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Nordic Projects & Finance is a strong partner for identifying, structuring and financing projects in today’s shipping markets.
Based in Hamburg, Nordic Projects & Finance (NPF) identifies investment opportunities and offers all related services involving project management (including structuring and development), asset management (technical, commercial and corporate) as well as financing solutions on behalf of private- and financial investors, ship owners as well as financing banks.
Project Development
Nordic Projects & Finance has a broad network in today's international shipping and shipbuilding markets. NPF identifies attractive projects and provides flexible solutions specifically adjusted to the needs and requirements of their clients.
Asset Management
A broad network with close relationships to technical and commercial managers enables NPF to always identify the ideal partner for a specific project: Nordic Hamburg Group has developed +90 newbuilding as well as various second hand and resale projects within the past years. Around 2/3 of these projects have been developed for third parties. Our target is to always optimize our projects to the highest standards by cooperating with the best suitable partners.
Financial Solutions
Nordic Projects & Finance acts as co-investor, advisor and project broker for private and professional investors. Services cover the full value chain from project development and structuring, over fund-raising and arrangement of debt financing until full asset and corporate management.

Team
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Dr. Rowil Ponta
Has worked for more than 12 years successfully in management positions with Hamburg Süd and MPC Group before starting with Nordic Hamburg. He was Managing Director for the Hamburg Süd activities in Australia / New Zealand. He has successfully concluded many newbuilding projects primarily in China. Before joining the shipping industry Mr. Ponta worked for Deutsche Bank.
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Richard Grube
Has worked 18 years within liner and tramp-shipping and the logistics industry. He held various management positions with Hamburg Süd before becoming a board member in an IT and consulting company within the shipping and logistics industry. He managed the reefer shipping activities and administration of Dry bulk, container chartering and the tanker division for Hamburg Süd.
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Sören Hössermann
Sören started his shipping career with C.F. Ahrenkiel and later, while studying shipping and logistics joined Nordic in 2010 as project developer. Since 2014 Sören is based in Asia being responsible for Nordic’s new building projects, business development and ship management activities in Singapore.
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Keno Eden
Began his career in the shipping industry in 2008, working for Salomon Invest AG while studying Shipping and Finance in Hamburg. After successfully graduating his MSc from Singapore National University, Mr. Eden worked for Liberty One Shipmanagement in Singapore and Bremen. In 2014 he joined Nordic as Project Manager being responsible for project development, fund-raising and sale & purchase.
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Yannick Kaiser
Began his career in the shipping industry working for the Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt. After completing his shipping professional in 2018 he worked in the controlling and the corporate development department. Being involved in several M&A processes. Yannick started at the Hamburg School of Business Administration in 2018 and joined Nordic Hamburg as Project Manager in 2020.
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Robert Stegen
Began his career in the shipping industry in 2007, working for H. Vogemann while studying Logistics Management and completing his shipping merchant. Mr. Stegen worked at H. Vogemann in the Controlling and Investor Relations department until he started his MSc in Management at Kühne Logistics University in 2015. From 2018 - 2020 Mr. Stegen was a Business Development Manager at Zeaborn Ship Management and joined NPF in 2020.

Contact
nordic projects & finance GmbH
Cremon 32
20457 Hamburg
Germany
phone: +49 (40) 377 07 91 60
info@nordic-hamburg.de