Lloyd’s Register Bags Entire Norden Fleet

Product tanker Nord Mermaid. Photo: Lloyd’s Register

A total of 32 ships will be transferred to Lloyd’s Register class as part of new agreement that covers a total of 57 ships including the entire fleet of Danish shipping company Norden AS.

Leading tramp ship operator Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S, based in Copenhagen, contracted LR to class 57 ships, including the full Norden fleet and other externally managed Norden owned ships.

Thirty-two of the ships in the agreement will be transfer of class (ToC) ships and includes nine new ships, which will transfer to LR upon delivery. Four ships are currently classed by LR and 16 externally managed ships will also be transferred to LR as part of this agreement. The ToC of Norden fleet started with the entry of product tanker Nord Mermaid into LR class.

“Our good working relationship with the client and the in-house capabilities we have here in Copenhagen to consistently support them was essential in securing the contract,” said LR’s Copenhagen-based Marine Client Manager, Flemming Kjeldsen. “Classing ships like bulkers and tankers and providing day-in, day-out service delivery is our key activity. We are here to help make sure NORDEN ships can trade as safely and efficiently as possible, taking every care to support them in their business goals.”

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