Dr Martin Harren, born in 1970, is owner and CEO of the Bremen-based Harren Group, which also includes the heavy-lift and MPP subsidiaries SAL Heavy Lift and Intermarine. He joined the Group in 2003. Previously (1992 - 2003), Harren completed his doctorate in medicine at the Free University of Berlin and worked as a surgeon at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
The Harren Group’s core businesses include heavy-lift and MPP shipping, maritime engineering solutions, integrated project logistics, ship management and crewing, commodity logistics and offshore wind operations. The family-owned shipping group has 24 offices worldwide and manages a fleet of 65 units of all major vessel types.
Harren is currently building five new heavy-lift vessels that will be the most efficient ships in their class, with consumption and emission figures far superior to any existing heavy-lift vessel today. The so-called Orca Class will enable the Harren Group to offer its customers completely carbon-neutral transport solutions.