The Döhle family has increased their stake in Ernst Russ, a leading German non-operating containership owner.
Financial filings tracked down by Alphaliner show the family has increased its stake in the company from 54% to 75.3%, after younger members of the family, Jan Döhle and Jost Döhle, increased their share. Their father, Jochen Döhle, retains the largest ownership at 38.5%.
Hamburg-based Ernst Russ majority owns a fleet of 25 boxships as well as one bulker and a multipurpose vessel.
