Family owned companies are typically healthier and far more flexible — Klemme

It is 20 years since managing director Kurt Klemme first joined Reederei Nord, after studying law in Heidelberg and Berlin.

He left in 2005 to become managing director of MPC Munchmeyer Petersen Steamship, building up that company’s shipmanagement business. He returned on 1 January 2011 after being asked by the Oldendorff family to assist with Reederei Nord’s transition to the next generation.