COMPANY FLEET HISTORY CAREER SOCIAL PRESS CONTACT / IMPRINT COMPANY WHO WE ARE Leonhardt & Blumberg is the largest independent charter owner of handysize containerships. Since 1903 Leonhardt & Blumberg has managed more than 180 vessels, which were in the past mostly general cargo vessels and bulk carriers. In 2017 Leonhardt & Blumberg has merged its Shipmanagement activities with Buss Shipping. The company now provides modern containerships ranging from about 1,000 TEU to 3,600 TEU capacity with best-in-class operations. Our long track record of safety, reliability and environmental responsibility has helped us forge lasting relationships with many of the leading shipping liner companies. With a staff of over 1500 employees, Leonhardt & Blumberg follows a conservative and disciplined approach to fleet growth, while a strong set of values govern the integrity of our everyday decisions. Leonhardt & Blumberg re-certified to latest ISO standards L&B has been successfully re-certified in accordance with the latest ISO standards ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015. Our integrated quality management system incorporates statutory and regulatory requirements for quality and environmental management. FLEET FLEET OVERVIEW We are the leading provider of handysize containerships for charter. The homogenous fleet of feeder containerships as well as our sophisticated monitoring and reporting systems provide key operating advantages such as reduced operating costs and off-hire times. 1000 – 2000 TEU 2000 – 4000 TEU HISTORY MILESTONES Founded in 1903, Leonhardt & Blumberg stands for experience and reliability. 1900 1903 1904 1914 1922 1930 1932 1945 1946 1950 1951 1958 1960 1967 1976 2020 1986 1989 1989 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2000 2003 2012 1903 The shipping company Leonhardt & Blumberg was founded in Hamburg, Germany, in 1903 by partners Adolf Leonhardt and Arthur Blumberg. The first ships in the fleet were the "ELLA IVERS" and the "SCHLEI". 1904 The company's first newbuilding, "ANGELICA ZUM BACH", was delivered in Lübeck from the Henry Koch shipyard in 1904. Several newbuildings and other acquisitions were added to the fleet in the years that followed and the vessels were employed in world wide tramp shipping. 1914 Prior to WWI, the largest company vessels were the "FRIEDA LEONHARDT" (2739 grt) and "JOHANNA BLUMBERG" (2830 grt) which joined the fleet for the price of 430,000 German marks and 450,000 German marks respectively. 1922 In 1922 Arthur Blumberg died. Mr. Adolf Leonhardt then continued to run the business by himself. 1930 In 1930 two 7500-ton steam tankers were acquired from the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. These two vessels entered the Leonhardt & Blumberg service and sailed under the German flag as "LOTTE LEONHARDT" and "KARL LEONHARDT". CAREER START EXPLORING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES The success of the Leonhardt & Blumberg is largely based on the qualifications, performance and commitment of our staff. We provide exciting career opportunities and are proud of our quality international workforce. With a staff of over 1000 employees, we oversee and manage every aspect of the process from ship to shore. SEA SHORE SHORE VACANCIES We have no open positions / vacancies at present. SHORE TRAINEE KAUFMANN/ -FRAU FÜR BÜROMANAGEMENT (M/W/D) Read more SCHIFFFAHRTSKAUFMANN/-FRAU TRAMPFAHRT (M/W/D) Read more SOCIAL GALLERY Crews and photographers send us photos from around the world and we want to share them with you. SHIPS OFFICE PHOTOCOMPETITION SOCIAL MEDIA News and updates from the L&B bridge. Will you join us? FACEBOOK LINKEDIN PRESS PRESS RELEASES HANSA MEERSBURG – INCIDENT KEELUNG, TAIWAN Hamburg, January 9, 2018 – Managers Leonhardt & Blumberg report that its container vessel Hansa Meersburg is currently berthed in the port of Keelung, Taiwan after alliding with the quay side during berthing operations last night. Read more LEONHARDT & BLUMBERG AND BUSS SHIPPING MERGE SHIP MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES The Hamburg based Leonhardt & Blumberg Reederei GmbH & Co. KG and Buss Shipping GmbH & Co. KG are pleased to announce that they have agreed to merge their ship management activities. Read more