The history of our company began in 1983. In that year, CaptainWerner Bockstiegel founded ‘Bockstiegel Bereederungs GmbH‘ forall kinds of shipping business. A special focal point of the businesswas the planning of new buildings as well as their commercial andtechnical support. This is still the case today, although since theyear 2000 the company trades under the name of ‘W.Bockstiegel Reederei GmbH & Co KG‘.

Thanks to our experience and comprehensive knowledge in nautical, technical and commercial matters, the company has enjoyed a continuous growth since it was founded. This growth is documentedby the constantly increasing number of successfully sold vessels aswell as the number of vessels launched and managed by the year2010 the Bockstiegel fleet should comprise a total of 90 ships whichare each operated as independent private limited partnerships.