Traditional Approach
Modern Outlook
A SOLID GROUP OF COMPANIES
The Schoeller Holdings Journey Since 1978
Founded in Limassol, Cyprus.
Steadily growing since 1978, with a focus on maritime, leisure, and aviation services.
Schoeller Holdings is an investment company with majority holdings in various private companies engaged in maritime activities, especially ship owning, ship management, liner and project services, as well as commercial and chartering. A secondary field of activities centres around leisure and entertainment, with particular emphasis on hotel and restaurant management and hospitality operations. The extensive portfolio of businesses also includes aircraft owning, maintenance, management and chartering.
Over the years, the company, its subsidiaries, and associates, have grown into a large and dynamic organisation with more than 20,000 employees worldwide. Schoeller Holdings enjoys a prestigious reputation in business circles and financial institutions, combining economic viability with social responsibility and trustworthy partnerships.
Headquarters
20,000+ Employees worldwide
Global Presence in
6 Continents
Year of establishment
1978 Limassol, Cyprus
Diversification to
expand business and elevate possibilities
Rooted in Heritage and Driven by Innovation
from ship owning to aviation
Our story in time
1978
From Maritime roots to global ventures
Schoeller Holdings is founded in Cyprus by Heinrich Schoeller and is initially primarily engaged in maritime activities through its ship management arm Columbia Shipmanagement; later expanding into, amongst others, shipowning, commercial and liner shipping, aviation, hospitality, hotels and restaurants, landscaping and horticulture.
1945
Resilience in Adversity
Schoeller Holdings is founded in Cyprus by Heinrich Schoeller and is initially primarily engaged in maritime activities through its ship management arm Columbia Shipmanagement; later expanding into, amongst others, shipowning, commercial and liner shipping, aviation, hospitality, hotels and restaurants, landscaping and horticulture. Due to the occupation by the Russians at the end of the second world war, the Schoeller family had to give up all agricultural properties and factories in Silesia, becoming refugees and later settling in the western part of Germany.
1917
Strengthening Resources
Expansion of coal mining activities with the acquisition of 50% of Grünbacher Steinkohlenwerken.
GROUP OF COMPANIES
Schoeller Holdings is a diversified organisation with a wide array of subsidiary companies spanning multiple industries. These subsidiaries include enterprises in shipping, real estate, agribusiness, and information technology, each operating independently under the strategic guidance of Schoeller Holdings.
