Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft A/S & Co KG, widely known as Hamburg Süd, was a German container shipping company. Founded in 1871, Hamburg Süd was among the market leaders in the North–South trade. It also served all significant East–West trade lanes.[1]
In 1871, Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft (Hamburg–South America Steam Shipping Company, or Hamburg South America Line) was established by a conglomerate of 11 Hamburg-based merchant houses.[6] Three steam-ships totalling 4,000 GRT provided a monthly shipping service to Brazil and Argentina.[6]
By 1914, the company was operating over 50 ships totaling approximately 325,000 GRT. World War I culminated in the loss of all Hamburg Süd's vessels, and the company was forced to begin again by chartering vessels.
Empire Windrush, known for the Windrush Generation, was owned by Hamburg Sud.[7]
The early 1950s saw the company embark on tramp shipping and tanker shipping, and caused the large growth of refrigerated cargo. In 1955, the Dr. August Oetker company took over the entity, and began rapid expansion on its liner and passenger services.
The takeover of Deutsche Levante Linie in 1956 saw the company commence its first foray into the Mediterranean. In 1957, liner services began between North America and Australia/New Zealand, with the Columbus New Zealand being the first container ship to ply trade lanes in the region in 1971, pioneering containerization in the Pacific.
Wartime roles
The Cap Trafalgar was a brand-new passenger liner, having been completed only on March 1, 1914 and had commenced her maiden voyage only on March 10, 1914. Germany had lightly armed the vessel with two 10.5 cm guns and 6 heavy machine guns, and had removed one of the three steam-funnels and re-coloured the vessel to disguise it as a British liner. The vessel encountered the British fully armed ex-steam liner RMS Carmania about 700 miles east of the Brazilian coast, near the island of Trindade, at 9:30 a.m. on September 14, 1914. After a heated exchange of fire between the two ships, the Cap Trafalgar began listing to the left, then sank bow-first.
The Cap Arcona, arguably one of the most beautiful passenger liners in its time, was converted to serve the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) as a converted transport vessel in 1940. At the end of 1944 it was commandeered as a troopship, primarily transporting refugees and prisoners of war on the Baltic Sea. Loaded with 4,500 prisoners at Lübeck Bay, it was attacked and sunk by Royal Air ForceTyphoons in an air-raid. It remained capsized in Lübeck Bay until 1950 and was then dismantled by divers over a period of several years and scrapped. The wreckage was registered and photographed in detail by Rolls-Royce, which had produced the RAF's rockets, to assess their effectiveness.
Corporate takeovers
Container vessel Monte Sarmiento
Hamburg Süd also owns Brazilian operator Aliança. It has taken over many companies over the years including Ellerman, Kien Hung, South Seas Steamship, Deutsche-Nah-Ost-Linie, Royal Mail Line, Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Swedish Laser Lines, Rotterdam Zuid-America Lijn (RZAL), Havenlijn and the Inter-America services of Crowley American Transport, and in 2015 the Chilean CCNI.[8]
In the past parts of Hamburg Süd have been known as Columbus Line. Since 2004, the services of Columbus Line are directly integrated into Hamburg-Süd.
The current container fleet of dry boxes has a distinctive red color with a huge flag and white HAMBURG SÜD logo on the side. The refrigerated boxes are white with the flag and navy blue lettering.
Hamburg Süd container ship in Singapore
Humanitarian aid
One of Hamburg Süd's container ships passing the Golden Gate
Hamburg Süd supports international aid organisations with in-house shipping facilities. In the shortest possible time, relief supplies and technical or medical equipment are transported where needed, typically after natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.
Hamburg Süd maintains a long-term relationship to SOS Children's Villages, supporting their projects in different countries. Hamburg Süd also supports various initiatives in the fields of education and culture, including the United Buddy Bears exhibitions.[9]
^ abPein, James Cooper, Arnold Kludas, Joachim (1989). The Hamburg South America Line (Reprinted 1990 ed.). Kendal, Cumbria: World Ship Society. p. 11. ISBN0905617509.
^Schwerdtner, Nils (15 July 2013). German Luxury Ocean Liners: From Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse to Aidastella. ISBN9781445614717.
