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'''Gearbulk Holding Limited''' is an international [[Ship transport|shipping company]] headquartered in [[Pfäffikon, Schwyz|Pfaeffikon]], [[Switzerland]].<ref name="gbabout"/> The company operates the world's largest fleet of open hatch gantry and semi-open jib craned vessels.<ref name="gbabout"/> These vessels specialise in carrying unitised breakbulk cargoes like forest products, non-ferrous metals, and steel.<ref name="gbabout"/> The company also has a revenue stream in terminal operations.<ref name="gbabout"/>
'''Gearbulk Holding Limited''' is an international [[Ship transport|shipping company]] headquartered in [[Pfäffikon, Schwyz|Pfäffikon]], [[Switzerland]].<ref name="gbabout"/> The company operates the world's largest fleet of open hatch gantry and semi-open jib craned vessels.<ref name="gbabout"/> These vessels specialise in carrying unitised breakbulk cargoes like forest products, non-ferrous metals, and steel.<ref name="gbabout"/> The company also has a revenue stream in terminal operations.<ref name="gbabout"/>


Gearbulk was founded by [[Kristian Gerhard Jebsen]] of [[Bergen, Norway]] in 1968,<ref name="gbabout"/><ref name="kgjsabout">{{cite web |url=http://www.kgjs.no/ |title=About Us |accessdate=2008-04-22 |author=Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi AS (KGJS) |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2008 |month= |work= KGJS Web site|publisher=KGJS |pages= }}</ref>
Gearbulk was founded by [[Kristian Gerhard Jebsen]] of [[Bergen, Norway]] in 1968,<ref name="gbabout"/><ref name="kgjsabout">{{cite web |url=http://www.kgjs.no/ |title=About Us |accessdate=2008-04-22 |author=Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi AS (KGJS) |year=2008 |work= KGJS Web site|publisher=KGJS |pages= }}</ref>
and took over the [[Dublin Shipping]] company in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news4.ie/april2004/frame3/shipping.htm |title=Seafaring Memories of Dublin Shipping |last=Humphries |first=George |accessdate=2009-09-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119072159/http://www.news4.ie/april2004/frame3/shipping.htm |archivedate=2007-11-19 }}</ref>
and took over the [[Dublin Shipping]] company in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news4.ie/april2004/frame3/shipping.htm |title=Seafaring Memories of Dublin Shipping |last=Humphries |first=George |accessdate=2009-09-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119072159/http://www.news4.ie/april2004/frame3/shipping.htm |archivedate=2007-11-19 }}</ref>


==Fleet==
==Fleet==
As of October 2014, the Gearbulk fleet consists of 64 vessels, most of which are "open hatch gantry craned ([[Open hatch general cargo|OHGC]])" vessels.<ref name="gbabout"/> Standardising on this design makes the vessels interchangeable, and offers operational flexibility.<ref name="gbabout"/>
As of October 2014, the Gearbulk fleet consisted of 64 vessels, most of which were "open hatch gantry craned ([[Open hatch general cargo|OHGC]])" vessels.<ref name="gbabout"/> Standardising on this design makes the vessels interchangeable, and offers operational flexibility.<ref name="gbabout"/> Gearbulk also operates open hatch [[Crane (machine)#Jib crane|jib crane]]d (Fleximax) vessels and several [[bulk carrier]]s for general [[bulk cargo]]es.<ref name="gbabout"/>


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On 2 January 2015, the [[MS Bulk Jupiter|MS ''Bulk Jupiter'']] sank off the coast of [[Vũng Tàu]], Vietnam.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Poole, blogs.platts.com|url=http://blogs.platts.com/2015/01/09/bulk-jupiter-capsize-bauxite|accessdate=2 September 2015}}</ref>
Gearbulk also operates open hatch [[Crane (machine)#Jib crane|jib crane]]d (Fleximax) vessels and several [[bulk carrier]]s for general [[bulk cargo]]es.<ref name="gbabout"/>


==List of ships==
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Early 2015 Gearbulk lost the [[MS Bulk Jupiter]] when it sank off the coast of Vietnam.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Poole, blogs.platts.com|url=http://blogs.platts.com/2015/01/09/bulk-jupiter-capsize-bauxite|accessdate=2 September 2015}}</ref>
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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gearbulk.com/fleet/ships/fleet-list/|title=Fleet List - Gearbulk - International Shipping}}</ref>

==List of ships==<ref>https://www.gearbulk.com/fleet/ships/fleet-list/</ref>

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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.


