11/09/2025
⚓ “Even the most advanced ship is only as strong as the people who run it.”
When the “Berlin Express” set sail from Geoje, South Korea, on it’s maiden voyage in June 2023, 27 seafarers stepped on board – each determined to make history together. 🚢
From Captain Michael Kowitz on the bridge to Electrical Engineers Ionotc Apetroaei and Roque Mendoza in the engine room, teamwork was everything. Trust, safety, precision: these values carried the crew across 30,250 nautical miles – all the way to Hamburg, where the world’s largest vessel under the German flag completed it’s first journey.
💡 Curious how the maiden crew experienced their first voyage on the “Berlin Express”?
👉 Read their full story in our Logbook: A Class of its Own: https://hl.ag/w4s
Stay tuned for more journeys from our people in the Logbook.
