63 ships! A well-known German ship owner values Chinese shipyards

       Germany Briese Schiffahrt The number of newbuilds in the company's large-scale fleet renewal plan has reached 63 ships.

Recently, the CEO of Germany's largest multi-purpose ship owner Briese Schiffahrt company's CEO Wilke Briese said that the company's large-scale newbuilding plan has been half successful, and this large-scale fleet renewal plan is part of the company's fleet modernization strategy.

It is understood that Briese Schiffahrt the number of newbuilds in the company's large-scale fleet renewal plan has reached approximately 63 ships, including multi-purpose vessels, container ships, bulk carriers, and project-required vessels. Approximately 37 ships have been delivered, and approximately 26 ships are awaiting delivery. Wilke Briese said: " Our fleet renewal plan is half complete. ”

Wilke Briese believes his role is different from that of his father, Roelf Briese Captain, " When I joined the company, the construction of the fleet had already begun. My current responsibilities also include modernizing this large fleet, which requires a lot of effort. ”

One of the challenges is raising funds for its large-scale newbuilding plan.

In the past, Germany's KG (limited partnership) system could play this role, but now the sources of funds are more diverse. Wilke Briese said: " We have lost some banking clusters in Germany, so we have to become more global in terms of financing. ”

It is understood that ICBC Financial Leasing ( ICBC Financial Leasing ) participated in several of the latest transactions.

Briese Schiffahrts GmbH&Co.KG is headquartered in Leer ，founded by Wilke Briese father Roelf Briese Captain 1984 year, and has been in operation for 40 years.

Briese Schiffahrts now has more than 225 onshore employees, and more than 2000 crew members. Crew members come from different countries and are responsible for handling global transportation tasks on board.

The company's website shows that the company currently owns 141 ships, including 2025 ships to be delivered in 8 ships 13000 DWT multi-purpose vessels, and 2026 ships to be delivered in 2 ships 13000 DWT multi-purpose vessels.

In the late 80 s, the company began project planning for its initial series of newbuilds to the highest technical standards. Even at this early stage, the company focused on the bulk / multipurpose shipping market. This series of projects also marked the beginning of the company's continuous modernization of its shipping fleet.

To improve cost-effectiveness, the company began project planning for various series of vessels in Germany and abroad in the 90 s. Its initial projects in China date back to the mid- 90 s.

Reviewing the shipbuilding situation in China

梳理 Briese Schiffahrt It is not difficult to see from the company's newbuilding plan that it attaches great importance to Chinese shipyards.

In the company's newbuilding plan, the largest order is for 15 ships 13000DWT multi-purpose vessels ordered from Taizhou Sanfu Shipbuilding. Its website shows that 4 have been delivered, and 11 will be delivered in 2025 and 2026 years. This series of vessels are large lake-type LakerMax vessels that can reach the Great Lakes of the United States via the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Welland Canal.

It is worth mentioning that Taizhou Sanfu Shipbuilding has a significant market position in the construction of multi-purpose vessels. Its 10,000-ton multi-purpose heavy-lift ships account for more than one-third of the global market and are in a leading position in the global market.

In addition, Briese Schiffahrt the company also ordered 2 ships 40000DWT bulk carriers from Jiangmen Nanyang Shipbuilding, which are expected to be delivered in 2025 year.

According to data from Clarkson Research, Briese Schiffahrt the company also ordered 6 multi-purpose vessels from Jiangsu Dayang Ocean Equipment Co., Ltd., and 4 ships 5200DWT small bulk carriers from Jiangsu Dazhin Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. These vessels will be delivered in 2026 year.

Briese Schiffahrt The company stated that all ordered multi-purpose vessels will be operated by its subsidiary BBC Chartering 。 BBC Chartering is a leading global breakbulk shipping company founded in 1997 year, belonging to the Briese Schiffahrt group, and is considered the largest multi-purpose vessel operator, with more than 100 vessels.

In addition, Briese Schiffahrt The company's business in the container ship sector has also grown, and it has now received more than a dozen container ships. For example, Huangpu Wenchong, under China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, delivered 6 ships Bangkokmax container ships, including 1930TEU the “Borkum” number (built in 2023 year).

As the shipyard with the largest market share in the construction of feeder container ships, the above-mentioned ships are the fourth-generation independently developed by CSSC Huangpu Wenchong BangkokMax new container ship product. This type of ship is suitable for regional operations, multiple port calls, and frequent loading and unloading requirements. It is designed for the characteristics of transportation in the Bangkok Port and Southeast Asia region, but also caters to the needs of Asia-Africa and Europe-America routes, with wide market adaptability. Through overall layout and optimization design, this ship type significantly improves the payload and cargo loading capacity, as well as the core technical indicators of the number of heavy containers. Compared with similar products, the fuel consumption per container has decreased by nearly 8% ，meeting EEDI PHASE 3 stage requirements.

In addition, Huanghai Shipyard also delivered 6 ships 1781TEU ships. This series of ships is SDARI 1800 type design, with a total length of 171.90 meters, a molded breadth of 28.40 meters, a molded depth of 14.50 meters, a design draft of 8.5 meters, and a structural draft of 9.7 meters, and a speed of 18.7 knots.

Wilke Briese It is explained that the company previously operated only a small number of ships in the container field. " We just wanted to update the fleet and achieve some growth. Moreover, there were quite good shipbuilding berths at that time, so we seized this opportunity. ”

Do not intend to acquire

Wilke Briese believes that the global multipurpose vessel market " is quite healthy ” ，but the European market is more difficult. The economic downturn has also affected our multipurpose product fleet to some extent. But this is still far from the crisis level we have experienced in the past. ”

In recent years, the multipurpose shipping market has played an increasingly important role in global trade and logistics supply chains, and many players have chosen to merge to enhance their competitiveness. This year 9 month, in order to rapidly expand its presence in the multipurpose shipping sector, the well-known multipurpose vessel operator, Dutch Spliethoff said it is acquiring ForestWave Navigation ，planning to create a shipping giant with 147 ships.

Regarding whether it also plans to expand through acquisitions of other companies, Wilke Briese gave a negative answer. " I don't think we will become a market consolidator. I believe in our own team and global structure, we are very satisfied with our current team, and we can rely on them to develop the business completely. ”Wilke Briese explained.