PRESS RELEASE – Universal Africa Lines (UAL) has established a new chartering desk in Denmark to serve the oil and gas industry with breakbulk transport to Africa.

UAL Chartering becomes the extending leg to the established UAL liner services from Europe and the US, providing customized solutions to and from Africa, including shipments from Europe, the Baltic, Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

Allowing UAL to expand its current services with new regular sailings from the Mediterranean and the Black Sea to West Africa, the Danish chartering desk will additionally focus on the group’s services to East Africa.

Based in Denmark, UAL Chartering will be headed by Directors Samir Ferguen and Morten Møller, who both have many years of experience in parcelling of vessels.

Established in 1973, the shipping company serves the oil and gas, mining, renewables, steel and commodities industries with a fleet of multipurpose vessels ranging in lift capacity from 70 to 360 tonnes.

“UAL Chartering will be a valuable addition to UAL’s existing liner services and will provide extra services to our clients”, says Harald Maas, Director, UAL Netherlands. “Despite the current challenging times for the world economy, we look forward to servicing our trusted clients”, Morten Møller added.