Tamkeship GmbH & Co. KG
Company
Who we are
Tamkeship GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned shipping company based in Jork, which is specialized in the operation of midsize container vessels in worldwide trade. The shipping activities of the Tamke family reach back to the year 1935. This family tradition is successfully continued today in the third and fourth generation.
Our ships sail under German and European flags and are managed in-house with the utmost care. This simple structure in combination with reputable reliable partners enables us to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the vessels at all times and to provide the full range of ship management services.
In addition we dedicate ourselves to the training of seafarers in order to ensure our standards of highly qualified maritime personnel as well as to make our contribution to maintaining maritime know-how in Germany.
Our team
Delf Tamke
Managing Director
delf.tamke@tamkeship.com
+49 4162 / 92792-22
Dennis Tamke
Managing Director
dennis.tamke@tamkeship.com
+49 4162 / 92792-21
Meike Tasci
Managing Director
meike.tasci@tamkeship.com
+49 4162 / 92792-20
Renè Rabeler
Purchaser / Crew Superintendent
rene.rabeler@tamkeship.com
+49 4162 / 92792-11
Our history
We have been proud owners and operators of a renowned shipping company for generations. Over the years, our family has owned a total of 21 ships. Each of these ships has its own history, but some are particularly memorable and have set important milestones in our family tradition.
We are proud to continue the legacy of our ancestors and to carry our experience and passion for shipping into the future. Our homepage offers an insight into our history, our values and our current activities.
1935
Founded by the 1st generation, Diederich Tamke
On January 5, 1935, Captain Diederich Tamke started into self-employment when he purchased the three-masted schooner GRETE. Four days later, he changed the name to HELMA and became the first generation to lay the foundations for the tradition of the Tamke shipping family. On April 24, 1943, HELMA was lost due to the war.
In August 1962, Diederich Tamke took over the modern quarter-decker WIKING, whose name he kept. The name WIKING was to become synonymous with the Tamke shipping company, and other names from Nordic mythology were added.
1971
The 2nd generation takes over, Dietrich Tamke
In the years between 1970 and 1990, six more newbuildings followed, which were built at the Sietas shipyard for the Tamke family. The WIDUKIND completed the transformation from conventional cargo shipping to container shipping with a capacity of 150 TEU.
In 1984, on November 2nd, the next WIKING, a multipurpose freighter with 751 TEU, was handed over to Dietrich Tamke. The WIKING was not only the new flagship of the Tamke fleet, but also the largest newbuilding to pass the Estesperrwerk in Neuenfelde up to that time.
The next newbuilding no longer came from the Sietas shipyard, but from the Kvaerner Warnowwerft in Warnemünde.
1997
The 3rd generation is also on board, Dirk Tamke
The WIELAND was the second of three new container ships that the Tamke family had built at the Stocznia Szczecinska shipyard in Szczecin. The 22,9000 tdw and 1739 TEU WIKING was the first freighter from Szczecin in 1997 and was followed by the WIDUKIND in 2007.
In 2011, the Tamke shipping company broke two new grounds with the WIDAR. For the first time a ship was built outside Europe in faraway China and in addition the first bulk carrier was integrated into the fleet.