Jürgen Kuntz is new Head of Asia Desk at SAL Heavy Lift (Photo credit: SAL Heavy Lift)
Jürgen Kuntz returns to chartering desk at SAL
Hamburg, 18 January 2016 – SAL is pleased to announce Mr. Jürgen Kuntz as our new Head of Asia Desk in Hamburg. Originally setting up the SAL office in Shanghai, Jürgen will continue to strengthen the Asia related business with his 15 year long experience from China.
Jürgen Kuntz started with SAL as a trainee in 1993. In 2001 he opened the first overseas office for SAL in Shanghai, this soon to be followed by a second office in Beijing. Having worked as General Manager for SAL in China for ten years, Jürgen decided in 2011 to seek new challenges with BBC Chartering in the Chinese market. Here Jürgen was responsible for creating a new setup for their sales organization locally.
Jürgen Kuntz has in his many years in Asia been broadening his experience in the heavy lift shipping industry and is now returning to SAL with great know-how, new ideas and concepts. As from 1st of January his responsibilities are to strengthen and expand the Asia related business, which includes maintaining and expanding key client relationship but also develop-ing new business opportunities.
“After all those years in Asia, I am very happy to return to the new (old) team. I am looking forward to new challenges here in the new office in Hamburg as the new Head of Asia Desk”, he points out.
About SAL Heavy Lift
SAL Heavy Lift, a member of the “K” Line Group, is one of the world’s leading carri-ers specialized in sea transport of heavy lift and project cargo. The company was founded in 1980 as “Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land GmbH & Co. KG” and belongs to “K” Line Group since 2011. The modern fleet of 16 heavy lift vessels offers highly flexible options to customers. The vessels of SAL Heavy Lift boast an impressive travel speed of 20 knots, up to 3500 square metres of unobstructed main deck space and combined crane capacities ranging from 550 to 2000 tons: amongst the world’s highest lifting capacity in the heavy lift sector. As a leading global company in the heavy lift and project cargo segment, the company meets the highest standards with regard to quality, technical innovation and health, safety and environment.
