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CONTEX Chartering GmbH — Hamburg

The right vessel for every cargo.

Dry bulk, heavy lift and breakbulk chartering worldwide — precise, dependable, and rooted in decades of Hanseatic shipping expertise.

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Bulk carrier at sea
Dry Bulk
2,000 – 30,000 dwt
Heavy Lift
Oversized single pieces
Breakbulk
Project cargo worldwide
About us

A Hamburg chartering house you can rely on.

CONTEX Chartering GmbH is a Hamburg-based ship chartering specialist. From the heart of the Hanseatic city, we connect cargo owners with the right tonnage — matching every shipment to a vessel built for the job.

Our focus is dry bulk, heavy lift and breakbulk. Whether it is a full cargo of aggregates or a single oversized project piece, we handle the fixture, the negotiation and the operation with the diligence our clients expect from a Hamburg shipping partner.

Global
Trading reach
Owner &
Charterer
Both sides represented
24/7
Operations support
What we do

Chartering services across every cargo class.

One point of contact from enquiry to discharge — negotiation, fixture and operational follow-up.

01

Dry Bulk Chartering

Handysize and coaster tonnage for aggregates, grains, minerals and steel products. Spot fixtures and period charters, 2,000–30,000 dwt.

02

Project & Heavy Lift

Oversized and out-of-gauge cargo — transformers, cranes, plant modules. Vessel selection, stowage planning and lift coordination.

03

Breakbulk

Steel, pipes, machinery and general cargo that won't fit a box. Tailored fixtures with the right gear and the right ports.

Selected projects

Cargo we've moved around the world.

A selection of the shipments and complex projects we've coordinated.

Ulrikentunnel
Heavy Lift

Ulrikentunnel

Multimodal transport of a 127 t tunnel boring machine from Bergen via Rotterdam to Kehl — heavy-lift handling, lashing calculations and inland logistics across three countries.

Commodity · Tunnel Boring Machine
Volume · 4,200 frt · 127 t / 640×640×280 cm
Routing · Bergen → Rotterdam → Kehl
Republic Steel — Met Coke
Bulk Cargo

Republic Steel — Met Coke

Large-volume bulk shipment of metallurgical coke across the Americas, coordinating efficient loading, ocean transport and discharge between the US Gulf and Mexico.

Commodity · Met Coke
Volume · 40,000 MT
Routing · Lorain (USA) → Altamira (MEX)
Automobile Press, Czech Republic
Project Cargo

Automobile Press, Czech Republic

Transport of a heavy automotive press to the Czech Republic — vessel selection, oversized stowage planning and coordinated inland delivery to the plant.

Commodity · Automotive Press
Cargo Type · Oversized / Heavy Lift
Destination · Czech Republic
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Let's find the right vessel for your cargo.

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CONTEX Chartering GmbH
Winterhuder Weg 31
22085 Hamburg, Germany
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