Eurogate appoints Wolfgang Schiemann MD Hamburg container operations

German container terminal operator Eurogate has named Wolfgang Schiemann to take over as managing director of its Hamburg facility after Peter Zielinski retires at the end of the year.

Mr Schiemann is presently managing director of the company’s Bremerhaven container terminal, and will be succeeded by operations manager Manuela Drews.

Mr Zielinski has spent over 25 years working for the company. He began his maritime career with Bremen-based break-bulk and heavy-lift carrier DDG Hansa before joining American container shipping line US Lines, ...