Corinth Canal
Buxtehude 53°28′N 009°42′E · Rostock 54°07′N 012°12′E · since 2012

Chartering and operation experts – – more than just a broker

Independent partner for owners and charterers of MPP, bulk and coaster tonnage, from the North Sea and Baltic to worldwide trades.

Established 2012 · Buxtehude
Tonnage Coaster to Handymax
Trading areas Europe & Atlantic
Offices Buxtehude · Rostock
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Services

One point of contact for the whole voyage.

Having worked for owners and charterers alike, we know what both sides need – and you speak directly with the people fixing and operating your cargo.

Professional chartering, vessel brokerage and commercial optimisation for owners and charterers – from coasters and MPP to bulk carriers up to Handymax, with deep knowledge of the Atlantic market and the trades around Europe.

COE Shipping GmbH & Co. KG · chartering@coeshipping.com
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  • Voyage and time charter
  • Cargo sourcing
  • Coasters, MPP and bulk carriers up to Handymax
  • Commercial optimisation

Operation of coasters, MPP and bulk carriers up to Handymax – with deep knowledge of the Atlantic market and the trades around Europe, and competitive rates for our cargo partners.

COE 2 SEA Carrier GmbH & Co. KG · chartering@coe2sea.com
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  • MV Mario C – bulk carrier
  • MV Pontica – MPP
  • MV COE Gisela – MPP
  • Operations and post-fixture in-house

Port agency in all German Baltic ports, run from our Rostock office with a network of qualified local partners.

Baltic Office Rostock · agency@coeshipping.com
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  • All ship types
  • Port and husbandry agency
  • Short-sea chartering
  • Local partner network

Road and rail transport, port-to-door services and multimodal coordination – one partner from quay to destination.

COE Logistics GmbH & Co. KG · logistics@coeshipping.com
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  • Road and rail
  • Port-to-door
  • Multimodal coordination
  • Project logistics
Fleet

Tonnage for every parcel.

Three vessels under our own operation – plus a broad range of coasters and geared MPP tonnage through our brokerage.

Singledecker bulk carrier

Mario C

IMO
9364526
Built
2019
Flag
Malta
Class
RINA
Summer DWT
13,300 mt
Grain / bale
15,000 / 13,290 cbm
LOA × beam
130.60 × 21.40 m
Draft
8.40 m
Holds
3
Gear
2 × 30 t centre-line cranes
Tanktop
10 mt/m²
Speed
12 kn
Vessel description (PDF)
MPP – open hatch box singledecker

Pontica

IMO
9681974
Built
2014
Flag
Bulgaria
Class
RINA, ice class 1C
Summer DWT
9,004 mt
Grain
11,815 cbm
LOA × beam
136.57 × 17.50 m
Draft
6.19 m
Holds
4
Gear
3 × 20 t centre-line cranes
Tanktop
15 mt/m²
Speed
10 kn
Vessel description (PDF)
MPP – open hatch box singledecker

COE Gisela

IMO
8513314
Built
1985
Flag
Germany
Class
DNV
Summer DWT
2,015 mt
Grain / bale
2,832 cbm
LOA × beam
82.45 × 11.24 m
Draft
3.95 m
Holds
1 (48.0 × 9.0 × 6.3 m)
Gear
Gearless
Hatches
Strengthened for heavy cargo
Speed
10 kn
Vessel description (PDF)

