The business as chartering broker, port agency and ship owning remained, but it was the liner agency which became the core business of Herm. Dauelsberg for more than one hundred years, from the establishment of liner shipping in the late 19th century to the end of the 20th century. When their liner shipping principals began to take over the liner agency business themselves in the late 1980s and 1990s, Herm. Dauelsberg terminated almost all of its agency agreements. The company Herm. Dauelsberg GmbH & Co. KG is still family-owned today. C. Andreas Bunnemann has been managing the company since 1974 in 4th generation. With the purchase of the Brigg “Betty” in 1867, Herm. Dauelsberg entered into ship owning. At that time, and during the heyday of the liner agency business, ship owning was only a minor part of the company's activities, but this changed with the end of the liner agency business. At the moment Herm. Following a long tradition of more than 160 years, Herm. Dauelsberg has navigated the challenges and opportunities of the shipping industry, adapting to changing market dynamics while maintaining its commitment to excellence in maritime services.