Schulte & Bruns

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The shipping company Schulte & Bruns was founded in 1882 and registered as a general partnership in the city of Papenburg in 1883 . The founders were Johann Hermann Schulte and Christoph Bruns, who participated in sailing ships. In 1977 the Emden shipping company Schulte & Bruns filed for bankruptcy.

Schulte & Bruns Emden (1890)

In 1890 a branch was founded in Emden , which was managed by H. Schulte. In Emden, in addition to the ship brokerage business, a stevedoring, freight forwarding and inland shipping were operated. The many inland vessels consisting of barges and tugs were the reason for founding their own shipyard , where seagoing vessels were also repaired and later also built.

First separation (1917)

In 1917 the partners separated, Christoph Bruns ran the business in Papenburg and Johann Hermann Schulte in the authorities district in Emden, both companies were run under the name Schulte & Bruns.

Atlas shipping company (1922)

Atlas-Reederei AG was founded in 1922, and the ore trade was the most important occupation for a long time.

Herring fishing

In the 1920s, the company became involved in the herring fishery and soon took over the majority of shares in the Emden herring fishery and in the Great Elector Herring fishery in Emden.

Schulte & Bruns and Co. Reederei Gesellschaft mbH

The shipping company's headquarters were relocated from Emden to Hamburg in early 1954. Company leaders were Bernhard and Johannes Schulte. In the following year, Bernhard Schulte left the company, which had meanwhile been converted into a limited partnership, took over Atlas-Reederei AG with four ships and set up in Hamburg under his own name.

Home port Bremen (1969)

In 1969 the shipping company moved the home port of its ships to Bremen , the background being the support of the Bremen Senate with problems of the Emden logger fishery, in which Schulte & Bruns was heavily involved. With the city ​​of Bremen (140,000 dwt) Schulte & Bruns took over the largest ship under the German flag in 1970.

Bankruptcy 1977

In 1977 the shipping company went bankrupt, one reason being the explosive rise in fuel prices but also the falling dollar exchange rate, recession and competitors who went under "flags of convenience".

Schulte & Bruns Papenburg (1982/83)

In Papenburg, timber handling, ship brokerage and warehousing were mainly carried out. In 1983 Klaus Fischer took over the business from the Bruns family, and in the meantime they have also become active in the maritime sector. Schulte & Bruns in Papenburg is still active in the chartering and operation of its own and third-party ships. The ships currently have a loading capacity of between 3000 and 8000 tdw. They are suitable for bulk and break bulk cargo, containers and general cargo and are mainly active in the North and Baltic Sea, Mediterranean, Africa and Atlantic areas.

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  1. ↑ Hansa Number 12 of March 20, 1954, p. 543