Reederei Jörg Köpping (Koepping Shipping Company)

Reederei Jörg Köpping (also known as Koepping Shipping Company) is an owner-managed German shipping company headquartered in Schülp in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, situated on the Kiel Canal. It was founded in 1984 by Captain Jörg Köpping, who had previously served for several years as an officer and captain with German shipping companies. He started the business with a single second-hand containership named RENDSBURG after his hometown, and over the following decades expanded the fleet through both second-hand acquisitions and newbuildings. In total he has acquired twelve ships, some of which were later sold again. The company's core activity is the safe operation and commercial success of its owned and managed vessels. Its fleet has consisted of cellular container ships, including vessels designed for dangerous goods, deployed worldwide. As of March 2013 the fleet comprised eleven ships; by August 2014 it numbered ten owned vessels. The company also coordinates a number of vessels that it does not own, such as the Borchard series. The fleet has been built by yards including Damen Shipyards, Elbewerft Boizenburg, Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering, and Hanjin Heavy Industries. Reederei Köpping and its ships have been certified to the ISM Code (International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention) by Germanischer Lloyd (now DNV) since 1998. The company emphasises owner management, worldwide contact to local service companies, rapid troubleshooting through its internal infrastructure, and timely implementation of new regulations. It has also adopted environmental measures, including slow steaming: several of its vessels' engine systems were equipped for slow steaming, with Lantau Ace converted first in 2009. The company remains a private, owner-led business. Its stated goal is the safe operation and commercial success of its owned and managed vessels, supported by close relationships with partners, yards, banks, suppliers, insurance companies, charterers, and shipbrokers.

Reederei Jörg Köpping was founded in 1984 by Captain Jörg Köpping after several years of service as an officer and captain with German shipping companies. He seized the opportunity to form his own independent company and acquired his first vessel, a second-hand containership named RENDSBURG after his hometown. This ship laid the foundations for what became the Koepping Shipping Company. In the following years Köpping expanded the company with both second-hand and newly built cargo ships. In total he has acquired twelve ships, some of which were later sold. The fleet grew to eleven vessels by March 2013 and ten owned vessels by August 2014. The company's ships have been built by various yards, including Damen Shipyards, Elbewerft Boizenburg, Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering, and Hanjin Heavy Industries. The fleet has included cellular container ships, some specifically designed for dangerous goods, registered under flags such as Antigua and Barbuda and the Marshall Islands. Since 1998 the company and its ships have been certified to the ISM Code by Germanischer Lloyd (now DNV). The company has also implemented environmental measures; several of its vessels' engine systems were equipped for slow steaming, with Lantau Ace converted first in 2009. The company remains an owner-managed private business based in Schülp on the Kiel Canal, operating its fleet worldwide and maintaining close relationships with partners, yards, banks, suppliers, insurance companies, charterers, and shipbrokers.

• 2014

  The fleet consists of ten owned ships (as of August 2014).

• 2013

  The fleet comprises eleven ships deployed worldwide (as of March 2013).

• 2009

  Lantau Ace becomes the first vessel in the fleet to be converted for slow steaming.

• 1998

  The company and its ships become ISM certified by Germanischer Lloyd (now DNV).

• 1984

  Jörg Köpping founds Reederei Jörg Köpping and acquires his first second-hand containership, named RENDSBURG after his hometown.

Owner-managed, independent shipping company focused on safe operation and commercial success of its container fleet, with strong service orientation and regulatory compliance.

• Container shipping services

  Worldwide operation of cellular container ships, including vessels designed for dangerous goods.

• Technical and commercial ship management

  Technical management of owned vessels and coordination of additional non-owned vessels.

1. 1Reederei Koepping official websitekship.de
2. 2Reederei Jörg Köpping – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3Jörg Köpping shipowner – Wikidatawikidata.org