Following a successful first year of cooperation, Peters & May have opted to extend the partnership with Hugo Stinnes Schiffahrt, part of the MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping group. The Transatlantic collaboration will continue through to the end of the first quarter of 2025. 

The first year of the alliance struck a cord and addressed the growing demand for yacht transportation between Europe and the Caribbean. The first year included a very popular sailing to the Caribbean and back in the first and second quarters. According to the pair, the extension of the contracts “ensures that the essential monthly sailings will continue, which will be especially important during peak seasonal months between November and May.”

Port stops include Antwerp, Bremen, Southampton, Antigua, Fort Lauderdale, and Newport.

“Quality assurance is always a priority at Peters & May and we take great pride in cooperating with reliable partners with the same approach to shipping,” says Kyle Morant, Shipbroking Manager at Peters & May. “With their flexible concept and lifting capacities for yachts up to 300 tons weight, the liner service of Hugo Stinnes is playing a key role in our service concept.”

Steffen Wiegratz, Line Manager of the Stinnes Transatlantic Service, adds, “We are very pleased to see this cooperation continue. Based on the experiences made together – not just between Europe and the Caribbean, but also involving the whole MACS group with their Atlantic liner services – it was a logical step to proceed with this successful business model.”

So far, the partnership between Peters & May and Stinnes has met the growing needs of the yacht transportation industry and enhanced the overall client experience.

As the partnership moves forward, both companies remain committed to delivering secure, efficient, and reliable shipping services, ensuring smooth connectivity to key yachting destinations while also simplifying the logistical challenges many yacht owners often face with transatlantic shipments.