^"Hamburg Süd closes purchase of CCNI's container liner activities". April 2015.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts Gesellschaft A S amp Co KG widely known as Hamburg Sud was a German container shipping company Founded in 1871 Hamburg Sud was among the market leaders in the North South trade It also served all significant East West trade lanes 1 Hamburg Sud A STypeA SIndustryTransportFounded1871 152 years ago 1871 HeadquartersHamburg GermanyKey peoplePoul Hestbaek CEO Lasse Caroe Henningsen CFO ProductsContainer shippingFreight distributionSupply chain managementRevenueTurnover 5 637 2016 Number of employees6 301 2016 ParentMaersk LineCap San Antonio A Hamburg Sud 40ft container The shipping entity was formerly part of the Oetker Group but was sold to A P Moller Maersk Group s shipping division Maersk Line in 2017 2 3 Since 2023 the Mark Livery and the red colour will not be used anymore all goes under Maersk presentation presence 4 5 Contents 1 History 2 Wartime roles 3 Corporate takeovers 4 Humanitarian aid 5 See also 6 References 7 External links and referencesHistory EditIn 1871 Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts Gesellschaft Hamburg South America Steam Shipping Company or Hamburg South America Line was established by a conglomerate of 11 Hamburg based merchant houses 6 Three steam ships totalling 4 000 GRT provided a monthly shipping service to Brazil and Argentina 6 By 1914 the company was operating over 50 ships totaling approximately 325 000 GRT World War I culminated in the loss of all Hamburg Sud s vessels and the company was forced to begin again by chartering vessels Empire Windrush known for the Windrush Generation was owned by Hamburg Sud 7 The early 1950s saw the company embark on tramp shipping and tanker shipping and caused the large growth of refrigerated cargo In 1955 the Dr August Oetker company took over the entity and began rapid expansion on its liner and passenger services The takeover of Deutsche Levante Linie in 1956 saw the company commence its first foray into the Mediterranean In 1957 liner services began between North America and Australia New Zealand with the Columbus New Zealand being the first container ship to ply trade lanes in the region in 1971 pioneering containerization in the Pacific Wartime roles EditThe Cap Trafalgar was a brand new passenger liner having been completed only on March 1 1914 and had commenced her maiden voyage only on March 10 1914 Germany had lightly armed the vessel with two 10 5 cm guns and 6 heavy machine guns and had removed one of the three steam funnels and re coloured the vessel to disguise it as a British liner The vessel encountered the British fully armed ex steam liner RMS Carmania about 700 miles east of the Brazilian coast near the island of Trindade at 9 30 a m on September 14 1914 After a heated exchange of fire between the two ships the Cap Trafalgar began listing to the left then sank bow first The Cap Arcona arguably one of the most beautiful passenger liners in its time was converted to serve the Kriegsmarine German Navy as a converted transport vessel in 1940 At the end of 1944 it was commandeered as a troopship primarily transporting refugees and prisoners of war on the Baltic Sea Loaded with 4 500 prisoners at Lubeck Bay it was attacked and sunk by Royal Air Force Typhoons in an air raid It remained capsized in Lubeck Bay until 1950 and was then dismantled by divers over a period of several years and scrapped The wreckage was registered and photographed in detail by Rolls Royce which had produced the RAF s rockets to assess their effectiveness Corporate takeovers Edit Container vessel Monte Sarmiento Hamburg Sud also owns Brazilian operator Alianca It has taken over many companies over the years including Ellerman Kien Hung South Seas Steamship Deutsche Nah Ost Linie Royal Mail Line Pacific Steam Navigation Company Swedish Laser Lines Rotterdam Zuid America Lijn RZAL Havenlijn and the Inter America services of Crowley American Transport and in 2015 the Chilean CCNI 8 In the past parts of Hamburg Sud have been known as Columbus Line Since 2004 the services of Columbus Line are directly integrated into Hamburg Sud The current container fleet of dry boxes has a distinctive red color with a huge flag and white HAMBURG SUD logo on the side The refrigerated boxes are white with the flag and navy blue lettering Hamburg Sud container ship in SingaporeHumanitarian aid Edit One of Hamburg Sud s container ships passing the Golden Gate Hamburg Sud supports international aid organisations with in house shipping facilities In the shortest possible time relief supplies and technical or medical equipment are transported where needed typically after natural disasters such as hurricanes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions Hamburg Sud maintains a long term relationship to SOS Children s Villages supporting their projects in different countries Hamburg Sud also supports various initiatives in the fields of education and culture including the United Buddy Bears exhibitions 9 See also EditContainerisation Top intermodal container companies listReferences Edit Hamburg Sud remains Hamburg Sud Press Release Retrieved 2017 12 01 Career Training amp Internships at Hamburg Sud Hamburg Sud Group Archived from the original on 2016 12 01 Retrieved 2016 12 01 https www ndr de nachrichten hamburg Hamburger Traditionsreederei Hamburg Sued verschwindet kurzehh3048 html https www maersk com news articles 2023 01 27 a unified maersk brand a b Pein James Cooper Arnold Kludas Joachim 1989 The Hamburg South America Line Reprinted 1990 ed Kendal Cumbria World Ship Society p 11 ISBN 0905617509 Schwerdtner Nils 15 July 2013 German Luxury Ocean Liners From Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse to Aidastella ISBN 9781445614717 Hamburg Sud closes purchase of CCNI s container liner activities April 2015 Buddy Bear Berlin 4th edition Berlin 2015 Pages 51 52 and 59 ISBN 978 3 00 051097 7External links and references Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hamburg Sud Official site Rudolf A Oetker KG official site Alianca official Site Documents and clippings about Hamburg Sud in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hamburg Sud amp oldid 1137107909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