HANSA BRANDENBURG – FIRE ON BOARD AFTER CARGO CONTAINER CAUGHT FIRE (UPDATE: JULY 29, 2013) Shipmanagement Company Leonhardt & Blumberg Hamburg, Germany reports that today on her container vessel MV “HANSA BRANDENBURG”, during her voyage from Singapore to Durban a cargo container caught fire about 200 nautical miles northeast of Mauritius. Read more HANSA MARBURG – SEAFARERS HAVE BEEN RELEASED Shipmanagers Leonhardt & Blumberg of Hamburg, Germany operators of container vessel “HANSA MARBURG”, is pleased and relieved to report that the 4 seafarers who were taken from the vessel by armed men 130 miles south west of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea and held hostage, have now been released. Read more HANSA MARBURG – SEAFARERS WERE TAKEN HOSTAGE Leonhardt & Blumberg, operators of the 23,416 dwt container ship “HANSA MARBURG” regret to confirm that the vessel was attacked by criminal gangs some 130 miles south west of the Port of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on April 22. Following the attack four seafarers, including Ukrainian, Kiribati and Russian citizens were taken hostage. No injuries were reported among the remaining crew members who continued with the vessel to Senegal. The Company is in contact with the families of those being held and those on board. Read more HANSA CENTAUR – RETTUNG VON SCHIFFSBRÜCHIGEN BURMESISCHEN FISCHERN Unser Containerschiff MS “HANSA CENTAUR” hat auf der Reise von Port Klang (Malaysia) nach Chittagong (Bangladesh) querab von der Küste von Myanmar (Burma) 9 burmesische Fischer aus Seenot gerettet. Read more HANSA STRALSUND – RETTUNG VON EINEM SCHIFFSBRÜCHIGEN PHILIPPINISCHEN FISCHER Die Besatzung unseres Containerschiffes MS “HANSA STRALSUND“ (derzeitiger Name: “MELL SILOSO“) hat auf der Reise von der südlichen philippinischen Insel Mindanao nach Hongkong bei bewegter See westlich von der nördlichen philippinischen Insel Luzon am 18.12.2010 gegen 14 Uhr Ortszeit einen Fischer auf seinem kieloben treibenden beschädigten Boot entdeckt. Read more HANSA LAUENBURG – RETTUNG VON SCHIFFSBRÜCHIGEN INDONESISCHEN FISCHERN Die Besatzung unseres Containerschiffes MS “HANSA LAUENBURG“ hat auf der Reise von Laem Chabang/ Thailand bei rauer, stürmischer See ca. 95 Seemeilen vor dem Bestimmungshafen Jakarta/Indonesien am 23.11.2009 gegen 10 Uhr Ortszeit ein gekentertes Fischerboot mit 5 indonesischen Fischern entdeckt. Read more HANSA INDIA – CONTAINER NACH PATRONENFUND DURCHSUCHT Unser deutschflaggiges Containerschiff MS “HANSA INDIA“ fährt seit etwa 2 Jahren unter Zeitcharter bei der iranischen Linie IRISL. Unter einem Zeitchartervertrag stellt die Reederei dem Zeitcharterer das Schiff mit seiner Ladekapazität zur Verfügung, während der Zeitcharterer alle mit der Buchung der Ladung zusammenhängenden Aufgaben in eigener Verantwortung wahrnimmt. Der zwischen dem Zeitcharterer und der Reederei vereinbarte Zeitchartervertrag verbietet dem Zeitcharterer jedoch, Ladungen auf dem Schiff zu transportieren, welche im Widerspruch zu UN-Resolutionen stehen. Der Inhalt der zu ladenden Container wird gegenüber der Reederei nicht deklariert. Read more HANSA STAVANGER – BEFREIUNG VON PIRATEN Am Montag Abend, 3.08.2009 haben die Piraten unser deutschflaggiges Containerschiff, MS “HANSA STAVANGER“, und seine Besatzung vor der Küste Somalias freigelassen. Das Schiff befindet sich jetzt auf der Fahrt nach Mombasa in Kenia, wo es voraussichtlich am Donnerstag, 6.08.2009 eintreffen wird. Read more Neumuehlen 13 22763 Hamburg Germany info@leonhardt-blumberg.com +49 40 - 36 146 - 0 DROP US A LINE CLEAR SEND IMPRINT Responsible for this website: Leonhardt & Blumberg Shipmanagement GmbH & Co. KG Neumühlen 13, 22763 Hamburg Phone +49 40 – 36 146 – 0 Fax +49 40 – 36 146 – 123 info@leonhardt-blumberg.com Commercial Registry: Amtsgericht Hamburg HRA 118 771 General Partner: Verwaltung L&B Schifffahrt GmbH Commercial Registry: Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB 89154 The Value Added Tax (VAT) Number is: DE 306147239 Managing Directors: Torben Kölln, Mathias Gaethje Technics: https://www.kuborgh.de Photo on startpage: http://www.michaellange.de LEGAL PRIVACY Datenschutzerklärung / DATA PROTECTION NOTICE Datenschutzerklärung / Data Protection Notice © 2015 LEONHARDT & BLUMBERG