Shipping company Jörg Köpping

Reederei Jörg Köpping (Koepping Shipping Company)
legal form	GmbH
founding	1984
Seat	Schülp Germany
management	Jörg Köpping
Branch	Shipping company
Website	Koepping Shipping Company

The shipping company Jörg Köpping (Koepping Shipping Company) is a German shipping company based in Schülp in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district .

history

After several years as an officer and captain at German shipping companies, Jörg Köpping founded the shipping company Jörg Köpping in 1984 with his first used container ship , named after his hometown Rendsburg .

Köpping expanded the shipping company in the following years with used and newly built cargo ships. So far he has acquired twelve ships, some of which have been sold again.

The shipping company and its ships have been certified with the ISM ( International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention , a set of rules for organizing safe ship operations) by Germanischer Lloyd since 1998 .

fleet

The Vohburg on February 2, 2014 in the Kiel Canal

In March 2013, the shipping company's fleet consisted of eleven ships that were in service around the world. In August 2014 the fleet consisted of ten own ships.

• Vohburg , cell container ship, Antigua and Barbuda , 2005 by Damen Shipyards built 
• Neuburg , cell container freighter, Antigua and Barbuda , built in 2004 by the Damen shipyard 
• Geest Trader , container freighter, Antigua and Barbuda , built in 1995 by Elbewerft Boizenburg as Limburg , construction no. 227, launched May 19, 1995; Delivery: September 15, 1995, renamed Geest Trader 1997 - until 2014 
• Marburg , container freighter, built in 1995 by Elbewerft Boizenburg as Limburg , construction no. 228, from 1997 Geest Merchant until 2007, then Caribe Mariner , Hyde Shipping - Medley FL, USA.
• Lantau Bay , cell container carrier for dangerous goods, Antigua and Barbuda , built in 2007 by Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. in Pusan, Korea 
• Lantau Beach , cell container carrier for dangerous goods, Antigua and Barbuda , built in 2007 by Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. in Pusan, Korea 
• Lantau Breeze , cell container carrier for dangerous goods, Antigua and Barbuda , built in 2008 by Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. in Pusan, Korea 
• Lantau Bridge , cell container carrier for dangerous goods, Antigua and Barbuda , built in 2008 by Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. in Pusan, Korea 
• Lantau Bride , cell container carrier for dangerous goods, Antigua and Barbuda , built in 2008 by Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. in Pusan, Korea 
• Lantau Bee , cell container carrier for dangerous goods, Antigua and Barbuda , built in 2008 by Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. in Pusan, Korea 
• Lantau Ace , built as Aglaia , cell container freighter, Marshall Islands , 2001 by Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. , South Korea 
• Lantau Arrow , built as Bosko Rickmers , then Amalthea , cell container freighter for dangerous goods, Marshall Islands , built in 2001 by Hanjin Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., South Korea 

The Lantau Arrow on September 1, 2016 in the Kiel Canal

In addition, the shipping company coordinates the following ships that it does not own :

• Susan Borchard , cell container freighter, Antigua and Barbuda , built by Damen-Werft in 2010 
• Miriam Borchard , cell container freighter, Antigua and Barbuda , built by Damen-Werft in 2010 
• Ruth Borchard , cell container freighter for dangerous goods, Antigua and Barbuda , built in 2000 by Hanjin Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., South Korea 
• Charlotte Borchard , cell container shipper for dangerous goods, Antigua and Barbuda , built in 2000 by Hanjin Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., South Korea 
• Rachel Borchard , cell container freighter for dangerous goods, Antigua and Barbuda , built in 2000 by Hanjin Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., South Korea 

Slow steaming

The machinery of several of the shipping company's ships are equipped for slow steaming . The Lantau Ace was the first ship to be converted in 2009 .

Web links

• Homepage of the shipping company Köpping. In: kship.de. Retrieved September 18, 2015 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ List of ships from March 11, 2013 ( Memento from July 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ MV "Vohburg". (PDF) Technical data. kship.de, accessed on August 7, 2014 . 
3. ^ MV "Neuburg". (PDF) Technical data. kship.de, accessed on August 7, 2014 . 
4. ^ "Limburg". (PDF) Technical data. Retrieved August 7, 2014 . 
5. ^ "Limburg". (PDF) Technical data. Retrieved August 7, 2014 . 
6. ^ "Marburg". (PDF) Technical data. Retrieved August 7, 2014 . 
7. ^ MV "Lantau Bay". Technical specifications. kship.de, accessed on August 7, 2014 (PDF). 
8. ^ MV "Lantau Beach". (PDF) Technical data. kship.de, accessed on August 7, 2014 . 
9. ^ MV "Lantau Breeze". (PDF) Technical data. kship.de, accessed on August 7, 2014 . 
10. ^ MV "Lantau Bridge". (PDF) Technical data. kship.de, accessed on August 7, 2014 . 
11. ^ MV "Lantau Bride". (PDF) Technical data. kship.de, accessed on August 7, 2014 . 
12. ^ MV "Lantau Bee". (PDF) Technical data. kship.de, accessed on August 7, 2014 . 
13. ^ Containership info: Lantau Ace
14. ^ MV "Lantau Ace". Technical specifications. kship.de, accessed on August 7, 2014 . 
15. ^ Containership information: Lantau Arrow
16. ^ MV "Susan Borchard". (PDF) Technical data. kship.de, accessed on September 19, 2015 . 
17. ^ MV "Miriam Borchard". (PDF) Technical data. kship.de, accessed on August 7, 2014 . 
18. ^ MV "Ruth Borchard". (PDF) Technical data. kship.de, accessed on August 7, 2014 . 
19. ^ MV "Charlotte Borchard". (PDF) Technical data. kship.de, accessed on August 7, 2014 . 
20. ^ MV "Rachel Borchard". (PDF) Technical data. kship.de, accessed on August 7, 2014 . 
21. ^ Homepage of the shipping company Köpping. Slow steaming. In: kship.de. Retrieved August 18, 2016 . 

Coordinates: 54 ° 15 '44.4 "  N , 9 ° 37' 59.4"  E