management dry cargo chemical tankers liner services s3 . cycle fx fade speed 500 timeout 5000 next s3 pause 1 ; about us traditional values with modern thinking loyalty flexibility reliability foresight and readiness are our bywords . read more corporate video serving international shipping liner chemical tanker and dry cargo services across europe and africa . view video history success based on tradition the group of companies has a long proud history going back over 120 years . read more honorary consulate consulate the company headquarters is home to the honorary consulate of the republic of south africa.read more welcome to deutsche afrika linien john t. essberger the deutsche afrika linien john t. essberger group of companies dates back to the year 1924 when the former imperial navy officer commander john theodor essberger established himself as a tanker ship owner in hamburg . today the group consists of the deutsche afrika linien operating traditional liner services to southern africa east africa and the islands of the indian ocean and john t.essberger with its chemical tanker dry cargo and ship management divisions . read more copyright deutsche afrika linien john t. essberger group of companies