Klaveness passing on bulkers

The Norwegian shipping company Klaveness Ship Holding AS has decided to get out of the bulk carrier business and will sell its five self-unloaders, several of which are known in Halifax.
The $190 mn deal will see the ships sold to affiliates of the CSL Group and Algoma Central, which will keep the ships in the CSL self-unloader pool.

The Klaveness funnel carries a representation of their house flag, which dates back to 1946 when Torvald Klaveness founded the company, pioneering bulk carriers, and under the Bulkhandling name, the first ever shipping pool.

Two ships will go to CSL Americas, two to Algoma Shipping and one to Marbulk, a company jointly owned by CSL and Algoma.
The five ships are Barkald, Balder, Baldock, Balto and Balchen.

Barkald was the first ship arrival in Halifax in 2015, when it arrived January 1.

Barkald is a regular in Halifax for gypsum, but all the ships are frequent visitors to the Strait of Canso to load aggregates.

The current Klaveness Group operates more than 100 ships, so its funnel will not be disappearing from the seas. The company is expanding into containers and other areas.

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Barkald loads gypsum

1. Barkald loads at National Gypsum. The shore based loader (above the number 1) moves back and forth along a track on the dock, filling the ship's holds evenly.

The self-unloading bulker Barkald loaded at National Gypsum and sailed this morning. Built in 2001, the ship is operated by Klaveness Shipping of Oslo, and is registered in the Marshal Islands. It is part of the CSL/Klaveness/Oldendorff pool of self-unloaders.
The sip was built in Japan and measures 28,924 gross tons, 49,463 deadweight and unloads using its own cranes, clamshell buckets and a conveyor system on deck. The self-unloading boom is mounted on the port side just forward of the bridge. The boom is articulated, so that it can swing out and direct the flow of material without having to move the ship.