1995 / 1996 LAUNCH

Foundation of the Beluga Shipping GmbH, first established as cargo operator with headquarters in the city of Bremen at the banks of River Weser

1997 / 1998 FIRST STEPS

• Acquisition of the first own, yet second hand, special carrier: MV “Beluga Performer”
• Design and development of the first four own multipurpose heavy lift project carriers

1999 CAST OFF
Delivery of the first company own newbuilding: MV “Werder Bremen“

2000 UPWIND
Delivery of the first four self designed multipurpose heavy lift project carrier newbuildings

2001 NEW DISTRICTS
Market entry in international districts: 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), faculty of maritime studies Elsfleth, in order to promote the maritime education aboard

2003 SAILING
Acquisition of the GenChart shipping company, Rotterdam

• Acquisition of the Dutch shipping company GenChart BV, Rotterdam, and integration of vessels and employees into the Beluga Group
• Foundation of the Beluga Shipping China Ltd. in Beijing

2004 FULL AHEAD

• Acquisition of ten newbuilding contracts for multipurpose heavy lift projects carriers with tonnage capacities of 12,000 tons deadweight (tdw)
• Preparation of the foundation of the Beluga Sea Academy as own educational institution

2005 TAILWIND

• Foundation of the Beluga Sea Academy
• Integration of training vessels with own cadet’s deck into the commercial fleet
• Opening of the Beluga Shipping (America) Corporation in Houston, USA
• Opening of the Beluga Shipping China Ltd. in Shanghai
• Preparation of a new generation of type vessels with 800 to 1400 tons crane gear

2006 NAVIGATION
Planning and beginning of construction of new own headquarters at the company’s home in Bremen

2007 LIGHTHOUSES

• Delivery and christening of the MV “Beluga SkySails”
• Opening of the Beluga Maritime Projects (PTY) Ltd. in Johannesburg, South Africa

2008 INNOVATION LEADER

• Maiden voyage of the MV “Beluga SkySails”
• Opening of the Beluga Projects (UK) Ltd. in London, Great Britain
• Opening of the Maritime Campus Elsfleth
• Setting up of the new in-house department “Research & Innovation”
• Start of planning the new fuel-cell powered ferries Hy-Seal and Hy-Ferry as well as processing facility to produce hydrogen

2009 NEW SHORES

• Opening of the Maritime Centre of Research Elsfleth
• Completion of and move into the new headquarters on the peninsula Teerhof in Bremen plus opening of the in-house childcare centre “Beluga Kids”
• Opening of the Beluga Projects (Norway) AS in Stavanger, Norway
• Delivery of the first unit of the new Beluga P-series: MV “Beluga Houston” with combinable crane capacities of 800 tons
• First commercial transit of the Northern Sea Route with two Beluga vessels

2010 SUPER HEAVY LIFT

• Opening of the Maritime Centre of Research Elsfleth
• Completion of and move into the new headquarters on the peninsula Teerhof in Bremen plus opening of the in-house childcare centre “Beluga Kids”