Just in time for the anniversary, journalist and author Matthias Gretzschel vividly traces the 150-year history of the traditional shipping company: from the beginnings and the difficult phases during the two world wars to the time of reconstruction as part of the Oetker Group to the present, which the company has been shaping since 2017 under the umbrella of the world’s largest container ship shipping company A. P. Moller-Maersk.
Numerous people whose work was and is associated with Hamburg Süd convey with personal texts an impression of the fascination associated with this unique shipping company, which is also perceived all over the world as an ambassador of the city it leads in its name.
Fascinating historical and current pictorial documents make this exciting history book at the same time a charming illustrated book.