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| Grieg Maritime | |
|---|---|
| Name | Grieg Maritime |
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Shipping |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Per Grieg Jr. |
| Headquarters | Bergen, Norway |
| Area served | Global |
| Key people | Kristian Mørch, Børre Jacobsen |
| Products | Ship management, Crew management, Technical management, Newbuilding supervision |
| Parent | Grieg Group |
Grieg Maritime
Grieg Maritime is a Norwegian ship management and maritime services company based in Bergen known for technical management, crew services, and newbuilding supervision. It operates within the international shipping sector alongside operators such as Maersk, CMA CGM, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, Hapag-Lloyd, and NYK Line, supporting trades linked to ports like Rotterdam, Singapore, Shanghai, Busan, and Antwerp. The company engages with classification societies including Det Norske Veritas, Lloyd's Register, American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, and RINA while working under regulatory frameworks influenced by organizations such as the International Maritime Organization, International Labour Organization, and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Grieg Maritime traces roots to the maritime interests of the Grieg Group and founders with connections to families involved in Norwegian shipping alongside historic players like Wilhelmsen Group, Fred. Olsen & Co., Bergesen, Seadrill, and Stolt-Nielsen. The company expanded during the 1990s and 2000s in parallel with global trends led by companies such as Shell Shipping and BP Shipping, navigating episodes that involved issues seen across the industry including regulatory changes after events comparable to the Exxon Valdez oil spill era and protocols arising from the MARPOL and SOLAS conventions. Growth included collaborations with shipyards like Hyundai Heavy Industries, Samsung Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Stx Offshore & Shipbuilding and European yards including Fincantieri and Meyer Werft. Strategic moves mirrored consolidation patterns involving entities like TORM, Frontline, Teekay, DHT Holdings, and Navig8.
Grieg Maritime provides ship management, technical management, crew management, newbuilding supervision, procurement and logistics, and emergency response coordination. Its service model interacts with charterers and operators such as BP, Shell, TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Statoil, and Equinor and aligns with commercial brokers and platforms like Clarksons, Braemar ACM Shipbroking, Lloyd's List, Brokers' Pool, and classification societies including DNV and Lloyd's Register. The firm delivers services for vessel types associated with companies such as Stolt-Nielsen (chemical tankers), Wilhelmsen (ro-ro), Wallenius Wilhelmsen (car carriers), Teekay (LNG carriers), and GasLog (LNG shipping). Grieg Maritime’s operations liaise with port authorities in hubs like Hamburg Port Authority, Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach, Port of Melbourne, and Port of Santos.
The managed fleet comprises tankers, bulk carriers, and specialized vessels including chemical tankers and shuttle tankers, similar in profile to fleets run by Teekay Shipping, BW Group, Frontline, Euronav, Knutsen OAS Shipping, and Odfjell. Managed tonnage interacts with ship registers like Norway, Panama, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Cyprus, and Isle of Man. Newbuilding projects have been supervised at yards such as Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Imabari Shipbuilding, COSCO Shipyard Group, and Sembcorp Marine. The fleet’s technical standards reference guidance from IMO Instruments, ISO management systems, and best practices from OCIMF and RightShip.
Grieg Maritime sits within the Grieg Group corporate family and reports to stakeholders connected to longstanding Norwegian merchant families with governance practices comparable to entities like Aker ASA and Kongsberg Gruppen. Executive leadership and boards typically engage with advisors drawn from maritime law firms and consultancies such as Baker McKenzie, Wikborg Rein, DLA Piper, Deloitte, KPMG, EY, and PwC. The company interacts with investors and financiers including shipping banks and lessors like Nordea, DNB ASA, HSBC, BNP Paribas, and leasing houses active in maritime finance such as Santander Consumer Finance.
Grieg Maritime pursues decarbonization and environmental measures aligned with initiatives like the IMO 2020 sulphur regulations, IMO greenhouse gas strategy, and market mechanisms discussed at COP conferences. It engages in projects mirroring industry shifts toward alternative fuels used by Shell, TotalEnergies, Equinor, and Statoil including LNG, biofuels, and methanol trials and collaborates with technology providers like MAN Energy Solutions, Wärtsilä, Rolls-Royce Marine, ABB Marine, Kongsberg Maritime, and Siemens for energy efficiency. Participation in efficiency programmes such as Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index compliance, Poseidon Principles-aligned finance, and digital optimization tools from providers like Windward, StormGeo, Bureau Veritas Veristar, and DNV GL is evident. It also participates in industry forums including Global Maritime Forum, International Chamber of Shipping, Clean Shipping Coalition, and Getting to Zero Coalition.
Safety management is structured according to ISM Code standards, with internal procedures referencing investigations and lessons from incidents like the Costa Concordia casualty and industry responses to Deepwater Horizon. The company operates with vetting systems used by charterers such as RightShip and OCIMF, and pursues compliance with conventions enforced by Port State Control regimes like the Paris MoU, Tokyo MoU, and US Coast Guard. Crew welfare aligns with standards inspired by the Maritime Labour Convention and partnerships with training institutions such as Maritime Safety Institute, Norwegian Maritime Academy, World Maritime University, and classification society training centres. Insurance and P&I arrangements involve clubs in the International Group of P&I Clubs including Gard, Skuld, North of England P&I, and Lloyd's underwriters.
Grieg Maritime and related entities within the Grieg Group have been recognized in industry reports and awards similar to accolades from publications and organisations such as Lloyd's List, Seatrade Maritime Awards, DNV GL Maritime Awards, Nor-Shipping honours, Maritime CEO Awards, and sustainability rankings from CDP and S&P Global. The company’s initiatives have drawn attention in forums like World Economic Forum sessions on maritime decarbonization and in academic collaborations with institutions such as University of Bergen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of Oslo, and BI Norwegian Business School.
Category:Shipping companies of Norway Category:Companies based in Bergen