and basic principles of the Hanseatic Lloyd Group here:
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Hanseatic Lloyd values and basic principles
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The most important data of the HLL Group
2009
On 16th March, the Founder and Chairman of the Hanseatic Lloyd Group as well as the co-founder and shareholder of the Hansa Mare Reederei, Harro Kniffka, dies after a short, severe illness and only
a few days after his 53rd birthday. The majority
partner of the group of companies is now, indirectly through Hanseatic Lloyd AG, Uttwil/Switzerland, the community of heirs of the Kniffka family. Via the company Hanseatic Lloyd Holding, the community of
heirs continues to be a 50 % shareholder of the
Hansa Mare Reederei, which operates 18 container
ships. The business of the Hanseatic Lloyd Group will henceforth be conducted by the present management board of many years standing as well as by his oldest son, Justus Kniffka.
2008
The Panmax newbuildings MV ”HLL Arctic” and
MV ”HLL Caribic” are delivered from the shipyard in April and put into service. They are followed in June by the identical sister ships MV ”HLL Pacific” and
MV ”HLL Adriatic”. The whole amount of placed equity
capital is EUR 122.3 million (incl. premium).
2007
The end of April sees the full placement for the ships’ share fund MT “W-O Ashley Sea”. The equity capital placed for this Panmax tanker totals EUR 18.7 million (incl. premium).
2006
The Panmax tanker MT “W-O Sharon Sea” with a deadweight tonnage of 73,400 tdw is initiated with the shipping company partner W-O and by mid-November, equity capital in the amount of EUR 20.3 million (incl. premium) is placed. This was followed by the start of selling shares for the sister ship MT “W-O Ashley Sea”.
2005
In the second half of the year, for the first time a joint enterprise project is initiated with the shipping company partner W-O. In this co-operation, the company Hanseatic Lloyd Reederei looks after the KG market and the placing of the equity capital in the amount of EUR 9.7 million (incl. premium). W-O Shipping as the authorised ship operator is responsible for ship operation for the products/chemicals tanker MT ”W-O Noroc” with a deadweight tonnage of 16,500 tdw.
2004
Until June a total of EUR 30.7 million (incl. premium) are placed in the capital market for the HLL Tanker-Flottenfonds I. From the middle of the year, four container ships of the Panamax class with a capacity of 4,250 TEU as well as four products/chemicals tankers of approx. 19,800 tdw are ordered.
2003
The step to diversification is accomplished in the second quarter: Four products/ chemicals tankers with a deadweight tonnage of 19,800 tdw (terms of deadweight tonnage) each are ordered. In the last quarter, four second-hand products/chemicals tankers with a deadweight tonnage of 19,990 tdw each are taken over and placed in the capital market as HLL Tanker-Flottenfonds I with a first tranche for the year 2003. Together with the last tranche for ”HLL Atlantic”, a total of EUR 18.5 million (incl. premium) are placed.
2002
A total of EUR 27.5 million (incl. premium) are placed in the capital market for the ship's shares MV ”HLL Atlantic” and MV ”HLL Baltic”. The newbuildings ”HLL Atlantic” and ”HLL Pacific” are delivered by the shipyard in December and put into service.
2001
The corporate structure is established in January. The head office of the Group holding company, Hanseatic Lloyd AG, is domiciled in Switzerland. Subsidiary companies are founded in Bremen, Hamburg, Singapore and London.
Two newbuildings, each with a container carrying capacity of 4,713 TEU, are ordered, a third ship with a capacity of 4,565 TEU is taken over in December as a second-hand project. The placed equity incl. premium amounts to EUR 12.5 million.1992-2000
Between 1992 and 2000 the Hansa Mare shipping company continuously expands its fleet of modern container vessels ranging from 1,016 TEU and 4,038 TEU and employs it successfully in international maritime traffic - financed through investors on the German capital market. Over 3,800 investors invest more than 380 million Euro in Hansa Mare vessels. Together with the shipping company and the banks the total investment volume comes to nearly 858 million Euro.
As of the end of 2000, the fleet has grown to 20 vessels with a total storage capacity of 56,873 TEU. This means the Hansa Mare shipping company can cover the tonnage needs of major shipping lines worldwide across all size classes - the market position strategically planned on a long-term basis is thus attained. Besides providing support for the sales partners and shareholders of the twenty one-ship companies, the focus is now placed exclusively on the actual core business of the shipping company: chartering the fleet that operates worldwide.
1991/1992
Harro G. Kniffka, a shipping merchant with international experience, establishes the Hansa Mare shipping company in Bremen together with partners.
