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”