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Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel

Take your Career forward with us

At Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel, we are navigators of change – valuing initiative, flexibility, and practical thinking. Your ideas matter, your growth is supported, and your work has a real impact. With hybrid working models and open communication, we help you stay professionally focused while maintaining a work-life balance.

Welcome aboard – your rewarding career journey starts here with us.

Join a team that thrives on real-world challenges and stays agile in a constantly evolving industry.

DR MICHAEL SILIES

MANAGING DIRECTOR, WILHELMSEN AHRENKIEL

our values

What we stand for

We have five shared corporate values that govern our behaviour, and we act upon them consistently.
These values form the basis of how we handle our business in order to achieve our vision.

Customer Centered

We place our customers in the centre and focus on their needs. This drives us forward to develop services, products and solutions that benefit both our customers and us.

Empowerment

Involvement and recognition generate positive energy and increase ownership of our individual contributions. The freedom to act and take initiative within agreed frameworks motivates us to reach our full potential and do a better job.

Learning & Innovation

The world around us changes constantly. As a learning organisation, we continually seek to renew ourselves, to work smarter and improve everything we do. As a result, we are more able to recognise opportunities and develop new and innovative solutions.

Stewardship

We prioritise and manage our resources in a responsible way to continuously create value. We are concerned for the safety and well being of people, society and the environment.

Teaming & Collaboration

Our most important competitive advantage is our qualified and competent people worldwide, working together across different cultures toward common goals. Collaboration drives our creative energy and gives us better solutions.

Trust. Technology. Teamwork.

This is where smart ship management begins.

Job offers

Discover our
current vacancies

Career Ashore

Offering various positions, covering a diverse range of job functions, seniority levels, locations and business types, your future is calling.

Career at Sea

Seafarers! Wilhelmsen offers opportunities across a range of vessels and maritime professions. Join our team of more than 13,000 crew.

Our Apprenticeship program

Start your career at Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel

During your apprenticeship in our Hamburg office, you will gain hands-on experience across a wide range of tasks in a dynamic and international maritime environment. You will rotate through all relevant departments and learn directly from experienced professionals – including commercial operators, engineers, navigators, and former seafarers – at Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel Ship Management, MPC Container Ships, MPC Capital, and Harper Petersen.

This unique setup provides valuable insights into the full maritime value chain — from ship management and ownership to chartering, and finally commercial operations – with a strong focus on the tramp shipping segment.

We will be by your side throughout this exciting journey, full of challenges and opportunities, supporting your professional and personal development with great enthusiasm and commitment.

Learn more about our programs

Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel

Contact us

You haven’t made up your mind yet, have unanswered questions or would simply like to find out more about Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel? Then please get in contact – we look forward to hearing from you.