Rudolf A Oetker Kg News

Long-serving Hamburg Süd executive Poul Hestbaek will take the CEO reins from Dr. Arnt Vespermann, who will step down after more than 20 years at the German container shipping company.Hestbaek has been with Hamburg Süd since 2004 and is currently the company's CCO. The 59-year-old shipping-industry veteran has previously been responsible for the liner shipping company’s commercial business on several continents, including Latin America, Europe and Asia/Pacific.Vespermann joined…

Diana Containerships Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today reported that the previously announced sale of the 2001-built Panamax container vessel “Cap Domingo” will not proceed. As announced on July 28, 2015, the closing of the sale of the vessel was subject to approval by the buyer’s Board of Directors, not later than September 4, 2015. The Company was officially informed on September 4, 2015 that the buyer was not able to obtain its Board of Directors’ approval. The “Cap Domingo” is currently chartered at a gross charter rate of US$9,900 per day, minus a 3.75% commission paid to third parties, to Rudolf A. Oetker KG for a period of up to minimum December 24, 2015 to maximum March 8, 2016.

Diana Containerships Inc. Diana Containerships Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today announced that, through two separate wholly-owned subsidiaries, it has agreed to extend the present time charter contracts for two of its Panamax container vessels, the m/v Cap Domingo and the m/v Cap Doukato. The charterers, Reederei Santa Containerschiffe GmbH & Co. KG, have agreed to novate each of the present time charter contracts to Rudolf A. Oetker KG. The gross charter rate will be US$9,900 per day, minus a 3.75% commission paid to third parties for a period of 13 months (minus 30 plus 45 days) for m/v Cap Domingo and for a period of minimum 13 months to maximum 16 months for m/v Cap Doukato.