Running a 200-year-old company such as German containership manager FA Vinnen & Co presents unique challenges.

“When you take over something that has a tradition, you’re maybe a little extra careful, extra committed. You don’t want to be the generation that blows it,” managing partner Michael Vinnen said.

The 54-year-old is the seventh generation of the family behind the second-oldest company in Germany, which recently celebrated its bicentennial milestone.