Oldendorff Carriers Joins World Ocean Council

Oldendorff Carriers, headquartered in Lübeck, Germany, has become a member of the World Ocean Council (WOC), expanding the geographic scope and diversity of this unprecedented global ocean industry alliance.

With more than 40 new vessels expected in the next 2-3 years, Oldendorff’s Green Ships Program clearly demonstrates company leadership in tackling environmental issues and overall fleet performance.

Oldendorff’s managing director, Thomas Weber, stated, “Oldendorff is pleased to become a member of the World Ocean Council. The WOC has created an international cross-sectoral forum for ocean industry collaboration on sustainability that doesn’t exist elsewhere.”

Oldendorff has already participated actively in WOC events, such as the recent WOC Business Forum on Ocean Policy and Planning in New York in September.

Captain Paul Jeffrey, Senior Port Projects Manager for Oldendorff, participated in the event and noted, “The WOC role on ocean policy is crucial to not only to the shipping sector, but to all ocean industries. The WOC is usually the only ocean industry presence at the UN and other international meetings on cross-cutting ocean policy, such as the current Law of the Sea negotiations. The WOC Business Forum last month exemplifies WOC’s unique and vital role in bringing together the diverse ocean business community.”

Oldendorff Carriers is a leading drybulk operator, each year transporting around 300 million tons of raw materials and semi-finished products. It usually operates more than 500 chartered and owned bulk carriers from Handysize up to Newcastlemax. Annual turnover is typically around US$ 5b. Oldendorff Carriers will open its 19th office in November in the city of Hamburg. Its 2,100 employees are of 60 different nationalities. The company was founded in 1921 in Germany and is still privately held.