´NORTH SEA HAGLAND SHIPBROKERS APS´´ and ´´NSH-SHIPBROKERS GMBH´´ join forces

2018-05-09

Esbjerg/Hamburg, 9 May 2018:

North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers ApS (“North Sea”) of Esbjerg, Denmark, and NSH-Shipbrokers GmbH (“NSH”) of Hamburg, Germany, announced today that they are combining their resources. The acquisition will strengthen the services offered to clients.

The parties have entered into agreements whereby North Sea acquires the majority of the shares in NSH. North Sea and NSH will act as one team and NSH will be renamed to North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers GmbH. Mr. Anders Helsinghoff Fjord will be Director and Mr. Dominic Bigott and Mr. Max Mehringer will be managing partners. The combined organisations will be well positioned to provide a broader range of integrated services and solutions to the industry worldwide.

– We are very pleased to have Dominic Bigott and Max Mehringer onboard our team, says Director and owner Anders Helsinghoff Fjord. – Dominic and Max are two very professional shipbrokers with a proven track record in the market, and we firmly believe our combined experience and knowledge will enable us to offer even better shipbroking services to charterers and ship owners.

-‘Through the combination of resources between Hagland and North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers with addition of an office in Hamburg , we have significantly strengthened our position as brokers in the renewables and other sectors and look forward to a fruitful cooperation with all our new high skilled colleagues’ says Kenneth R. Johansen, Manager in the Offshore Department in RG Hagland.’We are very happy that the newly established NSH has chosen to become part of North Sea, giving us an exciting platform for further growth and a presence in the shipping city of Hamburg’.

About North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers:

The company was founded in 1976 by Mr. Orla Fjord, and has since then developed from a smaller Sale & Purchase shipbroker house supporting the fishing industry, into one of the leading shipbroker houses supporting all maritime industries. The company entered the offshore renewables market in 2007, and have made a strong footprint and is one of the leading offshore renewables shipbrokers. In January 2018, RG Hagland Shipbrokers of Haugesund, Norway, acquired 49% of the company as it changed name to North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers ApS. The two companies have combined their shipbroking activities towards the renewables market. The companies also cooperate closely in other relevant areas, strengthening the service offering within other segments such as subsea, oil and gas, tugs, and sale and purchase.

Contacts:

North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers ApS

Anders Helsinghoff Fjord, Managing Director.

Phone: +45 27 11 25 82

E-mail: anders@north-sea-ship.dk

Web: www.north-sea-shipbrokers.dk

RG Hagland AS

Kenneth R Johansen, Manager Offshore department.

Phone: + 47 920 84 009

E-mail: krj@hagland.com

Web: www.hagland.com

North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers GmbH