SSG No 10 - Shipgaz
SSG No 10 - Shipgaz
SSG No 10 - Shipgaz
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ENT MIkkElSEN<br />
SHIPPING AND SHIP MANAGEMENT<br />
The Ingrid Jakobsen was one of three tankers purchased from Jens Jakobsen A/S in 2006.<br />
erria: a one-stop-shop<br />
in global shipping<br />
Erria A/S is the name of the umbrella<br />
that contains a number of Danish<br />
companies with relations to shipping.<br />
Some years ago they were gathered<br />
under the one umbrella, selling a<br />
number of services to a variety of<br />
customers.<br />
“We say that Erria is a one-stop-shop. We<br />
can provide a number of services needed<br />
in modern shipping, ranging from drawing<br />
up the first lines on a new ship to the<br />
actual commercial management after delivery.<br />
Every kind of service in between these<br />
two points can be delivered from Erria<br />
offices in several countries”, says Henrik<br />
Andersen, CEO of Erria.<br />
“We could say that what we have is what<br />
is usually available in a bigger shipping<br />
company, but the difference is that we sell<br />
each service from the house to whoever<br />
knocks on our door needing help”, says<br />
Henrik Andersen.<br />
The umbrella Erria contains a number<br />
of companies purchased by Erria, the<br />
former Fabricius Shipping in Marstal. The<br />
commercial company in the group is Ibex<br />
Maritime, situated in Istanbul and headed<br />
by Danish Kenneth Madsen. The techni-<br />
cal side is the former BR Marine Consult,<br />
which also was sold into Erria and still<br />
headed by Torben Ravn. The latest addition<br />
to Erria is the purchase of the Vietnamese<br />
company Pacific Tanker Shipping.<br />
Originally, Fabri cius Shipping was a shipowning<br />
company founded by captain Jan<br />
Fabricius, but the company developed into<br />
a combination of shipown-<br />
ing and management<br />
of tonnage from other<br />
companies. The company<br />
still has this kind<br />
of business, but has<br />
made changes when it<br />
comes to chemical tankers<br />
of sizes up to 12,000<br />
DWT. In this particular<br />
segment Erria is a strong<br />
player as shipowner and<br />
Henrik Andersen,<br />
CEO of<br />
Erria.<br />
has taken the consequences of this decision<br />
by giving notice to several out-house customers<br />
with chemical tankers.<br />
“We have asked some owners of chemical<br />
tankers to find a new manager for the<br />
ships. There are several reasons for this<br />
step. One of them is our commitment in<br />
the market to our own ships, but also we<br />
want to be without attachments in our<br />
commercial work in the market”, explains<br />
Henrik Andersen.<br />
Malta registry<br />
The chemical tanker segment started by<br />
ordering a newbuilding from one of the<br />
Turkish shipyards in Tuzla some years ago,<br />
with Ibex Maritime as mediator. This step<br />
If we had chosen<br />
the Danish flag we would<br />
be very much restricted<br />
in the use of captains<br />
on board the vessels.<br />
was followed by the purchase of the shipowning<br />
company Jens Jakobsen in Denmark<br />
and the takeover of two chemical<br />
tankers running and a third under outfitting<br />
in China.<br />
The present fleet of chemical tankers is<br />
on 12 tankers and another one on order<br />
from Tuzla, Turkey. The tankers have an<br />
average age of 4.1 years. The major part<br />
34 SCANDINAVIAN SHIPPING GAZETTE • MAY 16, 2008<br />
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