Ahrenkiel Steamship GmbH

Wilhelmsen Ship Management's website lists contacts and services in Iran, including ship agency services and ship management. (https://www.wilhelmsen.com/contacts-locations/locations/asia/iran-islamic-republic-of/)

According to publicly accessible ship-monitoring data, since January 1, 2016, Ahrenkiel and Ahrenkiel Steamship owned ships have called at Iranian ports on over 20 occasions.

"Wilhelmsen Ship Management is planning to acquire a 50% stake in Ahrenkiel Steamship GmbH, which is a part of the MPC Capital Group. The transaction is subject to approval from the relevant antitrust authorities. Wilhelmsen Ship Management entered an agreement with MPC Capital to combine their activities in the ‘technical management of container ships’. The new entity will operate under the name Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel Ship Management. It will operate in Hamburg, Germany, and Rhoon, Netherlands." (Ship Technology, "Wilhelmsen Ship Management to acquire 50% of Ahrenkiel Steamship," 7/22/20). (https://www.ship-technology.com/news/wilhelmsen-ship-management-acquire-ahrenkiel-steamship/)