CONDOCK Befrachtungs-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

CONDOCK Befrachtungs-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG has been part of the Harren & Partner Group since January 2008, thus expanding global corporate activities to include the fascinating CONDOCK vessels segment. The name CONDOCK is a combination of container and dock ship and thus describes the key characteristics. For example, the three dock ships „CONDOCK II“, „CONDOCK IV” as well as “CONDOCK V” are primarily equipped for the world-wide shipment and transportation of floating units as well as oversized and heavy ro-ro cargoes with a maximum unit weight of 2.000 t and heavy-lift cargoes of up to 400 t.

Vast experience in special-purpose vessels
Although CONDOCK Befrachtungs-Gesellschaft was first established in 1989 in Hamburg, its roots extend back much further into the past. In 1978, after over 30 years in the shipping and chartering industry, Bauer & Hauschildt KG developed the CONDOCK vessels in close cooperation with a German shipyard. In the years that followed, similar sister ships were continuously delivered up until 1984 and operated with standard tonnage on freight markets around the world. CONDOCK Befrachtungs-Gesellschaft was ultimately established in response to the ever-increasing demands in the maritime transport sector for maintenance, development and marketing to be tailored more and more to the needs of special-purpose vessels.

Tapping synergies
As a charterer of CONDOCK vessels, the Hamburg company has been specialising in charter activities for floating and modular ro-ro loading for decades. Due to the similarity between Combi Dock and CONDOCK vessels, the Harren & Partner Group and CONDOCK Befrachtungs-Gesellschaft decided to form a strategic alliance. This enables both partners to strengthen their position as market leaders in this lucrative niche. The CONDOCK team has the necessary market contacts and charter expertise to ensure optimum operation of the joint special-purpose fleet. With the Combi-Dock vessels the Harren & Partner Group is refreshing the tonnage operated by them substantially and therefore extending the field of action and flexibility of the chartering company considerably.

Reliable partner for ro-ro loading
It is, and will remain, the expressed intention of the company to offer maritime shipping clientele reliable and innovative transport solutions. Global success in the ro-ro sector requires the preparation and transportation of fragile, prefabricated oversized modules and pressure tanks for refineries and offshore platforms. The range of services included in projects successfully completed with the help of CONDOCK vessels comprise the global transportation of fully assembled dockside cranes, dismantled plants, river cruisers, luxury yachts, dredger fleets and all kinds of water and marine craft. Furthermore, the repeated transport of Zenit rockets from Ukraine to Long Beach underlines the diversity of the company’s often long-term projects.

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