| 1929 |
Establishment in Hamburg by Alfons Köster and Willy Julius on 1st October. |
| 1970 |
Fritz Wessel joins the company as partner |
| 1978 |
Establishment of the GmbH (Ltd.) |
| 1982 |
Establishment of the branch in Stuttgart |
| 1985 |
Establishment of the branch in Frankfurt |
| 1992 |
Alfons Köster & Co. GmbH becomes exclusive partner of United Shipping in Germany |
| 2000 |
Olaf Wessel, Frank Wessel and Heinz Losert are appointed as further presidents.
Alfons Köster & Co. GmbH becomes ”United Shipping Partner of the Year 2000“ |
| 2001 |
Alfons Köster & Co. GmbH becomes ”United Shipping Partner of the Year 2001“ |
| 2003 |
Establishment of the branch in Düsseldorf |
| 2006 |
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos is appointed as vice president |
| 2010 |
Establishment of the branch in Shanghai
Establishment of the branch in Bremen |
