Grieg Group
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| Grieg Group AS | |
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| Type | Private |
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| Headquarters | Bergen, Norway |
| Area served | Global |
| Industry | Shipping |
| Employees | 900 (2007) |
| Website | www.grieg.no |
Grieg Group is a shipping and investment corporation based in Bergen, Norway. Its main activities include ship operation, ship brokering and logistics as well as partial ownership of Grieg Seafood, Star Shipping and Aon Grieg.
25% of the company is owned by the Grieg Foundation, who's primary purpose is to support SOS Children Villages.
[edit] Grieg Shipping Group
The division operates 23 open-hatch vessels, with four more on order, that are chartered out to Star Shipping, a company joint owned with Masterbulk. The main transported bulk is woodpulp, rolled paper and other forestry products. Of the 561 employees 518 are sailing personnel. The company has offices in Bergen, Mobile, Shanghai and Manila.
