Germany's Zeaborn Ship Management has appointed Rob Grool as its new CEO with an eye on expanding the fleet.

Grool, a former Seaspan and Wallem executive, is taking over from Holger Strack, who has been acting as the company’s interim CEO since the beginning of the year.

“With the appointment of Rob Grool, we are very excited to have found an internationally renowned executive for our company’s top management," said Jan-Hendrik Tobbe and Ove Meyer, Zeaborn Group’s managing partners.