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Local court in Rostock – commercial register

The local court in Rostock maintains the commercial register for the Rostock region. Rostock is Germany’s largest Baltic port city and home to the successor companies of MV Werften, Wärtsilä, Liebherr-MCCtec and the Aida Cruises group headquarters. Tourism, maritime business and university research shape its economy.

Rostock as a business location

Rostock is Germany’s leading Baltic port and maritime business location. Its overseas port, Aida Cruises (headquarters, Carnival subsidiary), Liebherr-MCCtec (ship and offshore cranes), Wärtsilä Germany (marine engines) and MV Werften’s successor companies shape the maritime economy. Other important institutions include the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW), Fraunhofer IGD, the University of Music and Theatre and the University of Rostock, one of Northern Europe’s oldest universities. Tourism, Warnemünde’s cruise terminal and logistics connecting agriculture with maritime transport complete the profile.

Address & contact

Local court in Rostock, commercial register
Zochstraße 13, 18057 Rostock
Telephone: 0381 4957-0

Opening and consultation hours

Monday to Friday: 09:00–12:00; also Tuesday: 13:00–17:30.

Jurisdiction

The local court in Rostock maintains commercial register A (HRA) for sole traders, general partnerships (OHG) and limited partnerships (KG), and commercial register B (HRB) for limited liability companies (GmbH), stock corporations (AG) and European companies (SE). Germany’s largest Baltic port city and a shipbuilding and tourism location is an important registration centre. HRB Rostock records Aida Cruises (Carnival subsidiary), Liebherr-MCCtec (maritime cranes), Wärtsilä Germany and successor companies to MV Werften.

How does ordering work?

Enter the company name or registration number (HRA/HRB) of the company in Rostock in our online form. Our staff retrieve the extract directly from the local court in Rostock and email the document to you as a PDF. Officially certified copies and apostilles are sent by post.

Common uses in Rostock

• Credit checks on cruise and shipping partners
• Evidence for contracts with shipyards and offshore specialists
• Documents for tourism businesses on the Baltic coast
• Apostilles for Scandinavian and Baltic business relationships

Processing time

PDF extracts: usually within 1–15 minutes after acceptance of the complete order during our service hours (Monday–Friday 09:00–18:00, Saturday 09:00–15:00, German local time). Outside these hours, processing starts in the next service period. Without a valid request for early performance, processing starts no earlier than the end of the withdrawal period. We confirm the processing start when accepting your order. Official certification: usually 2–4 weeks; apostilles: usually 6 weeks, in each case after acceptance of the complete documents. Postal transit time is additional. Legalisation: processing time on request. Availability and processing by public authorities may delay delivery; these are estimates, not guaranteed deadlines.