Westfal-Larsen is a group of
shipping companies based in
Bergen,
Norway, owning 20 open hatch ships and 12
chemical tanker
A chemical tanker is a type of tanker ship designed to transport chemicals in bulk. As defined in MARPOL Annex II, chemical tanker means a ship constructed or adapted for carrying in bulk any liquid product listed in chapter 17 of the Internat ...
s.
The group's main activities also include investment as well as ship technical and commercial management. Among the subsidiaries are
Masterbulk
Masterbulk Private Limited is a shipping company which was established in Singapore in February 1995 following a major spin off from the Bergen, Norway-based Westfal-Larsen & Co A/S, of which it remains a subsidiary.
The Company owns a total ...
which owns and manages the fleet of open-hatch ships, and its wholly owned subsidiary Westfal-Larsen Shipping AS
commercial management. The main company in the group is Skibsaktieselskapet Navigation Co Ltd while most of the shipping activities is performed by Westfal-Larsen & Co. AS. The group was founded by
Hans Westfal-Larsen
Hans Peter Westfal-Larsen (30 April 1872 – 7 October 1936) was founder of Westfal-Larsen, a group of shipping companies based in Bergen, Norway.
Biography
Hans Westfal-Larsen was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Hans Peter Larsen (183 ...
in 1905.
In 1939
Cosmopolitan Shipping Company
Cosmopolitan Shipping Company, also called the Cosmopolitan Line, was founded in 1916 in New York City. Cosmopolitan Shipping Company operated cargoand passenger service from New York City to Le Havre France and Antwerp. From 1919 to 1939 operate ...
lost the Southern Cross Line to Westfal-Larsen & Company. Westfal-Larsen & Company also operated the Interocean Line and County Line. The lines were closed in the 1960s.
During
World War II Westfal-Larsen operated a fleet of 36 ships, 22 ships were lost during the war.
References
External links
Westfal-Larsen website
Shipping companies of Norway
Transport companies established in 1905
Norwegian companies established in 1905
Companies based in Bergen
Transport companies of Vestland
Dry bulk shipping companies
Chemical shipping companies
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