Siem Shipping is a Norwegian shipping company based in

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, f ...

, specialized in reefer, bulk and

roll-on/roll-off Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, Trailer (vehicle), trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their o ...

sea carriage.

Company overview

It started trading in the mid-90s as Star Reefer, before ''Siem Industries'' successfully carried out a number of acquisitions of additional smaller shipping lines (and their tonnage), renaming the whole company as Siem Shipping in 2012. The divisions within the group are: * ''Star Reefer'' * ''Siem Bulk'' * ''Siem Car Carriers'' * ''Siem RORO'' * ''Siem Ship management''

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The company tonnage includes over 25 Reefer vessels, 8 Pure Car carriers vessels, 8

ships, and a number of chartered bulk vessels. The main business of the Car Carriers division consists in the maritime transport and distribution of cargo such as brand new and used automobiles, trucks, trailers, Mafi roll trailers, heavy construction machineries and further types of rolling, bulk freight and refrigerated goods. Siem Shipping has previously announced plans to purchase and take delivery of 2 advanced newly built dual fuel-

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powered

car carrier Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or usi ...

vessels. The first one, built at

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shipyard, was delivered on 15 November 2019 and named ''MV Siem Confucius''. The second one, ''MV Siem Aristotle'', had the maiden deployment fixed for January 2020. Both vessels are intended to sail on a dedicated loop service, transporting

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cars manufactured in Europe and Mexico. Additionally

Siem Offshore Siem Offshore is an international offshore and subsea shipping company registered on the Cayman Islands with its main offices in Kristiansand, Norway. The Company's fleet includes 50 vessels, of which 15 are under construction. The fleet inclu ...

operates a fleet of about 30 specialized Platform, Supply, Intervention and tug ships.

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Shipping companies of Norway Car carrier shipping companies Ro-ro shipping companies

Company overview

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