1995 / 1996 LAUNCH
Formation of Beluga Shipping GmbH, first established as a cargo operator with headquarters in the city of Bremen on the banks of the River Weser
1997 / 1998 FIRST STEPS
- Acquisition of our own, second-hand, special carrier:
MV “Beluga Performer” - Design and development of our first four multipurpose
heavy-lift cargo carriers
1999 CASTING OFF
Delivery of company’s first own new vessel: MV “Werder Bremen“
2000 UPSWING
Delivery of first four self-designed new multipurpose heavy-lift cargo carriers
2001 FIRST NEW SHORES
Market entry on international shores: Brazil and Singapore
2002 WEIGHING ANCHOR
Treaty of cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences Oldenburg/East Friesland/Wilhelmshaven (today: Jade University of Applied Sciences Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth), Department of Maritime Studies in Elsfleth, aimed at promoting on-board maritime education and training
2003 GREAT VOYAGE
- Acquisition of Dutch shipping company GenChart BV, Rotterdam, and integration of vessels and employees into the Beluga Group
- Establishment of Beluga Shipping China Ltd. in Beijing
2004 FULL SPEED AHEAD
- Acquisition of ten newbuilding contracts for multipurpose heavy-lift cargo carriers with capacity of 12,000 tons deadweight (tdw)
- Preparation of establishment of Beluga Sea Academy as a separate educational institution
2005 TAILWIND
- Establishment of Beluga Sea Academy
- Integration of training vessels with separate cadet’s deck into commercial fleet
- Opening of Beluga Shipping (America) Corporation in Houston, USA
- Opening of Beluga Shipping China Ltd. in Shanghai
- Preparation of a new generation of type vessels with crane gear for 800 to 1400 tons
2006 NAVIGATION
Planning and beginning of construction of new headquarters in Bremen
2007 LIGHTHOUSES
- Delivery and christening of MV “Beluga SkySails”
- Opening of Beluga Maritime Projects (PTY) Ltd. in Johannesburg, South Africa
2008 INNOVATION LEADER
- Maiden voyage of MV “Beluga SkySails”
- Opening of Beluga Projects (UK) Ltd. in London, Great Britain
- Opening of Maritime Campus Elsfleth
- Setting up of new in-house department “Research & Innovation”
2009 FURTHER NEW SHORES
- Opening of Maritime Centre of Research in Elsfleth
- Completion of and move into new headquarters on Teerhof in Bremen plus opening of in-house child care centre “Beluga Kids”
- Opening of Beluga Projects (Norway) AS in Stavanger, Norway
- Delivery of first unit of the new Beluga P series: MV “Beluga Houston” with combinable crane capacities of 800 tons
- First commercial transit of Northern Sea Route with two Beluga vessels
2010 SUPER HEAVY LIFT
- Opening of the “Beluga Projects Logistics” CSVC in Moscow, Russia
- Delivery of the first unit of the new Beluga P-series with 1400 tons crane gear: MV “Beluga Bremen”
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