A ship's share as an investment

Up-to-date information for ship`s investors

After a brief recovery, current market developments once again pose a major challenge for shipping. In 2011 freight rates for container vessels collapsed again compared to the beginning of the year.

Unfortunately the signals from the markets do not indicate a rapid recovery. In contrast to 2008 the sharp decline in charter rates is not due to a declining growth of the global economy and the world trade. In container shipping it is mainly ships with a capacity of more than 10,000 TEU that put pressure on the freight rates resulting in a hard competition for market shares between liner shipping companies followed by a ruinous price war.

But none of these developments in container shipping arise from the current market situation, but rather from the irrational behaviour of some market participants. On the contrary, the market conditions have to be assessed as positive. Despite the current corrections the expected growth rates for the economic output and for the world trade are above the long-term average level. Therefore it is to be hoped that the destructive predatory competition will stop fairly quickly. The sooner this happens the sooner the markets will recover.

We at Hansa Mare are aware of our responsibility and also act accordingly. As a ship owner we have a common key goal in close cooperation with our investors: The successful operation of our vessels! Now and in the future we assure you that we will concentrate on this with the highest degree of commitment, our experience and also strength.

The Hansa Mare Reederei in the shipping market

As an experienced shipping company, the Hansa Mare Reederei concentrates exclusively on the ship as a capital investment vehicle.

In all projects of the Hansa Mare Reederei, the legally and economically independent trustee company represents and safeguards the interests of the investors. This ensures optimum support of all ships' shares as well as making sure that the money is only being used as stipulated.

Ships' shares are globally active capital investments, they are directly related to the crystallising developments in the various economic zones. For this reason, we report in detail about developments in the various market economies and their effects on merchant shipping at this point. Furthermore, you are supplied with economic information about the current equity shares.