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Constantin Baack

Chief Executive Officer, MPC Container Ships

Search every verified Constantin Baack interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Constantin Baack, Chief Executive Officer of MPC Container Ships and MPC Oceanic Group, appeared in two episodes of the Vonheim podcast in September 2026, discussing shipping market conditions and investment strategies. In the conversations, Baack described current container shipping markets as disrupted, noting that congestion has reached record levels and that Red Sea deviations continue to affect the system. He expressed cautious optimism about market sentiment, stating that while many signals are constructive, the world remains fragile and single decisions by individuals can have broad impacts. He emphasized resilience and adaptability as key operational principles, adding that while some submarkets may perform strongly for extended periods, a correction will eventually occur. Baack also commented on notable industry moves, characterizing large-scale investments by figures such as Sinokor and MSC's Gianluigi Aponte as a mix of a hedge and a bet that has worked out. He discussed a new shipping fund structured with a two-year investment period and a five-year total term plus extension options, focusing on liquid segments where assets can be actively bought and sold. Baack stated the fund is intended to be scalable through subsequent vintages if successful, and he noted that current freight rates in some segments are at unhealthy levels achievable only in a disrupted market with mispriced supply and demand.

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“I mean it's it's it's crazy and it's it's it's really unique and maybe it will continue for a longer period of time right we we don't know um I I think it's a bit concerning because these are unhealthy levels um and and and these can only be achieved in a completely disrupted market where where pricing is wrong where supply demand of of the product itself is so out of range that that that you actually can generate th”

“I think for containers the last few years you know there was obviously a lot of disruptions there still is um actually congestion has never been bigger than today even postco. So it's really the whole system is quite disrupted when you look at container shipping. What people tend to focus on is kind of the headline news and that is okay big order book where do we go with demand etc. But I think if you look at the det”

“The usage of green methanol is in my view still a big question mark unless prices come down or people pay up, it will be very difficult to see an adoption of green methanol or other let's say new fuels and as you see last year we have ordered 16 ships and all of them are on conventional propulsion because we are also more confident and comfortable with a path to retrofit going forward.”

“Fleet renewal at MPCC is not about value creation, not growth. It's only about value creation. It's not growing at gross stake. It's actually about making the right thing at the right point of time.”

“consistent rules across regions um preventing competitive disadvantages is is a is a key regulatory issue if you compare Europe to other places uh for example on this globe Europe is currently you know the front runner on certain new regulations being implemented regionally and that obviously makes things not comparable”

“there is a significant need of capital meeting a significant shift towards alternative Investments so there is you know a very attractive path for this transition we're talking about big projects we're talking about big volumes High investment needs for Fleet renewal for retrofits for infrastructure upgrades Etc and we are as MPC Capital serving as a bridge for institutional Capital to enter the space for us to co-in”

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