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14 Aug 2020

Chengxi Shipyard Delivers Self-unloader to CL-Hartmann JV

(Photo: CSL Group)

The first of two CSL-Hartmann joint venture ships built at Chengxi Shipyard in China was delivered on August 10.Having already completed all dockside and sea trials, the 40,000 DWT self-unloading bulk carrier Starnes set sail for Hamburg via the Suez Canal on August 14. Captain Bi Fusheng and Chief Engineer Li Fuwang will take the 190-meter-long vessel to Manilla where there will be a crew change, and the new crew will take the vessel on to Germany.Starnes is the first of two…

22 Oct 2018

UOS Completes Acquisition of UOS Support and Hartmann Offshore

German offshore industry service provider United Offshore Support (UOS) announced that it has completed its acquisition of the commercial and technical-nautical management businesses of both UOS United Offshore Support and Hartmann Offshore.Since the acquisition was announced in July 2018, the management and staff of both companies have been working to bring the two organisations under the UOS brand, which is based in Leer, Germany.UOS is led by Chief Executive Howard Woodcock, who joined the company in August 2018. Howard has over 35 years’ experience in the shipping, marine, and offshore oil & gas sectors, and prior to joining UOS spent 13 years as Chief Executive of Bibby Offshore…

18 Oct 2017

AHTS Fleet Secures Long-Term Investment

Hartmann Group, the independent family-owned shipping company, announces the recapitalisation of an 11-strong fleet of Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels through a partnership with, and long-term investment from, Breakwater Capital and Hayfin Capital Management. Agreed with the financing banks on October 12 2017, the deal provides the fleet with immediate stability and the potential for growth. Following the deal, full ship management of the fleet remains with the former owners, Hartmann Group, with Hartmann Offshore continuing the technical-nautical operations and UOS (United Offshore Support) managing the commercial side. The fleet will operate under their current expedition names such as "Challenger" and "Columbia", with the prefix changed from UOS to GH.

27 Apr 2017

Ethane Carrier GasChem Beluga Named

GasChem Beluga, pictured on the River Tees for its naming ceremony, is an eco-friendly sea vessel that will carry shipments of ethane gas from Houston in the U.S. to SABIC’s Olefins Cracker on Teesside. (Photo: SABIC)

A new liquefied ethylene gas carrier (LEG) was named on Teesside today. Operated by German shipping company Hartmann Reederei and GasChem Services, the new eco-friendly sea vessel GasChem Beluga will carry shipments of ethane gas from Houston to SABIC’s cracker at Wilton on Teesside under a long-term time charter. SABIC recently converted its Teesside cracker during a major investment to enable it to take ethane gas alongside other feedstocks, to make it one of the most flexible and competitive crackers in Europe.

22 Nov 2016

Ethane Carrier GasChem Beluga Delivered

Photo: Hartmann Reederei

On November 11 the first vessel of the new ECO STAR 36k type, GasChem Beluga, was delivered to the owners Ocean Yield ASA in China. The design for this new type of vessel was developed under the lead of German ship owner Hartmann Reederei together with its long-term partners HB Hunte Engineering for the ship design and AC Inox delivering gas plant and equipment. The hull design is unique and highly efficient: The vessel’s superstructures are located at the bow, the engine at the stern, resulting in an excellent distribution of weight and a significant reduction of ballast water.

23 May 2016

Alfa Laval PureNOx Prime Ordered for Five VLECs

PureNOx Prime (Image: Alfa Laval)

Alfa Laval’s new PureNOx Prime solution for water treatment in Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), will be part of EGR systems on five very large ethane carriers (VLECs) to be operated by United Ethane Carriers (UEC). This order from MAN Diesel & Turbo comes only a short time after PureNOx Prime was introduced to the market. UEC, a joint venture between Jaccar Holdings and Hartmann Group for the commercial management of ethane carriers, will be the operator of five VLECs to be built for ship owner JHW Engineering & Contracting.

16 Feb 2016

ME-GI Engines for World’s Largest Ethane Carriers

Eco Star 85K Very Large Ethane Carrier with its overall length of 231.60 m; maximum breadth of 36.60 m; maximum deadweight of 50,000 mt; and scantling draught of 12.30 m (Image: Hartmann)

JHW has ordered five 85,000 m3 Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) for a JACCAR/Hartmann Reederei joint venture, called UEC (United Ethane Carriers); each vessel will be powered by a single MAN B&W 6G60ME-GI main engine. Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co. Ltd. (DSIC) will construct the vessels in China, while Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will build the engines in Korea. Delivery of the first carrier is scheduled for the middle of 2017. Captain Ulrich Adami, Fleet Manager of Hartmann Schiffahrts GmbH & Co.

02 Oct 2014

Jaccar Holdings & Hartmann form JV

Jaccar Holdings of Luxemburg and Hartmann Group of Leer, Germany, announce the establishment of a joint venture for the commercial management of ethane carriers. The new company, “United Ethane Carriers” or UEC, will be based in Singapore. Its purpose is to develop the ethane business, focusing on marketing, branding and commercial management of ethane carriers internationally. “We’ve known each other for a long time now, meaning that we also know and appreciate the other one’s strengths”, says acques de Chateauvieux, CEO of Jaccar Holdings. “We found that our strengths complement each other very well, particularly in this highly specialized market. UEC provides expertise for our customers’ benefit”, adds Alfred Hartmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Hartmann AG.

17 Dec 2009

Raytheon Anschütz IBS for Intership Bulkers

Photo courtesy Raytheon AnschĂĽtz GmbH

Raytheon Anschütz was recently awarded a contract to supply their Integrated Bridge System (IBS) to two new bulk carriers. The bulkers will be built at New Times Shipyard in Jingjiang, China. The delivery to the Cyprus based shipping company Intership Navigation Co. Ltd., a member of the German Hartmann Group, is scheduled for August and October 2011. The new bulkers, each with a capacity of 176,000 dwt, will be equipped with full integrated bridge systems. The installation of the bridge systems takes place under the combined supervision of Raytheon Anschütz Shanghai and Raytec Marine Co.

11 Mar 2009

Atlantis, Hartmann Group Uses Amos2

SpecTec CEO Giampiero Soncini with Mr. Ferdinando Tognini, Head of Fincantieri Riva Trigoso shipyard

Hartmann Logistiks has taken delivery of the first of 12 AHT from Fincantieri of Italy. The vessel, Atlantis, is the first ship of the Hartmann Group which will be equipped with Amos2 Quality, Maintenance and Procurement. The contract, signed in 2008, represents a major breakthrough for SpecTec on the challenging German market. Atlantis will operate in Egyptian waters on behalf of BP.

20 Oct 2006

Fincantieri Receives AHTS Order

Fincantieri has gained an order from Hartmann Logistik GmbH to build two multipurpose Anchor Handling, Tug & Supply Vessels (AHTS) with delivery scheduled for December 2008 and February 2009, respectively, plus an option for further two. Hartmann Logistik GmbH is the Hartmann Group company active in the Offshore Industry, which is headed by Dr. Niels Hartmann, son of the founder of the Group. Founded in 1981, Hartmann Reederei is a leading global player, a first class shipping and logistic company with a fleet of over 100 vessels including container ships, gas tankers and product tankers as well as bulk carriers, multipurpose vessels and special carriers and has a substantial newbuilding program currently going on with yards in Europe and the Far East.