Advisor, Ionada GmbH

Ulrich Malchow

Dr Ulrich Malchow is running the Hamburg office of Ionada, a provider of carbon capture technology for the marine and energy sector. Ionada’s clients include Equinor, ExxonMobil, MISC and TotalEnergies.

Ulrich has more than 40 years of experience in the maritime industry. He started his career as a shipping trainee with Hapag-Lloyd AG in Hamburg and subsequently studied naval architecture and mechanical engineering at the University of Hamburg and later at the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH Aachen). Following his studies, he joined the Thyssen group of companies as a management trainee. At the group’s Blohm+Voss shipyard Ulrich rose to head both the sales and projects department for commercial vessels and mega yachts. In 2011 he was appointed full professor for Maritime Economics at Bremen University of Applied Sciences. Currently he serves as a senior consultant specialising in intermodal and maritime logistics as well as in carbon capture.