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Alongside liner shipping operations, tramp shipping is another large business field of the Hamburg Süd Group.
Tramp shipping follows its own, quite distinct laws. It is steered by demand. There are no fixed schedules, no fixed routes. When and where which ship is loaded and where it sails depends solely on the cargo, the customer and, in the final analysis, on the market.
In tramp shipping, logistics becomes a masterpiece of organization to make the right ship available at the right place and at the right time.
This demands the closest possible observation of the market. The constant, almost daily, change in market conditions is one of the reasons for the concept of active market policy pursued by the Hamburg Süd Group.
In product tanker shipping, for instance, the dependency on external market factors is particularly high. This is where not only crude oil products such as fuel oil, aviation fuel and diesel oil, but also molasses, vegetable oils and light chemicals are transported.
In bulk shipping, dry bulk commodities such as fertilizers, grain, coal or bauxite are carried.
For the Hamburg Süd Group, the ships of the companies Rudolf A. Oetker (RAO), Furness Withy Chartering and Aliabulk are deployed worldwide.
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