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Belyamato, a Belships Ultramax, at sea

Global dry bulk operator

Part of the Belships group, Norwegian Bulk Carriers operates 60 to 70 vessels worldwide from Lysaker, Oslo.

MV Belyamato at sea
60–70Vessels operated
2020Established, part of the Belships group
30–40Belships Ultramaxes on the water and on order
OsloOffice at Lysaker
Geared bulker discharging into barges, seen from above

Full and part cargoes

  • Steel, ores, minerals, fertilizers, agricultural products and more
  • Supramax, Ultramax and Handymax vessels
  • Chartering, operations and accounting handled in-house
Belmondo, a Belships Ultramax, under way

Period and voyage employment

  • Long and short-term period, trip charters and single voyages
  • Part of the Belships group, owner of a modern Ultramax fleet
  • Commercial manager for the Belships fleet and third-party tonnage

Typical trades

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The Belships fleet

Norwegian Bulk Carriers is the commercial manager of the Belships fleet: 29 geared Ultramax bulk carriers and 11 more on order for delivery through 2030. Including the newbuildings, the average age is about four years. The fleet is chartered and operated from our office at Lysaker.

MV Belforest leaving Camden, New JerseyMarch 2022
Belisland under way in Grenland, navy hull and red boot-topping
MV Belisland
Belyamato bow-on at speed
MV Belyamato
Belmondo under way
MV Belmondo
Belnippon alongside, navy hull and red boot-topping
MV Belnippon

Selected cargoes

Steel coils being stowed in a hold
01

Steel products

Vehicles lashed on deck and hatch covers at sea
02

General cargo

Big bags being lowered into a hold full of bagged cargo
03

Bagged cargo

Steel slabs stowed with dunnage in a cargo hold
04

Steel slabs

Wheat in a full cargo hold
05

Agricultural products

Urea pouring into a hold from a shiploader
06

Fertilizers

Steel scrap in an open hold, with a grab over the heap
07

Scrap

Clinker in a cargo hold during discharge
08

Clinker, cement and gypsum

Coal pouring from a shiploader into a hold
09

Coal and petcoke

Iron ore fines in a cargo hold
10

Iron ore

Belships Group

Belships and Norwegian Bulk Carriers share offices at Strandveien 50 in Lysaker, outside Oslo.

Shipowner

Belships

Oslo shipowner, founded in 1918. A uniform fleet of modern Ultramax bulk carriers, with 11 more on order for delivery through 2030.

30–40Fleet and orderbook
≈4 yrsAverage age, fleet and orderbook
1918Founded
Belships fleet list ↗
Commercial manager and operator

Norwegian Bulk Carriers

Established in 2020 as the commercial manager of the Belships fleet. With the tonnage we charter in alongside it, we operate 60 to 70 vessels in total. Chartering, operations and post-fixture sit together at Lysaker.

60–70Vessels operated
2020Established
GlobalTrading area
Our desks →
Belmoira passing Mount Fuji, Japan
MV Belmoira passing Mount Fuji, Japan

Our desks

The people on each desk, with their direct numbers.

Head office

Strandveien 50, on the waterfront between Oslo and Bærum. Visits can be arranged through the desk you work with.

Map of Strandveien 50, Lysaker, with the office marked

Strandveien 50, Lysaker

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Strandveien 50

5th floor, building D
1366 Lysaker, Norway

Postal addressPostboks 23 Lilleaker, 0216 Oslo

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Getting here

  • Oslo AirportAirport Express Train to Lysaker station
  • Oslo city centreTrain to Lysaker station, or taxi
  • Lysaker stationTaxi to the office, about 700 m