Our History

The journey of EUROSHIP began back in 1969 with the foundation of Frigomaris Kühlschiff Reederei by three shipping executives in Hamburg. The company quickly evolved to become one of the leading European reefer ship owning groups at its time having their fleet employed in the Salen, Lauritzen and later Cool Carriers reefer pools for the transportation of fruit and other delicate, perishable produce. To meet the industry’s growing demands for foreign seafarers Euroship Management Ltd. was incorporated 1984 as an independent crew management firm and started its operations from Limassol, Cyprus the same year. 

Following the introduction of the German tonnage tax regime the Hamburg office reopened in 2003 to suit the needs of EUROSHIP’s domestic clients. Over the years, the group not only built a comprehensive network with local manning agencies around the globe but has also invested in site offices at key locations. 

Consequently, the Riga branch opened in 2013 to improve access to the Eastern European workforce. Additionally, after almost four decades since recruiting the first Philippine seafarers we are particularly proud of the 2023 opening of our first Asian office in Manila.