Gearbulk
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Gearbulk Holding Ltd. is an international shipping company that operates the world's largest fleet of open hatch gantry and semi-open jib craned vessels.[2] These vessels specialise in carrying unitised breakbulk cargoes like forest products, non-ferrous metals, and steel.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Ship transport |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Headquarters | Hamilton , Bermuda[1] |
Key people | Kristian Gerhard Jebsen[2] |
| Owner |
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Number of employees | 600 office staff worldwide[2] 3000 operational and seafaring staff[2] |
| Website | http://www.gearbulk.com/ |
Headquartered in Pfäffikon, Switzerland, it also has a revenue stream in terminal operations. Founded by Kristian Gerhard Jebsen of Bergen, Norway in 1968,[2][3] it took over the Dublin Shipping company thirty years later.[4]
In January 2025, it was announced that Japan-based group MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) had completed the purchase of a majority stake (72%) in Gearbulk.[5]
Fleet
As of October 2014, the Gearbulk fleet consisted of 64 vessels, most of which were "open hatch gantry craned (OHGC)" vessels.[2] Standardising on this design makes the vessels interchangeable, and offers operational flexibility.[2] Gearbulk also operates open hatch jib craned (Fleximax) vessels and several bulk carriers for general bulk cargoes.[2]
On 2 January 2015, the MS Bulk Jupiter sank off the coast of Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.[6]
List of ships
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- 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
