Reederei Karl Gross

Headquartered in Brake, Germany, Reederei Karl Gross operates as a distinguished shipowner, technical manager, and chartering specialist within the multipurpose (MPP) and heavy-lift sectors, tracing its origins to 1924. The family-owned group serves as a founding shareholder and core tonnage provider for BBC Chartering, the global leader in project cargo logistics. The company’s managed fleet comprises approximately 14 modern MPP vessels, ranging from 12,000 to 19,000 DWT, equipped with combinable crane capacities up to 600 tonnes and Finnish-Swedish Ice Class 1A Super notation for year-round Baltic and Arctic operations. Subsidiaries include Karl Gross Schifffahrtsgesellschaft mbH for technical ship management and Karl Gross Projektspedition GmbH for heavy-lift forwarding, collectively supporting a global agency network handling complex breakbulk, ro-ro, and oversized project movements. References: BBC Chartering↗, Karl Gross Group↗.