* Ibis Arrow (4th generation juice carrier)
* Ibis Arrow (4th generation juice carrier)
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=company&subview=overview&companyid=154797 Gearbulk Shipping AS at Det Norske Veritas]
* [https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=company&subview=overview&companyid=154797 Gearbulk Shipping AS at Det Norske Veritas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929161744/https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=company&subview=overview&companyid=154797 |date=2011-09-29 }}
* [https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=company&subview=overview&companyid=182858 Gearbulk Shipowning Ltd. at Det Norske Veritas]
* [https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=company&subview=overview&companyid=182858 Gearbulk Shipowning Ltd. at Det Norske Veritas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929161857/https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=company&subview=overview&companyid=182858 |date=2011-09-29 }}

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[[Category:Shipping companies of Switzerland]]
[[Category:Shipping companies of Switzerland]]

Latest revision as of 22:06, 22 May 2024

Gearbulk Holding Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryShip transport
Founded1968[1]
Headquarters
Hamilton
,
Bermuda[2]
Key people
Kristian Gerhard Jebsen[1]
Number of employees
600 office staff worldwide[1]
3000 operational and seafaring staff[1]
Websitehttp://www.gearbulk.com/

Gearbulk Holding Limited is an international shipping company headquartered in Pfäffikon, Switzerland.[1] The company operates the world's largest fleet of open hatch gantry and semi-open jib craned vessels.[1] These vessels specialise in carrying unitised breakbulk cargoes like forest products, non-ferrous metals, and steel.[1] The company also has a revenue stream in terminal operations.[1]

Gearbulk was founded by Kristian Gerhard Jebsen of Bergen, Norway in 1968,[1][3] and took over the Dublin Shipping company in 1998.[4]

Fleet

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As of October 2014, the Gearbulk fleet consisted of 64 vessels, most of which were "open hatch gantry craned (OHGC)" vessels.[1] Standardising on this design makes the vessels interchangeable, and offers operational flexibility.[1] Gearbulk also operates open hatch jib craned (Fleximax) vessels and several bulk carriers for general bulk cargoes.[1]

On 2 January 2015, the MS Bulk Jupiter sank off the coast of Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.[5]

List of ships

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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.[6]

  • Ibis Arrow (4th generation juice carrier)
  • Aracari Arrow
  • Jacamar Arrow
  • Quetzal Arrow
  • Hawk Arrow
  • Jaegar Arrow
  • Emu Arrow
  • Kite Arrow
  • Grebe Arrow
  • Mandarin Arrow
  • Merline Arrow
  • Penguin Arrow
  • Plover Arrow
  • Toucan Arrow
  • Weaver Arrow
  • Corella Arrow
  • Macuru Arrow
  • Tenca Arrow
  • Tuju Arrow
  • Canelo Arrow
  • Cedar Arrow
  • Pine Arrow
  • Poplar Arrow

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Gearbulk (2008). "About Us". Gearbulk Holding Limited. Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  2. ^ Gearbulk (2008). "Offices". Gearbulk Holding Limited. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  3. ^ Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi AS (KGJS) (2008). "About Us". KGJS Web site. KGJS. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  4. ^ Humphries, George. "Seafaring Memories of Dublin Shipping". Archived from the original on 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  5. ^ "Anthony Poole, blogs.platts.com". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Fleet List - Gearbulk - International Shipping".
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