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Herning Shipping A.S. - Tankskibsrederiet Herning A/S (ID: 541)
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tankskibsrederiet herning a.s. was founded in 1963 by Vitta and Peder Lysgaard. The aim was to establish a reliable supply for the Danish oil company Uno-X, which they were also founders and co-owners of. Through the years the shipping company has become an international operator under the name herning shipping a.s., and the main office in Herning has from 1998 been supplemented by a subsidiary company in Rotterdam and another in the South of France. Today the shipping company has a very contemporary fleet at its disposal, which carries a number of liquid products. Since the death of Peder Lysgaard the company has been run by Vitta Lysgaard, who is today chairman of the board and Managing Director. Their son, the late Mr. Knud Lysgaard was Managing Director in a 20-year period starting from the beginning of the 1980's. Today Vitta Lysgaard and the Lysgaard family jointly own the shipping company and the vessels belonging to it. The shipping company's first vessel, which was a new ship, was launched in 1963. The fleet has since been expanded and renewed continuously. Today it totals 18 units of which the latest new ship was delivered in 2002. The company also covers worldwide chartering of management tonnage and time-chartered tonnage, totalling the operation and marketing of approx. 35 units of which 18 are owned by the company itself. Since 1995 herning shipping a.s. has been a co-owner of the ships agency office Arned Agencies b.v. in Rotterdam and in 1998 it was one of the co-founders of Royal Arctic Tankers A/S in Nuuk. herning shipping a.s. does not only operate with transportation of liquid products. The buying and selling of second hand tonnage, contracts for new ships and other projects are also a part of the shipping company's business span. The shipping company is co-owner of one of the leading agencies in Rotterdam, Arned Agencies b.v., which has specialised in handling all types of tankers and liquid cargoes. Arned Agencies b.v. offer a professional, rapid and cost effective service within clearance and other agency work in connection with the ports of Rotterdam, Europort and Amsterdam. herning shipping a.s. has specialised in transportation of liquid products within 4 main categories: Petroleum products including lubricating oils Edible products, vegetable oils, fats, oleo chemicals, molasses, waxes etc. Acids, solvents, sophisticated chemical products etc. Liquified petroleum gasses (LPG). A staff of skilled brokers and operators ensures the optimal solution of our customer's need for transportation. We cover voyage charter, time-charter, contracts of affreightment and other types of shipping contracts, which our customers may desire. herning shipping a.s. operates worldwide and has a vast experience with transportation in Northern Europe, the Baltic, the Mediterranean, North and West Africa, South America and South East Asia. Furthermore, we are experienced in river-borne traffic as well as operations in arctic waters By operating with both owned tonnage, time-charter tonnage and management tonnage herning shipping a.s. ensures that we are always able to match the demands of the market. The tonnage is continuously replaced and renewed in order for the shipping company to adjust to the opportunities of the market. At the same time this allows us to live up to the wish for a state of the art, reliable and competitive fleet. The shipping company operates and markets approx. 35 units of which 18 are owned by the company itself. The vessels vary in terms of size and application, which enables them to apply to the multifarious assignments of the company. E.g. we have vessels with low draught for river-borne and fjord-borne traffic as well as vessels with ice strengthening for traffic in arctic waters, The Baltic Sea and The Bay of Botnia. All vessels are of high standard with focus on safety, efficiency and environmentally sound operation. To an ever-growing extent the shipping company makes use of double-hulled vessels. herning shipping a.s. aim to be a bonified and professional partner. This is why we have big demands for the vessels which we operate and vast resources is spend in order to develop and attract a highly qualified and experienced staff at sea as well as at shore. Our aim is to offer our customers the following: Quick product change (and quick cleaning of tanks) Clean cargo tanks Well maintained vessels Environmental consciousness And this will be the case every time. In order to substantiate a well functioning quality control system and to ensure a continuously high standard, Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance certified the company's own vessels and offices according to ISO 9002 in 1993. Furthermore, the company's own vessels have been ISM certified since 1995 and the company recently commenced an environmental control system, which has resulted in a certification according to the ISO 14001 standard. herning shipping a.s. has adopted several values which will characterise our day-to-day business as well as the contact with our customers: Friendliness Flexibility Punctuality Efficiency Top quality service And it is no coincidence that we have listed friendliness at the top! It is our hope that this has made you inclined to test our services and our ability to solve your particular assignment. Chartering department Apart from marketing the services provided by the herning shipping fleet, the chartering department also operates within the market for clean petroleum products and chemical products. herning shipping operates highly modern and flexible tankers, which fully meet the demands, set as regards safe and reliable sea transportation. herning shipping tankers perform voyages, e.g. distributing products from larger tankers and tank systems to a desired destination. We berth at small ports with low waters and also at small ports situated at rivers. The herning shipping fleet primarily operates within the Northern & Western part of Europe. However, since our fleet also includes icebreaking vessels we also perform voyages destined for Greenland, Canada and the Baltic Sea. Financial department The manning and Bookkeeping department is in charge of all finances and accounting within herning shipping. By means of state of the art information technology we are able to have updated information available at all times. In this way we are able to make major financial decisions within a short period of time. Regardless of whether the decision to be taken concerns, the estimation of a potential new voyage or perhaps the entering into a new time charter agreement or whether or not to purchase a new vessel - we are always able to obtain relevant financial information within a relatively short period of time. All our vessels, our domestic office and all our offices abroad are connected to each other by means of a joint IT system, which enables the drawing of updated information across the sea and beyond land frontiers. Our internal and external communication is rapid and effective and thus improving our competitiveness. herning shipping operates internationally and as such, we have fully taken all steps, in implementing the European joint currency - that is the Euro, within the financial department of our company. Technical department The technical department of herning shipping handles matters such as vessel maintenance, approvals and certificates, environmental and safety issues and aspects related to e.g. working environment etc. Since herning shipping always strives at being one step ahead so to speak, we are therefore often able to implement recommendable solutions and meet international suggested requirements even before these have become legislative requirements. As a result hereof, herning shipping has fully described and documented the level of quality offered in various respects. Our quality control system was certified in accordance with the ISO 9000 standard in 1993. All owned vessels were ISM-certified in 1995. And as one of the pioneering shipping companies in the world we were ISO 14001 certified in 2000 - a certification, covering the environment. In September 2001 herning shipping took another step in the progressive direction when we were OHSAS 18001-certified for our working environment. Today the shipping company has a very contemporary fleet at its disposal, which carries a number of liquid products. Herning Shipping A.S. - Tankskibsrederiet Herning A/S