Think outside the box -    - more than just a broker 

Your professional partner for chartering and operation worldwide!

 About COE 

COE Shipping GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 2012 by Jan Erik Schulte with the clear mission to provide professional support to small and medium-sized ship owners. We consider ourselves reliable ambassadors for our clients, offering cost-effective, tailored solutions in international shipping.

With our experienced international team, we cover all critical areas of modern shipping: from strategic chartering and ship operations to port agency services and integrated logistics solutions. Through our extensive experience working for both ship owners and charterers, we understand the complex needs of all market participants.



Today we successfully manage a steadily growing fleet of MPP and bulk cargo vessels and have continuously expanded our service portfolio - from our headquarters in the historic old town of Buxtehude to our specialized Baltic Sea office in Rostock.

Get in contact 

Connect with our specialized teams for tailored  shipping solutions across  all our business areas 

Ship Chartering & Brokerage
COE Shipping GmbH & Co. KG

Professional chartering services, vessel brokerage, and commercial optimization for ship owners and charterers worldwide. 

chartering@coeshipping.com
Fleelist
 Own Fleet Management
COE 2 Sea GmbH 

Direct access to our owned fleet and chartered vessels. Competitive rates for cargo transportation across European and international routes.

chartering@coe2sea.com 
Chartering/Operation
 Port Agency Services
All Baltic Sea Ports

Comprehensive port agency services across all German Baltic ports and regional coverage through our qualified network of local partner-

agency@coeshipping.com
Agency
Integrated Logistics
COE Logistics GmbH & Co.KG

Complete logistics solutions including road and rail transport, port-to-door services, and multimodal transport coordination.

logistics@coeshipping.com
Logistics

Meet our Team 

Headquarter Buxtehude:

  • Jan Erik Schulte

    Managing Director/Founder


    Area of expertise

    Operations / Chartering / Projects


    Phone

    0049 4161 60011-10


    CV / Steps in his carreer

    2013 - present Founder / Managing Director COE Shipping GmbH & Co. KG and all subsediarys thereto

    2013 - Changing legal structure / founding COE Shipping GmbH & Co. KG

    2012 -  Founding C.O.E. Shipping Inhaber Jan Erik Schulte

    2011 -  Head of Operations at Nepa Shipping in Hong Kong

    2006 - 2011 Deputy Director of Operations at Beluga Chartering GmbH in Bremen and Singapore

    2004 - 2005 Operator at Orion Schiffahrtsgesellschaft and J.M.K. Blumenthal in Hamburg

    2003 - 2004 Operator at Oldendorff Carriers in Lübeck

    2002 - 2003 Operator at EMS ConBulk Befrachtungs GmbH in Leer

    2001 - 2002 Operator at BBC Chartering & Logistic in Leer

    1996 - 1999 Apprenticeship in Shipping at Fisser & van Doornum in Hamburg

  • Laust Lunding Smith

    Managing Director/Partner


    Area of expertise

    Chartering / Operations


    Phone

    0049 4161 60011-11

     

    CV / Steps in his carreer

    2016 - present Managing Director/Partner  COE Shipping GmbH & Co. KG

    2014 - 2016 Director at Nordana Projects & Chartering in Copenhagen (part of WECO Group)

    2013 Director at Thorco Shipping A/S in Copenhagen

    2012 - 2013 Director at Clipper Projects A/S in Copenhagen

    2008 - 2012 Chartering Director and Partner at Copenship MPP A/S in Copenhagen

    2007 - 2008 Fleet Manager at European Transatlantic Chartering A/S (a subsidiary of A.C. Ørssleffs, Denmark)

    1997 - 2007 Line Manager / Chartering Manager at Clipper-Elite Carriers Ltd.

    1996 - 1997 Chartering Broker at A.P. Møller - Maersk Broker in Copenhagen

    1994 - 1995 Assistant Global Accounts Manager Maersk Line at A.P. Møller - Maersk in Copenhagen

    1994 Owners representative in Turkey for Maersk Line - A.P.Møller, based in Izmir

    1990 - 1993 Pricing Manager for Maersk Line's Transatlantic service from Benelux, Germany, Austria, Swiss, Poland, Hungary and Czech Rep. to USA and Canada based in Copenhagen

    1988 - 1990 Customer service and sales employee at Maersk Line's office in Munich

    1986 - 1988 Shipping Trainee / Operations at A.P. Møller-Maersk, Denmark

  • Ulrich Feindt

    Operations Manager


    Area of expertise

    Operations 


    Phone

    0049 4161 600 11-12

     

    CV / Steps in his carreer

    2025-present Operations Manager at COE Shipping GmbH & Co. KG

    2024-2025 Operator at Hahn Shipping GmbH

    2020-2024 Operator at  SAL Heavylift GmbH & Co. KG

    2002-2020  Operator at Coli Schiffahrt & Transport GmbH & Co. KG

    1999-2002 Trainee at Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land (SAL) .