Brokered tonnage

Vessel Type Built DWT Cbft Holds Gear Ice class Notes
COE Mieke BOX/SID 1990 2,172 96,112 1 gearless Swedish II 2 mov. bulkheads, Vänern fitted
COE Mina BOX/SID 1985 3,357 137,946 1 gearless – 1 mov. bulkhead, NAABSA, Vänern fitted, IMO 7
Baltic Transport BOX/part. TWD 2021 3,850 185,400 1 gearless – 2 mov. bulkheads, NAABSA, IMO 1.4S / 2.1 / 2.2 / 3 / 4.1
Acadia Desgagnés MPP/TWD 2013 11,353 503,833 3 2 × 40 t – Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
Morgenstond II MPP/TWD 2007 12,016 609,990 2 2 × 80 t (160) 1A FS Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
Miena Desgagnés MPP/TWD 2017 12,400 621,537 2 2 × 250 t (500) E3 / 1A Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
Berthe A. Desgagnés MPP/TWD 2018 12,400 621,537 2 2 × 250 t (500) E3 / 1A Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
Johane A. Desgagnés MPP/TWD 2020 12,400 621,537 2 2 × 250 t (500) E3 / 1A Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
Annette A. Desgagnés MPP/TWD 2020 12,400 621,537 2 2 × 250 t (500) E3 / 1A Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
Sloman Discharger MPP/TWD 2011 12,545 532,086 2 2 × 80 t (160) 1A IMO 1–9 fitted
Sloman Dispatcher MPP/TWD 2012 12,634 524,634 3 2 × 150 t (300) 1A Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
COE Luisa MPP/TWD 2008 12,696 563,340 3 2 × 180 t (360) 1A Great Lakes fitted
Rosaire A. Desgagnés MPP/TWD 2007 12,700 563,340 3 2 × 120 t (240) E3 / 1A Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
Fredensborg MPP/TWD 2011 12,767 563,375 3 2 × 150 t (300) 1A Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
Sedna Desgagnés MPP/TWD 2009 12,780 563,340 3 2 × 180 t (360) E3 / 1A Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
Zelada Desgagnés MPP/TWD 2009 12,780 563,340 3 2 × 180 t (360) E3 / 1A Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
Claude A. Desgagnés MPP/TWD 2011 12,780 563,340 3 2 × 150 t (300) E3 / 1A Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
Nordika Desgagnés MPP/TWD 2010 17,000 698,429 2 2 × 250 t + 80 t E3 / 1A Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
Marcellin A. Desgagnés MPP/TWD 2012 17,000 698,429 2 2 × 250 t + 80 t E3 / 1A Great Lakes, IMO 1–9 fitted
Taïga Desgagnés MPP/TWD 2007 17,286 759,055 3 3 × 80 t (160) E3 / 1A Great Lakes fitted, strengthened for heavy cargo
Celina MPP/TWD 2008 17,299 – 2 3 × 60 t (120) E3 Great Lakes, IMO (DG) fitted
BBC Rainbow MPP/TWD – 17,550 901,248 3 3 × 80 t (150) – –
Project spotlight

COE LUISA back from drydock

Summer 2026: COE LUISA (12,696 dwt, 2 × 180 t cranes), fixed by us as brokers on a long-term time charter, completed her drydock in Dunkirk – freshly cleaned up and ready for her next challenges.

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Team

The people behind your fixture.

Experience from Beluga, Maersk, Oldendorff, SAL, BBC and others – in Buxtehude and Rostock.

Locations

Buxtehude and Rostock.

Headquarters in Buxtehude's old town near Hamburg, and our Baltic Sea office near Rostock.

53°28′N  009°42′E

Headquarters Buxtehude

Chartering, operations, own fleet and accounting.

Westfleth 25, 21614 Buxtehude, Germany
+49 4161 60011-0 · chartering@coeshipping.com
54°07′N  012°12′E

Baltic Sea Office Rostock

Port agency for all German Baltic ports, short-sea chartering and COE Logistics.

Am Graben 3, 18182 Bentwisch (Rostock), Germany
24/7 +49 381 666 47 180 · agency@coeshipping.com
Cargo enquiry

Cargo to move?

Send us the main terms. Your e-mail program opens with a prepared enquiry to our chartering desk.

chartering@coeshipping.com
+49 4161 60011-0

Careers

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Apprenticeships as Kaufmann/-frau für Schifffahrt and open positions in chartering and operations.

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News

Welcome Stephan, Charlie and Tom

Three new colleagues join COE – Stephan Herzog in Agency & Logistics, plus two apprentices in Rostock and Buxtehude.

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