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Oetker (German Shipping Company)

Rudolf August Oetker KG

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2007

Rudolf August Oetker KG
Hanseatische Hafenbetriebsgesellschaft (HHB)
Hanseatische Hochseefischerei

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Rudolf August Oetker KG

Rudolf August Oetker KG is not a special shipping company but the holding that controls besides others e.g. the Hamburg-Süd-Allianca shipping company. The company is located in Hamburg Pelzerstraße 9-13.
The houseflag is hoisted together with those of Hamburg-Süd and Allianca (version 1993). The Hamburg-Süd-Allianca seems to have no flag of its own.
Oetker, the founder of the company began in 19th century as a chemist in Bielefeld (Westphalia). I believe that he invented baking-powder. Afterwards he made big business with puddings. The company increased one by one to a global player in food section (pudding, instant meals, sparkling wine, breweries) and non food section(e.g. shipping companies, logistics).
Description of flag: The flag is white over red divided per bend sinister and superimposed by black serifed capital letters "RAO".
I spotted this flag on 16 March 2007 in Hamburg on top of companies office.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2007

Hanseatische Hafenbetriebsgesellschaft (HHB)

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2009

Hanseatische Hafenbetriebsgesellschaft(HHB)
The company was established in 1963 and dissolved in 1994 bei Oetker. Afterwards the company’s estates were leased to HHLA and the tugboat section was overtaken bei Carl Robert Eckelmann.
Klaus-Peter Bühne, translated by /Klaus-Michael Schneider/
Description of flag:
The flag is white over red divided per bend sinister and superimposed by black capital letters "HHB".
Source: www.marcollect.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2009

Hanseatische Hochseefischerei

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2009

Hanseatische Hochseefischerei AG
The company was located in Bremerhaven. In 1929 within a series of merging “Nordsee” fish food overtook the successful company “Bremerhavener Hochseefischerei AG”. On 26 September 1929 chairman Hinrich Freese acquires the quays of his old company and is founding with other businessmen the “Hanseatische Hochseefischerei AG”. Six vessels can be bought for cheap price from the city of Bremerhaven. Flag and funnel of the Bremerhavener” were kept. In 1933 another vessel was bought and in 1939 the new company had a fleet of eight modern fishing ships.
During WWII nearly the complete fleet was chartered by German navy. The remaining ships went fishing at the shores of Norway and Denmark, at the end only in the Baltic Sea.
After WWII in 1945 the company’s quays had been destroyed. The company built up new environment in the fishing port.
1959 the Oetker group acquires the „Hanseatische“. The extension of territorial coastal waters of the northern states, fishing quotes and changing of structures in fishing business caused a lack of ability to react properly without help.
In 1968 a treaty between Oetker fishing group, consisting of Hanseatische Hochseefischerei, Kohlenberg & Putz and Söhle KG, andNordsee was signed. Both companies remained independent. Oetker dissolved its quays and its ships were equipped by Nordsee. The new main business became frosted fish. On 1 July 1970 “Gemeinnützige Hochseefischerei GmbH(GHG) was overtaken, including TIKO deep frost section. Söhle KG acquired the ships of GHG in 1972. HHF became corresponding shipowner.
Until 1980 six new big fishing vessels were acquired. Nevertheless things turned worse, for there was no agreement about European fishing politics and Greenland fishing grounds.
In 1985 the last two vessels were sold to China.
Klaus-Peter Bühne, translated and trimmed by Klaus-Michael Schneider.

Description of flag:
It is a white flag with a red stripe at top and bottom edges. In the centre is a coat of arm. A white key in a red field (Bremen) and a white chief with a red cross pattee. The shield is topped by a yellow mural crown with three turrets.
Source: www.marcollect.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2009