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MODERN WATERWAY LOGISTICS

Welcome to MSG!

We are one of the big players in Europe’s inland waterway logistics. With a well positioned fleet, MSG is a reliable enabler for modern logistics needs. With affiliated companies in forwarding, port handling as well as its own shipyard and Europe’s most modern bunkering and service station, MSG offers a broad service portfolio and also positions itself as an attractive employer – both on water and on land. As a cooperative company, we have been a reliable and sustainable business partner for more than 100 years.

We introduce ourselves

MSG compact!

Come aboard MSG: We offer you a quick overview of our fleet, our services, our Europe-wide organisation – and also show you that we also offer many opportunities as an employer.

SMOOTHLY WITH US

Our services

Shipping

At MSG we provide you with modern waterborn logistics. MSG is one of the markert leaders and operates 60 vessels. Our fleet creates links for your cargoes on all important European inland waterways.

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Shipyard

Our well established shipyard and repair shop is situated in Dorfprozelten at Main-kilometre 140.6. Since the 1980s we have gained a large expertise and are renowned for our technical know-how in vessel motors and all further electrical issues for which we proudly offer solutions.

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Bunker Station

In Würzburg you will find our bunker station and service at Main-kilometer 247. Apart from classical bunker services we offer all kinds of general cargoes for the daily needs of a ship´s crew. Our bunker ship even helps you to avoid an interruption of your voyage.

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EXPERIENCES WITH MSG

Customer testimonials

Christian Janecek

Managing Director
LogServ

“We have enjoyed a long-standing, trusting partnership with MSG. We particularly appreciate their professional expertise and pleasant communication style. MSG, which has the largest fleet on the Danube (in westbound traffic), will meet our requirements to and from Linz with great flexibility. And has been doing so for many years/decades.”

Tobias Perfler

Head of Agricultural Bulk Logistics
BayWa AG

“MSG… because it just fits!”

Stefan Tholey

Authorized Signatory
SHS LOGISTICS GmbH

“We value MSG because it is a long-standing and reliable partner for our inland waterway transport operations.”

Maximilian Böttcher


Logistics Procurement & Execution

K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH

“The K+S Group is proud to have the partner MSG eG in its portfolio for years, because MSG eG leaves nothing to be desired in terms of service as well as price and proactively identifies problems so that the goods arrive safely from the port of loading to the respective port of destination.”

Philip Behrens

Key Account Manager

Brüning Group

“Partnership and solution-oriented cooperation, fast communication, everything at eye level”.

René Matscheko

Managing Director

voestalpine Rohstoffbeschaffungs GmbH

“Functioning supply chains for raw materials are of fundamental importance for our production sites. Despite difficult conditions on the inland waterways, MSG has been doing its best for many years to ensure the necessary transport services for voestalpine and therefore also for our customers.”

Good. Better. MSG.

Corporation News

Brand new!

Brand new!

In 2025, the Heinemeyer family decided to build a new ship: the stern of the GMS Donau was completely rebuilt using state-of-the-art technology and new living comforts. ‘Make two out of one...

Parliamentary evening, Berlin

Parliamentary evening, Berlin

Parliamentary evening on November 11, 2025, hosted by the Bundesverband der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt (BDB). The venue: the Austrian Embassy in Berlin. Guests included Federal Minister of...

25th anniversary!

25th anniversary!

25 years at MSG: a significant anniversary for Manfred Mohr, our Chief Financial Officer. Born in 1964, his professional milestones range from a degree in business administration to becoming a tax...