Hansa Marine Logistics Gmbh

What Hansa Marine Logistics Gmbh does

Hansa Marine Logistics GmbH (HML) is a privately held German port agency and ship-handling services company headquartered at Neustädter Hafen West in Bremen, founded in late 1995 and operational since January 1996. The firm acts as the local port agent in German North Sea ports and the Weser river area for shipping companies calling at Bremen, Bremerhaven, and Hamburg, delivering ship and port clearance, port-cost calculations, cargo documentation, crew exchanges, ship's provisions and spare parts supply, ship repair coordination, transport arrangements, and drydocking coordination. Its commercial focus is on the forest products, steel, and project cargo segments of the breakbulk and bulk shipping market, and it handles approximately 200 vessels per year.

The company's commercial backbone is a small number of long-tenured carrier mandates. Its foundational client is G2 Ocean AS (formerly Star Shipping A/S of Bergen, Norway) — the joint venture of Gearbulk and Grieg Star operating a fleet of approximately 130 vessels — which HML has represented continuously since 1996. In 2022, HML was appointed port agent for Norlat Shipping Ltd. AS of Sarpsborg, Norway, for its North Europe–North America service from Bremen, and it also represents Wagenborg Shipping Sweden AB of Malmö for a weekly RoRo service from Sweden. The firm additionally lists BLG Logistics and bremenports among its port-ecosystem partners.

HML operates as a professional services business with no proprietary technology platform: revenue is generated through service contracts and per-call port agency fees on a quote-based, B2B basis, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Headcount is in the 1–10 range and ownership is independent, with no disclosed parent, external investors, or subsidiaries. Managing Director Sven Riekers and Director Frank Steinacker lead a small team that includes staff handling agency, transportation, technical/drydocking, and general agency roles. The operating model is relationship-driven, relying on personal contacts, long-term agency contracts, and local presence rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Hansa Marine Logistics Gmbh

Legal name

Hansa Marine Logistics GmbH

Website

https://hml-bremen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hansa Marine Logistics GmbH is a Bremen-based German port agency providing ship clearance, drydocking coordination, crew exchanges, cargo documentation, and transport arrangements in German North Sea ports. It primarily serves breakbulk and project cargo carriers including G2 Ocean, Norlat Shipping, and Wagenborg Shipping, handling around 200 vessels per year.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Port Agency Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Spare Parts, Ship Chandlery & Logistics to Vessel (TLAHAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Provisions, Stores & Bonded Supplies Coordination (TLAHAJAC)

Keywords

• Port agency services
• Ship husbandry
• Maritime logistics
• Vessel clearance
• Crew change services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Port Agency Services: HML earns fees as a port agent for shipping companies (carriers), providing ship clearance, drydocking coordination, transport arrangements, port cost calculations, crew exchanges, provision and spare parts supply, ship repair coordination, and cargo documentation services in German North Sea ports. Revenue is generated through service contracts with represented carriers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Hansa Marine Logistics GmbH is a Bremen-based port agency that delivers ship husbandry and port-call services to international shipping carriers and vessel operators calling at German and European ports. Its portfolio covers vessel clearance with authorities, drydocking coordination, crew changes, supply of provisions and spare parts, cargo documentation, port cost calculations, and local transport/logistics for ship supplies. The firm acts as the on-the-ground representative of carriers such as G2 Ocean, Norlat Shipping, and Wagenborg Shipping, handling roughly 200 vessel calls per year.

Product overview

Hansa Marine Logistics GmbH is a port agency and shipping services company, not a software product company. It operates as a unified service offering centered on port agency representation and vessel operations management. The company handles approximately 200 vessels per year, providing ship clearance, drydocking coordination, transport arrangements, crew exchanges, provision and spare parts supply, ship repair coordination, and cargo documentation services primarily for the forest products, steel, and project cargo business sectors. Since 1996, HML has served as port agent for G2 Ocean (formerly Star Shipping) and expanded to represent additional shipping lines including Norlat Shipping and Wagenborg Shipping Sweden.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ship Clearance

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 200 vessels handled per year

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Norlat Shipping Ltd. AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Norlat Shipping Ltd. AS of Sarpsborg, Norway appointed HML as port agents for their North Europe–North America service from Bremen in 2022. This is a direct agency partnership.
• G2 Ocean AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996G2 Ocean AS is a joint venture of Gearbulk and Grieg Star, with a fleet of approximately 130 vessels. HML originally began serving Star Shipping A/S (now G2 Ocean) in January 1996 as port agents for vessels calling Bremen, and this relationship remains the core of HML's business.
• Wagenborg Shipping Sweden ABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWagenborg Shipping Sweden AB of Malmö, Sweden is represented by HML for their weekly RoRo service from Sweden. HML serves as their port agent in German ports.
• BLG LogisticsminorOthersBLG Logistics is listed as a partner/logo on the HML website, indicating a working relationship in the Bremen port logistics ecosystem.
• bremenportsminorOthersbremenports is listed as a partner/logo on the HML website, indicating a working relationship with the Bremen port authority organization.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BSM (Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement): Global ship manager with port call and agency support capabilities for its managed fleet. Comparable to HML in providing port call services, though ship management is the core business.
• Inchcape Shipping Services: Global port agency and maritime services provider covering German North Sea ports. Directly competes with HML for carrier agency mandates at Bremen, Bremerhaven, and Hamburg.
• GAC Group: Global ship agency and port logistics provider with a presence in German ports. Directly comparable to HML as a port agent serving shipping carriers, but operates globally across many more ports and service lines.
• Wilhelmsen Ships Service: Part of Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA, a global maritime services group offering ship agency, chandlery, and vessel services across major ports including Germany. Comparable to HML's port agency offering but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Rhenus Maritime Services: Maritime division of the Rhenus logistics group offering port agency and ship services in German and European ports. Comparable to HML's port agency function but as part of a much larger multimodal logistics group.

Others

• BLG Logistics: Bremen-headquartered port logistics and terminal operator. Listed as a partner on HML's website and operates in the same Bremen port ecosystem, providing complementary rather than directly competing services.
• Eurogate: Major European container terminal operator with deep presence in Bremerhaven. Adjacent port ecosystem participant serving shipping lines at the same German North Sea terminals where HML provides agency services.

Regional players

• Carl Robert Eckelmann Transport & Spedition GmbH: Bremen-based logistics and forwarding group with maritime and port-related services. Adjacent peer operating in the same Bremen port ecosystem with overlapping port and cargo services.

Direct peers

• MarConsult Schiffsmakler & Reedereikontor GmbH: German ship broker and port agent operating in Bremen/Bremerhaven. Closely comparable niche regional competitor offering ship agency and husbandry services to carriers calling German North Sea ports.
• Hanseatic Lloyd GmbH: Bremen-based ship agency and liner service provider. Directly comparable as a Bremen-headquartered port agent serving carriers in the Weser and German North Sea area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hansa-marine-logistics-gmbh

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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