ABOUT US
Navigo Shipholding AG is a maritime asset investment platform for institutional investors with a long-term investment horizon and a conservative approach to risk-yield ratio.
Founding shareholders of Navigo include the ship owner and maritime solutions provider Schulte Group and German insurance group DEVK.
INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Navigo’s long-term investment strategy is to build and manage a diversified vessel portfolio, predominantly employed under long-term charter agreements. This provides strong visibility of future earnings and supports the generation of stable predictable long-term returns.
The portfolio is focused on a majority share of specialised and infrastructure-related tonnage. Segment selection and market entry are guided by market cyclicality, combined with the ability to secure fixed or highly predictable cash flows.
Navigo operates as a platform connecting institutional investors with end‑user customers. While investors gain access to tangible maritime assets with quantifiable cash flows, end‑users are provided with vessels that support their operational requirements. In this context, vessels function as enablers of the customer’s business rather than as a business objective themselves.
Investors participate as shareholders in the company and therefore always invest in Navigo’s entire vessel portfolio rather than in individual vessels. This structure diversifies risk across vessel segments and ensures a balanced capital allocation, regardless of the size of each investor’s equity contribution.
MANAGEMENT
Andreas Spott

Since joining the Schulte Group in 2003, Mr. Spott has held various positions in different group companies. Initially he was in charge of structuring closed-end shipping funds for German retail investors. Later he headed the accounting and controlling teams in charge of the group’s German fleet. In 2015 he moved to the Structured Finance team, where he set up and expanded international joint venture platforms for maritime investments.
Mr. Spott has more than 20 years of investment experience, more than 15 years of which he has gained in the shipping industry. He started his career as a securities analyst at Cazenove & Co in London in 1997, focusing on European small- and mid-cap equities. He holds a degree in commercial information technology from the University of Applied Science Wedel and an MBA from Aston Business School.
CONTACT US
Navigo Shipholding
Address:
Vorsetzen 54
20459 Hamburg
Germany
Telephone: +49 40 6077 9610
