Hanse Ship Management (HSM) is pushing ahead with further consolidation in the feeder containership sector after already bringing together more than a dozen ship operators in Germany, says managing director Arnd Becker.

Shipowners were too small to survive this nasty situation, so we joined forces together, to create something new and show the industry we are able to change

Arnd Becker

But unlike much of what is happening in the country, the consolidation has not been pushed by banks and is entirely voluntary.