Connections Ernst Russ AG

Ernst Russ AG, formerly HCI Capital AG, is a Germany-based an international shipowner and maritime investment manager company. The Company is primarily engaged in the operation of maritime shipping with its own and third-party vessels, the undertaking of shipping and ship brokerage transactions, including the activities of chartering brokers, time charter brokers, and the activities of a buying and selling broker for ships and for contractual relationships relating to their construction or repair. It also offers shipping services of all kinds, including ship management services for third parties and the assumption of management functions for operators of seagoing vessels and other companies in the maritime shipping industry. The Company is also engaged in the acquisition and holding of participations in other companies, particularly in the maritime shipping and real estate sectors.