Topic: G2 Ocean

G2 Ocean expands fleet with ammonia-ready pair

G2 Ocean, a joint venture between Gearbulk and Grieg Maritime Group plans to expand its fleet with two additional ammonia/methanol-ready open hatch vessels, bringing the…
MOL takes control of Gearbulk

Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Gearbulk Holding AG (Gearbulk), a major operator of open-hatch vessels.
G2 Ocean adds four dual-fuel vessels to its fleet

G2 Ocean placed an order for four 82,300 deadweight ton (dwt) ammonia/methanol-ready Open Hatch vessels. Provided by Gearbulk and with an overall length of 225…
Record broken on Star Istind

General cargo vessel Star Istind has become a major part of G2 Ocean’s history as it was the vessel to transport the heaviest piece of…
Four ammonia-ready vessels ordered by G2 Ocean

As it moves forward with its fleet decarbonisation strategy, G2 Ocean, will add a total of four new vessels to its fleet. The order for…
G2 Ocean expands Middle East presence with Dubai office

Bergen-headquartered breakbulk shipping major, G2 Ocean, has continued with its growth plans, setting up a new office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 
G2 Ocean launches carbon offset program

Bergen-headquartered breakbulk shipping major, G2 Ocean is launching a new carbon offset program for its customers enabling them to digitally offset the emissions of their…
G2 Ocean targets net-zero emissions by 2050

Bergen-headquartered breakbulk shipping major, G2 Ocean has set itself an ambitious target to become a net-zero emissions company by 2050. In an additional step towards…
G2 Ocean moves North America services to Port of Brake

Bergen-headquartered breakbulk shipping major, G2 Ocean has decided to move its regular inbound and outbound North America services from Port of Bremen to Port of…
Can ammonia be used to fuel vessels on transatlantic voyages?

G2 Ocean, Grieg Maritime Group, Suzano and nine other industry partners in an ammonia study. The partners in the study aim to find out whether…
G2 Ocean promotes Jacobsen to senior chartering position

Bergen-headquartered breakbulk shipping major, G2 Ocean, has made a switch at the senior chartering position. Following Thomas Johansen’s decision to leave the company and pursue…
Is there space for project cargo on container ships?

The current market situation has seen a complete reversal of roles between the container shipping segment and the breakbulk and MPP sector. While traditionally container…
G2 Ocean sees Southeast Asia, Africa rising to project cargo prominence

Bergen-headquartered G2 Ocean a major player in the open hatch and dry bulk segments believes that Southeast Asia and Africa will gain in importance for…
Shipping G2 Ocean appoints dShip Carriers as sales agent in Japan

PRESS RELEASE – dship Carriers has officially been appointed Japanese sales agent for G2 Ocean, the world’s largest operator of breakbulk vessels. The partnership will…
People G2 Ocean appoints Simon Baker as Chartering Director in Capetown

PRESS RELEASE – G2 Ocean has appointed Simon Baker as the new Chartering Director in Cape Town, South Africa. He replaces John Currie who is…
“Combining business cultures of decade long rivals was challenging”

After successfully merging Gearbulk and Grieg Star into the largest breakbulk shipping company in the world, Rune Birkeland has resigned as CEO of G2 Ocean…
People Rune Birkeland resigns as CEO of G2 Ocean

PRESS RELEASE – Rune Birkeland is announcing his resignation from the role as Chief Executive Officer of G2 Ocean. He will be replaced by Chief…
Shipping G2 Ocean: “Project cargo will become a bigger part of our income”

G2 Ocean is on a mission to expand its project cargo business. “We believe we have an interesting value proposition. Our goal is to double…
G2 Ocean continues expansion of project cargo business

G2 Ocean has opened a new office in Hamburg to gain a stronger market position and benefit from the increased demand for project cargo services.…
Shipping G2 Ocean expands its project cargo business

Forest product carrier G2 Ocean is expanding its project cargo business with new offices in Houston and Hamburg. “Our project cargo results are continuously improving.…