Eckhardt Marine

eckhardt marine gmbh enjoys more than 100 years of corporate history. the business was set up at the beginning of the 20th century and was a part of the klöckner group until 1995 when it became part of the thyssenkrupp group until 2006. due to a realignment of corporate business to core areas of that group, there was a management buyout by the present managing directors in 2006. at the beginning of the 21st century, eckhardt marine gained the reputation of a global market leader as a responsible cash buyer of ships for recycling with a share of about one-third of the market. known for its pioneering use of the green recycling concept, em gives the shipowners an opportunity to recycle their ship whilst following the highest standards of environmental regulations as defined under the hong kong convention (hkc) and european union - ship recycling regulation (eu-srr). with a vast network of shipowners, brokers, and recycling yards, eckhardt marine has all the resources in place to give y