2013: Founded by Kurt Zech, Ove Meyer and Jan Hendrik Tobbe
2014: Spends $200m on MPP newbuildings
2015: Buys half f chartering outfit EMS ConBulk
2017: Adds HC Group and Carisbrooke Shipping vessels
2017: Acquires Rickmers Line after that company buys Nordana Project & Chartering
2017: Buys Rickmers Holding's shipmanagement business
2018: Acquires ER Schiffahrt and shipbroker Harper Petersen & Co
2018: Combines MPP operations with Intermarine
2018: Forms Zeamarine joint venture to combine Intermarine, Zeaborn Chartering and Rickmers Line
2019: Acquires 100% of Zeamarine joint venture from partner New Mountain Capital
2019: Buys Offen tanker management unit CPO
German shipowners MPC Capital and Zeaborn are creating a 160-ship container vessel fleet through a merger of two group companies.