Wilhelmsen Ship Management and the MPC Capital have agreed to combine their activities in the technical management of container ships. To this end, Wilhelmsen Ship Management partners up with Ahrenkiel Steamship, the technical container ship manager within the MPC Capital Group. The managing director of the joint venture will be Dr. Michael Silies who has been heading up Ahrenkiel Steamship since 2015. He is supported by Jan-Eric Panitzki, who will continue to oversee the operational part of the business.