Our History

Every beginning has a start

2007: The company is founded as HTC Hamburg Tanker Chartering GmbH & Co KG by Oliver Medri and Jan Heinze, together with Barcelona-based broking house Iberica Tanker Chartering.

2011: Maximilian zur Verth joins the company on 1st June.

2013: Following a management buyout, the company is relaunched as HMC Hamburg Maritime Chartering GmbH with its three owners, Oliver Medri, Jan Heinze and Maximilian zur Verth.

Our Team

Meet the HMC family

Porträt Oliver Medri
Oliver Medri
Co-Founder and Managing Director

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Oliver was born and raised in Hamburg with a German mother and an Italian father and a family history in ship chandling. Oliver decided to pursue a career in shipping after school in 1998.

Having worked as a ship agent on all different kinds of commercial vessels in Hamburg and New York, Oliver moved on to work for shipowners specialised in tankers in 2003.

His lovely wife, with whom he is in a couple since 1995, and two kids do not leave him with a lot of spare time, but nevertheless he enjoys playing a round of golf with his friends or spending time on the water when possible.

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Jan Heinze
Co-Founder and Managing Director

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Jan has had a passion for ships ever since he was born. Growing up in Brunsbüttel, he has always been fascinated by the ships passing by and therefore it was no surprise that right after school he started working as a ship agent in 1994. He originally hails from the Ruhr region, but grew up on the coast and has worked in Wilhelmshaven, Bremen and Hamburg over the course of his career.

Jan balances out his career with his interest in vintage cars.

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Maximilian Zur Verth
Associate and
Shipbroker

ID: mzurverth

+49 (0)40 898 057 521

Max joined the team in 2011 after working for six years in operations and chartering at a Hamburg-based shipowner operating chemical tankers in Europe. He was born and raised in Hamburg with the port in his front yard. He is married to his long-term girlfriend and in 2019 became the proud father of his little boy.

In his spare time, he loves to spend time with his family or, balancing out the maritime part of his life, hunting in the countryside.

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Anne Tautorat
Shipbroker/Operations

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+49 (0)40 898 057 512

Anne brings with her more than 20 years of experience in shipbroking. From the harbour city of Rostock to Hamburg – she has the Hanseatic style in her roots. Anne spent her entire career working for a tanker ship owner in operation and chartering. Coming a close second behind Anne’s passion for ships is her interest in culinary art and cooking. She also owns a dog and spends some of her free time training Bruno the Chesapeake Bay Retriever.

Phillip Konow
Shipbroker

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Phillip has started his shipping career in 2011 as an apprentice at a SnP broker based in Hamburg. 5 years later new challenges were calling and he decided to pursue his career working as a tanker broker.

After a short stopover in London, he successfully graduated from Cass Business School in 2019 and resumed working as a broker before joining HMC. 

Born and raised in Hamburg, he loves spending his spare time sailing on the Alster or going for a ride on his road bicycle to free his mind for new ideas.

Michael Miedow
Shipbroker

ID: mimiedow

+49 (0)40 898 057 522

Michael has been living near Hamburg since birth and loves the life in the country side with his wife and two daughters. 
He has been working in the shipping industry since 1992, starting his journey in Brunsbüttel before the big city Hamburg called.

He has worked in various positions, from agency to operations to chartering. Michael has a passion for vintage cars, bikes and tractors.

Rahul Singh
Operations

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+49 (0)40 898 057 516

Rahul was born in Hamburg in 2002.
He started his career in shipping doing an apprenticeship with a Hamburg based chemical tanker owner in 2019. 
After his apprenticeship Rahul worked as Tanker Operator in Hamburg before he decided to join HMC in September 2023.

Rahul is a football fan who played in a club for 8 years. When not working he enjoys to watch matches live or spends time with his family and friends.

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Alwin
Well-being Director

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Alwin has a passion for making sure the team is ready to take on any challenge. It’s in his genes as a Labrador and Australian Shepherd mix. He enjoys long lunches and walks. Attention and a treat once in a while are all Alwin needs to remain motivated.

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Our Office

Welcome to our second home

Take a photo tour of our office right on the Elbe river with an amazing view of Hamburg’s port.