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Top 25 Marine shipping companies based in Germany

Name: Marine shipping companies based in Germany
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 436 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 436 marine shipping companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 47,119 professional contacts across them, including 11,069 with verified work emails. Hamburg is the largest hub.

This list covers marine shipping companies headquartered in Germany, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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47,119Contacts tracked

11,069Verified emails

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The 25 largest marine shipping companies based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 436 marine shipping companies based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to marine shipping companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	DHL Express	Indirect evidence	Bonn, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	22,436 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Leading the way in international logistics across an unparalleled network of 220 countries and territories.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	Hapag-Lloyd AG	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	11,284 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With a fleet of 302 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.5 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Hamburg SÜD	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,676 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hamburg Süd is successful in the international logistics service sector and is one of the world’s ten leading container liner shipping brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Oldendorff Carriers Gmbh & Co. KG	Indirect evidence	Lübeck, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,568 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1921, OLDENDORFF CARRIERS combines its history as a German shipowner with the network of one of the world's leading drybulk operators.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-Kg	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	640 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Döhle Group is a family-owned group of companies and has been a trusted partner in the maritime industry since 1956.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	F.H. Bertling Logistics	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	551 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Having been in business for more than 160 years, the Bertling Group has established a high-value reputation in the ship-owning, chartering, transport logistics and IT industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	NSB Group	Indirect evidence	Buxtehude, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	394 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The origin of NSB GROUP is the German REEDEREI NSB, which was founded in 1982 and currently manages about 40 ships at its Buxtehude site.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Zeaborn Ship Management	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	336 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Zeaborn Ship Management is a globally acting dedicated ship manager offering a comprehensive and state-of-the-art ship management product portfolio with particular focus on…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Briese Schiffahrts Gmbh & Co. KG	Indirect evidence	Leer (ostfriesland), GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	265 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mit rund 550 Landmitarbeitern in 30 Ländern und mehr als Mitarbeitern auf See zählt die Briese Gruppe mit über 100 eigenen Schiffen zu den weltweit führenden im Bereich…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Hartmann Group	Partial evidence	Leer, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	262 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Hartmann Group is an independent, family-owned shipping company, operating worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel Ship Management	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	172 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel Ship Management is a technical ship manager based in Hamburg, Germany, in Rhoon, the Netherlands, and in Singapore.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	TB Marine Shipmanagement Gmbh & Co. KG TB Marine Cont Shipmanagement Gmbh & Co. KG	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	170 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We do ship management hand in hand, on board and ashore" The company manages a fleet both of its own tonnage and on behalf of third parties.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	SAL Heavy Lift	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	167 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SAL Heavy Lift is part of the JSI Alliance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Orion Reederei	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	147 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Orion Shipping Company, founded in 1931, is a tramp shipping company which remains one of the world’s leading providers of bulk carriers across all size classes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	John T. Essberger Gmbh & CO KG	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	141 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The history of the privately owned Deutsche Afrika-Linien/John T.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	Containerships	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	139 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Gefo Shipping Group	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	135 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Decades of experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Chemikalien Seetransport Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	126 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since more than 50 years Chemikalien Seetransport has been providing technical and commercial ship management as well as crew management for crude oil tankers, product tankers…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	FRS	Partial evidence	Flensburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	124 contacts →
	Partial evidence “FRS is looking back on a history of over 150 years of experience and has developed from a regional passenger shipping company to an internationally active group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Macs Maritime Carrier Shipping	Strong evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	118 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping has been a trusted name for over 35 years by customers in Southern Africa, Europe, the UK and USA/Mexico.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Hammonia Reederei Gmbh & Co. KG	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	98 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HAMMONIA Reederei is a ship management company and a competent project developer in international shipping.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Bernhard Schulte	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bernhard Schulte is the ship owning business of the international, family-owned Schulte Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Conceptum Logistics Group	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Conceptum Logistics is an experienced premium concept logistics company, specializing in international overseas transportation and all types of global cargo project consignments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	HGK Logistics And Intermodal Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Duisburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	81 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ein Unternehmen für viele Wege Der schnelle und sichere Transport von Gütern aller Art ist unsere Leidenschaft.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	German Tanker Shipping Group	Indirect evidence	Bremen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	80 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Innovation At Sea - Rooted In Tradition.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: marine shipping companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names marine shipping companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of marine shipping companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name marine shipping companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Marine shipping companies based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

23.5%Verified-email coverage

108.1Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

36.2%Largest-city concentration · Hamburg

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

199

11-50

114

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 436 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among marine shipping companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “marine shipping companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names marine shipping companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among marine shipping companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 11,069 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Marine shipping companies by metro

Marine shipping companies in Hamburg158
Marine shipping companies in Bremen41

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names marine shipping companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many marine shipping companies are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 436 marine shipping companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

DHL Express, headquartered in Bonn, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most marine shipping companies?

Hamburg leads with 158 headquartered companies, followed by Bremen (41) and Duisburg (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 11,069 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 436 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.