Carl Tiedemann in Hamburg, Germany’s oldest stevedoring company, dating back to 1879, has declared insolvency, with more than 160 jobs at risk. Carola Zehle, the managing owner of Tiedemann (who is known in the port as the Hafenlöwin, or Port Lioness), lodged the application with the Hamburg Administrative Court at the end of August.
The company has been badly affected by the situation at Rickmers, for which it carried out stevedoring and lashing in the Wallmann terminal, and, in July, Carl Tiedemann affiliate Lash Company Hamburg was declared bankrupt, with the loss of 116 jobs. According to the dockworkers’ union Ver.Di, many workers were owed months of back pay, and did not turn up for work, resulting in another major customer, HHLA, cancelling the contract.
Before the court application, company staff staged public protests over unpaid wages. Lashing operations have been restarted with HHLA, under the management of the receiver, Dr Tjark Thies from Büro Reimer Rechtsanwälte, who is looking for a buyer for the company’s assets.
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