  • Max Peters

    Chartering Manager


    Area of expertise

    Chartering/Operations


    Phone

    0049 4161 600 11-17

     

    CV / Steps in his carreer

    2022-present Chartering and Operations at COE Shipping GmbH & Co. KG

    2021-2022 Dispatcher Intermodal Services GmbH 

    2018-2021 Apprenticeship at NSB, Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft as Shipping Merchant

  • Alexandra Schulte

    Accountant / Media Designer


    Area of expertise

    Bookkeeping / Media Design


    Phone

    0049 4161 60011-15

     

    CV / Steps in her carreer

    2021-present Bookkeeping and Media Designer at COE Shipping GmbH & Co. KG

    2020-2021 additional training as tax expert/accountant

    2019-2021 Maternity Leave

    2017-2019 Operator / Agency clerk COE Shipping GmbH & Co. KG

    2016-2017 Maternity Leave

    2014-2016 Operator / Chartering assistance COE Shipping GmbH & Co. KG

    2013-2014 Maternity Leave  

    2011-2013   Clerk in OOG/IMDG Department at ZIM Germany GmbH in Hamburg

    2011   Operator / Postfixture at Stüwe & Co. (Asia) Ltd. in Hong Kong

    2009 - 2011 Operator and Agency Clerk at Beluga Chartering Asia PTE. Ltd., Singapore

    2006 - 2009 Shipping Trainee at Beluga Chartering GmbH & Co. KG

    2003 - 2006 Trainee in Media Design Print at Depesche GmbH & Co. KG

Baltic Sea Office Rostock:

  • Christian Hellmann

    Managing Director at COE Logisitcs GmbH & Co. KG

    Head of Agency, Baltic Sea


    Area of expertise

    Agency / Chartering, Coaster Vessels / Logistics 


    Phone

    0049 3816 6647180

     

    CV / Steps in his carreer

    2021 - present Managing Director at COE Logistics GmbH & Co. KG

    2014 - present Agency/Chartering Manager COE Shipping GmbH & Co. KG

    2013 - 2014 Freight forwarder / Controller at TKS - Rostock GmbH & Co. KG in Rostock

    2005 - 2012 General Manager (Prokurist) at Schiffsmaklerei Shipping & Chartering GmbH

    2004 - 2004 Marine Account at Oldendorff Carriers in Lübeck

    2003 - 2004 Head of Agency Department at Schiffsmaklerei branch office in Stralsund

    2002 - 2003 Ship Agent at Schiffsmaklerei Baltic Shipping Agency GmbH in Rostock

    1999 - 2002 Apprenticeship in Shipping at Schiffsmaklerei Baltic Shipping Agency GmbH in Rostock

  • Sven Reinharz

    Agency Clerk/Ship-Broker


    Area of expertise

    Agency / Short Sea Chartering


    Phone

    0049 381 66647180

     

    CV / Steps in his carreer

    2022 - present COE Shipping GmbH, Rostock as  Agency Clerk for all ship types in all German Baltic ports.

    2021 - 2022 MAR Agency GmbH, Rostock as Shipbroker and Agency Clerk for Off Shore Vessels

    2017 - 2019 Wismarer Schifffahrtskontor GmbH - WISKO, Rostock as Shipbroker and Agency Clerk for the general area of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania

    2015 - 2017 SCAN Shipping GmbH, Wismar as Shipbroker and Agency Clerk for the general area of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania

    2006 - 2014 ecs eurocargo services / Schultz Shipping GmbH, Rostock  as Shipbroker, Cargo Controller and Agency Clerk for all german ports

    1998 - 2005 United Bulk Transport GmbH, Rostock

     as Shipbroker  and Agency Clerk for the general area of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania

    1995 - 1998 Heller-Rump-Odin Schiffsausrüstung GmbH, Rostock as Sales Representitive for Ships Equipment

    1990 - 1995 Transnautic Baltic GmbH, Rostock as port inspector for russian cargo ships

    1983 - 1990 VEB Schiffsmaklerei, Rostock  as Agency Clerk for the general area of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania including Apprenticeship as Shipping Clerk.

  • Anne Hellmann

    Accountant / Post-Fixing 


    Area of expertise

    Accounting / Controlling / Postfixture


     Phone

     0049 381 666 47 180


    CV / Steps in her career

    2016 - present Accounting/Controlling Manager / Operations Assistant COE Shipping GmbH & Co. KG


    2006 - 2015 S&G Gefrier- und Lagerhaus GmbH - part of the Nagel Group"