1947
  Founding of the design and naval architecture office by graduate engineer Adolf Weselmann.

Within approximately 40 years about 700 ships worldwide were built according to our designs. To get an idea about the ships, designed after foundation of the company, reference is made to the illustrated book:: "Mit Weselmann ging es voran (With Weselmann proceeding ahead)". Beside the design work, which was the major target of the company at that time, always evaluation works as well as damage surveys were carried out by our company.

 

1965

Naval Architect and Graduate Engineer (TU) Gerd Weselmann joins the company, after receiving his degree as a Naval Architect and a Graduate Engineer from the Technical University Hannover and after some design experience at Messrs. J.J. Henry Co., New York, Naval Architects & Marine Engineers as well as experience as hull repair manager at the yard KG Norderwerft GmbH, Hamburg.

  1987
 

Graduate Engineer (FH) Bernd Holst joins the company Weselmann after finishing his sea career as chief engineer and working as an engine repair manager at  Blohm & Voss shipyard, Hamburg.
The same year the design department of Ing. Büro Weselmann was closed and the business of the company was focused on evaluations for banks and on damage surveys for underwriters.

1997

Graduate Engineer (FH) Bernd Holst became a partner and co-owner of Ingenieurbüro Weselmann.

2004

Graduate Engineer (FH) Bernd Holst was publicly appointed and sworn by Chamber of Commerce, Hamburg as expert for ships valuations and hull and machinery damages.

2005

Bernd Holst assumes sole ownership of the Ingenieurbüro Weselmann. Gerd Weselmann resigned officially from the job but until now is still available and working for the company as a senior consultant and freelancer.

Bernd Holst furthermore is active as a guest lecturer at the "Frankfurt School of Finance & Management Bankakademie / HfB" within the study course "Ship Financing".  In this context Bernd Holst is working as a co-author of the textbook:

"Grundlagen der Schiffsfinanzierung" (translation: Fundamentals of Ship Financing).

2006

Since 2006 Bernd Holst is the chairman of the Society of German Marine Experts. In this position he is addressing himself to the issues of the German Marine Experts.  

Today the main activities of the company are evaluations of new buildings and second hand vessels as well as condition-/ damage inspections of ships, compilation of surveys and inspections of ship yards .
Those activities include ocean-going and inland-water-way vessels of all different types and sizes.
Our staff inspects annually about 200 ships and ship yards worldwide.

Our team consists of ship naval architects, chief engineers, captains and shipping agents and  brokers. Our friendly back office handles reports and surveys professionally and efficiently.
For many decades we have been well known within the German and international shipping market.

2009

As from 01.01.2009 we have changed our company legal form into GmbH (private limited company).  

INGENIEURBÜRO WESELMANN GMBH

On 01.09.2009 our Asia office "Weselmann Asia Limited" was founded.