Joachim A. Konrad
Joachim A. Konrad
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board,
Hamburg Süd
Joachim A. Konrad is member of the World Shipping Council Board of Directors and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Hamburg Süd.
Mr. Konrad started his shipping career in 1963 with North German Lloyd in Bremen and following the merger of North German Lloyd and Hapag in 1970 he held various responsibilities and positions, among others Trade Director for Asia, South America as well as Regional Director for Latin America.
In 1994 he joined Hamburg Süd as member of the Executive Board and was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board in January 2009. He is responsible for Marketing, Sales and Line Management.
Since its establishment in 1871, Hamburg Süd has developed from a conventional shipping company into an internationally operating transport-logistics organization. Today, Hamburg Süd, a member of the Oetker Group, is one of the leading providers on the North-South trades. In the container-shipping business the Hamburg Süd Group is represented by two brands: Hamburg Süd as a German carrier and Aliança as a Brazilian shipping line with vessels sailing under the Brazilian flag. In addition to this, it is present on the oceans of the world transporting bulk goods and operating product tankers under the names Rudolf A. Oetker (RAO), Furness Withy Chartering and Aliança Bulk (Aliabulk).
Overall, the Hamburg Süd Group's fleet consists of more than 150 vessels. The Hamburg Süd container pool has 349,000 Units. The global network includes about 35 liner services linking the continents, 4,800 employees and more than 260 offices at all key locations. In 2008 Hamburg Süd had a turnover of 4.5 billion Euros and 2.7 billion carryings.