SSG No 10 - Shipgaz
SSG No 10 - Shipgaz
SSG No 10 - Shipgaz
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SHIPPING AND SHIP MANAGEMENT<br />
The Finnlady is the third newbuilding for Finnlines’ service between Helsinki and Travemünde.<br />
Small owners<br />
coming on strong<br />
Last year it was again the smaller<br />
shipowners that were the most active<br />
with regard to a renewal of tonnage<br />
in Finland. Although several secondhand<br />
vessels were added to the fleet,<br />
only one shipping company took<br />
delivery of two newbuildings to be<br />
placed under Finnish flag.<br />
FINLAND<br />
There is a new generation of shipowners<br />
now active in developing Finnish<br />
coastal shipping to new standards,<br />
thanks to purchases of proportionately new<br />
vessels. If the owners were granted the same<br />
premises to work under as for example their<br />
competitors in the Netherlands, this sector<br />
would no doubt be extremely successful.<br />
These energetic entrepreneurs are, like their<br />
predecessors from previous generations,<br />
mostly seafarers themselves. In this way<br />
they succeed to stay in business despite<br />
strong competition from other flags.<br />
Activities on a new level<br />
One of the most expansive in the new generation<br />
of short sea shipping companies is<br />
Prima Shipping Oy Ab, situated in Borgå<br />
(in Finnish Porvoo). The Grönqvist family<br />
has for decades been involved in coastal<br />
shipping, but during the last few years the<br />
activities have been taken to a new level<br />
with the expansion of the fleet. Successful<br />
co-operation has also been established with<br />
one-ship owners, where Prima Shipping<br />
may provide chartering or management.<br />
With a sufficiently large fleet on its hands,<br />
Prima Shipping is better able to negotiate<br />
about shipment contracts for bulk cargoes<br />
such as grain and gravel, as well as employing<br />
the vessels on the spot market.<br />
Last year Prima Shipping added two vessels<br />
to its fleet. The company bought the<br />
2,627 DWT dry cargo vessel Marta in April<br />
and renamed her the Carissa. Before that<br />
she had been sailing under the Lithuanian<br />
flag and operated by Forsa in Klaipeda. She<br />
52 SCANDINAVIAN SHIPPING GAZETTE • MAY 21, 2007<br />
PÄR-HENRIK SJÖSTRÖM
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