Hamburg, Germany, Thursday 19th June 2014 – HANSA HEAVY LIFT has appointed Steven Neuendorff as Head of Americas, based at its regional headquarters in Houston.
Steven will be responsible for the shipping line’s North and South American business, managing HANSA’s offices in Houston and Sao Paulo / Brazil and all voyages starting out of the Americas.
“Steven brings with him decades of valuable experience in the breakbulk and project cargo industry,” said Roger Iliffe, CEO of HANSA HEAVY LIFT.
“We are very pleased to be welcoming him to the HANSA team.”
Steven has worked for over 30 years in the project cargo industry, most recently as Head of Americas for Clipper and with Thorco.
“I am looking forward to working with my teams in the US and Brazil to introduce customers to the benefits of HANSA’s young fleet of specialized vessels,” he said.
“Customers can expect attention to detail and safe delivery of their cargo every time thanks to the care of our team of experts both on-board and ashore.”
HANSA HEAVY LIFT, which has the largest fleet in the heavy lift market, has five offices, in Perth / Australia, Houston / USA, Sao Paulo / Brazil, Singapore and headquarters in Hamburg / Germany as well as eleven exclusive agents worldwide.
About HANSA HEAVY LIFT
HANSA HEAVY LIFT GmbH specializes in Super Heavy Lift, Heavy Lift and Project Cargo. The company is a world market leader in the heavy lift business and operates a modern fleet of 24 vessels which are on average four years old. The team is committed to quality, reliability and a customer focused service. Customers’ cargoes are handled with the highest degree of safety and professionalism worldwide.
HANSA HEAVY LIFT is wholly owned by Oaktree. Oaktree is an international, long-term investor providing financial resources and operational capabilities to support companies in achieving growth and long-term value. It has more than USD80 billion of assets under management. More on HANSA HEAVY LIFT here