With its 6,800 employees Peter Döhle Group is one of the leading providers of shipping services worldwide. Founded 1956 in Hamburg, the family-owned company operates a modern fleet of about 500 container vessels, multi-purpose vessels and bulk carriers. Beside the core competences of chartering and sale & purchase of ships Peter Döhle-Group offers a wide variety of further services.

Dykstra Naval Architects brings over 40 years of experience in the design, redesign, naval architecture and marine engineering of classic and modern performance yachts and offers preliminary and concept designs for both pleasure and commercially operated yachts.

Dykstra Naval Architects has created the technical foundation for design and operation of the first sailing cargo ship, Ecoliner.

SDC Ship Design & Consult provides a wide range of advanced consultancy services to ship owners, ship operators, authorities and shipyards. A small but competent team of Naval Architects making use of a proven network of maritime specialists provides flexible, quick reacting and non-bureaucratic services for any kind of shipbuilding and conversion projects, as well as during ship operation.

For a century, HSVA has been at the forefront of hydrodynamic research. HSVA has influenced and led developments of testing technology, methods, standardisation and numerical procedures to solve complex problems. Today, HSVA is also a service and consulting company for industrial customers worldwide, supporting the evaluation of our innovative ideas.

North Sails has become the world leader in sailmaking through an ongoing commitment to making sails that are faster, lighter and longer lasting than any other sails in the world. North Sails is committed to designing and building sails for high performance. North Sails will be our partner for the Ecoliner’s sails and for future innovations.

Discovery is an American global mass media and entertainment company based in Silver Spring, Maryland. Discovery also is a provider of educational products and services to schools, including a series of K-12 digital textbooks, through Discovery Education, and Discovery Digital Networks. Discovery will document the Ecoliner production for global TV markets.