History

Erwin Gooss GmbH & Co. KG | Gooss Logistic GmbH | Cuxhavener Kühlhaus GmbH | Best Harvest GmbH

1. 1999 Axel Stahlbuck, Industrial Engineer for logstics, becomes managing director at Ewin Gooss GmbH & Co. KG
2. 2002 Axel Stahlbuck aquires first shares of the company
3. 2009 Axel Stahlbuck becomes sole shareholder of Ewin Gooss GmbH & Co. KG and its shares in the subsidiaries
4. 2020 Axel Stahlbuck sells 50% each of his shares to: CR Cuxhavener Reeder & Doggerbank Seefischerei

1. 1936 Hermann Gooss builts his first storage in Otterndorf. His company is spezialised in trading fruits and vegetables for the regional market.
2. 1968 the first warehouse dedicated for frozen products is errected in Otterndorf. At that time mainly fruits and fruit concentrate are stored in Otterndorf, just a little bit of fish is already stored.
3. 1975 Gooss opens the cold storage in Cuxhaven at the Lentzkai quay directly at the open water of the river Elbe.

1. 1987 is the founding year of Gooss Logistic GmbH. 

1. Based at the Lentzkai in Cuxhaven, it is our forwarding department at Gooss. Here we offered all port services, agency, stevedoring, as well as Europe-wide transport solutions by ship, rail and truck. 

1. In 2005 we built a 1000 m² drying shed with additional outdoor storage area for palletized goods and general cargo. 

1. Until 2015, Gooss Logistic acted as a liner agent for the Norwegian shipping company Nor Lines A/S, which operates a weekly liner service from Cuxhaven to Norway. With the commissioning of their new ships, Nor Lines A/S moved their loading activities to the neighboring Cuxport GmbH, as this company has the required RoRo bridge.

1. 2002 Erwin Gooss GmbH & Co. KG aquired the majority stake in the  Cuxhavener Kühlhaus GmbH, that has been founded in 1960. At a free depth of 8.5 metres independent from the tides reefer and fishing vessels can be unloaded at the 300 metred long quay directlly into the cold stores. 

1. 2003 a new cold store with mobile high rack system of 7600 euro pallet places is opened. 

1. In 2015 the cold store technology of the old cold store was also renewed to achieve energy efficiency.

1. 1994 Erwin Gooss and Axel Dinter founded Best Harvest, specialised in packing and repacking of frozen products. In the beginning mainly fruits, like cherries, are handled. 2007 a project with Iglo is intiating the change to the fish business. Today mainly fish is repacked on five modern packing lines: a end and a top-load card box line, three pillow bag lines and one vacuum chain pack line.
2. Depending on customer demand the service orientated partner Best Harvest is also today changing constantly its portfolio.

Best Harvest is certtified in the standards IFS- and MSC and has a german veterinary registration number.

Managing Director: Ralf Böschen