About us
WHAT WE DO
HARPER PETERSEN offers a wide range of shipbroking and commercial chartering services of container vessels of all different sizes. We are located in Hamburg, Germany, with branch offices in Shanghai, The Netherlands and Singapore.
HARPER PETERSEN was founded in 1943 in the UK, and in the 1980's went on to become one of the leading chartering agents for P & O Containers, Nedlloyd, Safmarine, United Arab Shipping, CSAV, CP Ships group, Crowley and Harrisons.
In 2003 Hamburg based ER Schifffahrt and Rickmers Reederei became joint shareholders of HARPER PETERSEN and assumed full ownership in 2004.
In September 2004 a subsidiary company, Eight Dragons Ship Brokers Ltd, was founded in Hong Kong together with a representative office in Shanghai in order to expand business in Asia. This company was renamed Harper Petersen & Co. (Asia) Ltd. in August 2007 in order to give a common brand to our business activities worldwide.
CONTCHART was founded in 2012 by Thien & Heyenga. In autumn 2012, MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Steamship, Ahrenkiel Shipmanagement and GB Shipping & Chartering became new partners of the joint venture.
In 2015 HARPER PETERSEN started a bulk desk with the focus to look exclusively after the bulk carriers of its shareholders and in 2016 the company expanded its business activities in Asia by establishing Harper Petersen & Co. Pte. Ltd., Singapore.
In 2016 CONTCHART became a fully owned subsidiary of MPC Capital. End of 2018 CONTCHART opened branch offices in the Netherlands and Singapore.
In 2018, HARPER PETERSEN was sold to Bremen-based Zeaborn Group, which in 2019 joined forces with MPC Capital, merging their activities in shipbroking, chartering and commercial management in a newly found joint venture and under the traditional shipbroker brand HARPER PETERSEN .
Philosophy
HOW WE WORK
The joint venture between CONTCHART and HARPER PETERSEN was formed to gain a wider commercial presence in the fast changing and challenging world of today’s shipping industry. By bringing together the competence and experience of the Zeaborn and MPC groups and their dedicated staff, HARPER PETERSEN was able to strengthen its global market presence and to further enhance the efficiency of its working processes. The diverse fleet of vessels represented enables HARPER PETERSEN to offer its clients a quality-oriented, personalized and independent service. It is our vision to be your first class partner with a deep market insight and an overall coverage who conducts a close personal and reliable network within the maritime industry.
Service
THE HARPEX
The HARPEX (HARPER PETERSEN Charter Rates Index) is published by HARPER PETERSEN and reflects the worldwide price development on the charter market for container ships. The HARPEX was originally developed in 2004 and adjusted in 2011 in response to clients and users. The Charter Rates are assessed weekly basis 6-12 months fixtures and actual business concluded in the market each week.
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Arne Corleis
MANAGING DIRECTOR
E-Mail: containers @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-21
Mobile: +49 172 439 4616

John Freydag
MANAGING DIRECTOR
E-Mail: management @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-12

Gundolf Hartzig
CHIEF REPRESENTATIVE
E-Mail: management @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-10

Hu Hui
MANAGING DIRECTOR ASIA
E-Mail: containers @harperpetersen.com
Telephone: +86 21 6335 2323
Mobile: +86 186 2106 8899

Patricia Schütt
MANAGEMENT & TEAM ASSISTANT
E-Mail: administration @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-19

Arne Corleis
MANAGING DIRECTOR
E-Mail: containers @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-21
Mobile: +49 172 439 4616

Hu Hui
MANAGING DIRECTOR ASIA
E-Mail: containers @harperpetersen.com
Telephone: +86 21 6335 2323
Mobile: +86 186 2106 8899

Heiko Frerichs
CHARTERING
E-Mail: containers @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-28
Mobile: +49 151 16125293

Javier García-Nieto
CHARTERING
E-Mail: containers @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-24
Mobile: +49 151 54439907

Sebastian Gelübcke
CHARTERING
E-Mail: containers @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-23
Mobile: +49 172 4559890

Marian Gerhardt
CHARTERING
E-Mail: containers @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-22
Mobile: +49 172 8939 435

Sabine Gerken
CHARTERING ASSISTANT
E-Mail: documentation @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-26

Nick Hennies
CHARTERING
E-Mail: containers @harperpetersen.com
E-Mail 2: drycargo @harperpetersen.com
Telephone: +65 6514 6597
Mobile: +65 8123 5171

Tanja Nissen
Chartering Assistant / Post Fixture
E-Mail: operations @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-36
Mobile: +49 152 0151 1087

Claus Vanggaard
CHARTERING
E-Mail: containers @harperpetersen.com
Telephone: +49 40 3611110-25
Mobile: +49 152 0909 5711

Alex Wang
CHARTERING
E-Mail: containers @harperpetersen.com
Telephone: +86 21 63 35 23 23
Mobile: +86 159 2182 6635



Dirk Gauer
TEAMLEADER OPERATIONS
E-Mail: operations @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-30
Mobile: +49 171 8908103

Anita Prpic
TEAMLEADER OPERATIONS
E-Mail: operations @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-33
Mobile: +49 162 1044545

Sting Chen
OPERATIONS MANAGER SINGAPORE
E-Mail: operations @harperpetersen.com
Mobile: +65 9048 5007

Marilena Gudde
OPERATIONS
E-Mail: operations @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-41
Mobile +49 151 1455 7610

Caspar Heick
OPERATIONS
E-Mail: operations @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-37
Mobile: +49 151 1455 7744

Tom Hübner
OPERATIONS
E-Mail: operations @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-40
Mobile: +49 151 1420 4285

Tanzie Li
OPERATIONS
E-Mail: operations @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +86 21 63 35 23 23
Mobile: +86 137 9526 77 57

Jasmin Rapprich
OPERATIONS
E-Mail: operations @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49-40-3611110-31
Mobile: +49 151 54439904

Marcel Rohweder
OPERATIONS
E-Mail: operations @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-32
Mobile: +49 172 4104876

Julius Schirmer
OPERATIONS
E-Mail: operations @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-35
Mobile: +49 151 14859960

Axel Ahrens
MARINE ACCOUNTING
E-Mail: accounting @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-45

Jan-Peter Schwitzer
MARINE ACCOUNTING
E-Mail: accounting @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-46

Marie Christine Schacht
MARINE ACCOUNTING
E-Mail: accounting @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-47

Conny-Chantal Thode
MARINE ACCOUNTING
E-Mail: accounting @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-44

Christian Müller
FINANCE & CONTROLLING
E-Mail: finance @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-50

Katrin Fett
FINANCE & CONTROLLING
E-Mail: finance @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-51

Arno Grünefeld
FINANCE & CONTROLLING
E-Mail: finance @harperpetersen.com
Telephone direct: +49 40 3611110-53