In 2019, through effectively issuing bonds and participations, JR Shipping Group was able to finance an existing container feeder vessel. Besides that, Container Fleet Fund CV’s capacity was increased by four vessels and the shipping company entered into a new management contract for an 800-TEU feeder vessel sailing under the name of MV Expert.
Dutch companies Boomsma Shipping, JR Shipping, Van Wijngaarden Marine Services and 1 OCEAN invest in the first global Learning & Intelligence Support App for the maritime industry. State Secretary for Economic Affairs Mona Keizer awarded the consortium € 200.000,- to support the initiative.
Harlingen-based JR Shipping Group has expanded its container feeder fleet by purchasing a vessel and entering into a new management contract. The two vessels were transferred to the shipping company. They will be registered under the flag of Madeira and sail under the names MV Expert and MV Energy.
The JR Shipping Annual Review 2018/2019 explains the developments in 2018 and the course which we have charted.
Shipping company adds four 1,436 TEU feeder vessels to its fleet.
In 2018, JR Shipping has existed for 25 years. Due to the protracted period of turbulence during the crisis, it is easily forgotten that the shipping company was built on a series of successful years and innovative entrepreneurship, based on market savvy and safe, efficient business operations at sea, and coordinated and managed by a professional organisation ashore.