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Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG

Transport company in Germany founded in 19561

Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG ("PD") is a seaborne shipping company and maritime service provider headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. It is the parent holding company of the Döhle Group which has several affiliates and is operating worldwide. The Company owns and operates a fleet of container vessels, multi-purpose vessels and bulk carriers.2 It employed 6,800 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1956Founded1
  • Industryship management, shipping line1
  • HeadquartersHamburg1
  • Websitewww.doehle.de
  • Legal formKommanditgesellschaft1
  • Kind of organizationLimited partnership1
  • LEI529900P6LO9LDNLEKW983
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressElbchaussee 370, 22609 Hamburg, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Hamburg, HRA 690723

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Château,superstructure du navire RABEA (cropped)
Photo: Farid mernissi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG ("PD") is a seaborne shipping company and maritime service provider headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. It is the parent holding company of the Döhle Group which has several affiliates and is operating worldwide. The Company owns and operates a fleet of container vessels, multi-purpose vessels and bulk carriers. The group of companies employs worldwide around 4,800 crew members as well as 2,000 employees ashore.2

Corporate structure

Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG sits at the top of its group. 15 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG Hamburg, Germany
    • Döhle Assekuranzkontor Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • ASPERA Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • Dohle Assekuranzkontor GmbH & Co. KG (Döhle Assekuranzkontor GmbH & Co. KG) Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • Dohle Grundstucksverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG (Döhle Grundstücksverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG) Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • Dohle ICL Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (Döhle ICL Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH) Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • MS "ALANA" Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Burg, Germany
    • MS "ALBERTA" Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • MS "APOLLON" Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • MS "FILLIPPA" Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • MS "FILOMENA" Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • MS "JADRANA" Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • MS "JOGELA" Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • Peter Döhle Schiffsbeteiligungs-KG (GmbH & Co.) Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • STORMARN Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The company was originally established in 1956 by Peter Döhle and acted as a so-called "Vertrauensmakler" (i.e. agent to ship owners in Germany). Döhle, one of the most prominent ship owner from Hamburg, died on May 24, 2002, at the age of 75.

Since 1999, Jochen Döhle, Peter Döhle's son, is the principle and managing partner for the Döhle Group. Per January 1, 2005, Mr. Christoph joined as personally liable and managing partner in the company. Since its beginning, the company has significantly increased the size of its managed fleet as well as its range of services.

From Wikipedia’s article on Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Döhle Group is entrusted with the operation of a fleet of vessels of about 400 container vessels, multi-purpose ships and bulk carriers. Today´s fleet encompasses container vessels with a capacity of 300 up to 13,000 TEU, multi-purpose carriers and bulk carriers ranging from 1,800 to about 210,000 dwt deadweight.

From Wikipedia’s article on Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1956Founded Founded1

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