Who We Are

AL Group is a privately owned shipowning company based in Hamburg and Singapore. It represents the shipping activities of the K.F. Bunnemann family owning a diversified fleet of over 40 modern commercial vessels.

In 1857 the Bunnemann family first ventured into the maritime industry when Christian August Bunnemann joined the Bremen based ship agency business ‘Herm Dauelsberg’ as an apprentice, later becoming a Partner in 1880. The Company acquired its first vessel in 1867 and in 1887 the Bunnemann family took over the remaining shares in the business. Over the following 135 years the family has grown its ship owning business which today, in its fifth generation, operates under the names Atlantic Lloyd in Hamburg and Asiatic Lloyd in Singapore, together AL Group. Ship Owning is the core activity of the Company which currently owns a modern, diversified fleet of over 40 bulk carriers, container ships, product tankers and car carriers including 16 vessels currently under construction. The Company also invests in ships in bilateral joint ventures and with third party investors as well as actively investing in publicly listed shipping companies with both majority and minority shareholdings.

AL Group believes that success in shipping results from a deep knowledge of all aspects of managing vessels; therefore our in house Commercial and Technical Ship Management are an essential part of our Ship Owning activities. Our Commercial team has a deep knowledge and transactional experience of various shipping markets as well as excellent relationships with top tier Charterers. Our Operational and Technical management teams apply the highest possible standards when trading and maintaining our owned fleet including the planning and supervision of the construction of our newbuildings.

Tradition – Passion – Ambition

Milestones

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

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2014 – The Company orders a series of 7,100teu ECO Containership newbuidlings at Dalian Shipyard, China (part of CSSC Group).

Major expansion of the Company’s dry and wet fleet, adding both second hand and newbuilding bulk carriers and second hand product tankers now including larger LR2 tankers.

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Major expansion of the Company’s dry and wet fleet, adding both second hand and newbuilding bulk carriers and second hand product tankers now including larger LR2 tankers.

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Major expansion of the Company’s dry and wet fleet, adding both second hand and newbuilding bulk carriers and second hand product tankers now including larger LR2 tankers.

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Major expansion of the Company’s dry and wet fleet, adding both second hand and newbuilding bulk carriers and second hand product tankers now including larger LR2 tankers.

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Major expansion of the Company’s dry and wet fleet, adding both second hand and newbuilding bulk carriers and second hand product tankers now including larger LR2 tankers.

2019 – Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Vestibulum lorem sed risus ultricies tristique. Sed pulvinar proin gravida hendrerit lectus a. Dictum non consectetur a erat. Aliquam etiam erat velit scelerisque in.

Major expansion of the Company’s dry and wet fleet, adding both second hand and newbuilding bulk carriers and second hand product tankers now including larger LR2 tankers.

Senior Management

Core Value

Accountability

AL Group is a privately owned family business and has been run on the basis of family values since it was established in 1857. We strive to be a reliable and stable partner for our employees, our business partners andanybody else involved with us. Accountability is at the center of all our activities.

Respect

We firmly believe that Respect towards the people who work for us, the people we do business with, the countries we trade to and the marine environment we sail in is of utmost importance.

Open Mindedness

Over the many years of its eventful existence AL Group has had to continually develop and adapt. This was only possible with a high degree of Open-Mindedness. We only can proceed if we find answers to questions that changing times pose to us. We embrace new developments, be they technical, economical or social.

Modesty

We are convinced that an economical and conserving handling of resources of all kinds is in the best interest of our Company and the environment we work in. AL Group adheres to economic and environmental principles and cherishes Modesty.