MBI AS Norway

MBI - established ***4 - played an active role as investor in the maritime industry for two

decenniums for the larger Norwegian tanker ship owning groups.

MBI was acquired in ***4 by Tom Naess who had worked as ship-, commodity- and

maritime consultant with Oslo based R S Platou AS, Fearnleys AS and Bassoe Commodities.

In the period ***8 to ***5 MBI coordinated the purchase and import of *2 million tons of

bulk cement to Saudi Arabia on behalf National Cement Company. MBI designed, built

and operated a *2,**0 dwat floating storage/transit terminal with selfunloading and bagging

equipment. All cement procurement was on FOB terms. The sea transport was performed by

MBI acquired gearless bulk carriers solely for this trade of cement in bulk..

***4 MBI initiated and administered UNIBULK – a charter operating partnership (bulk pool)

between John Fredriksen, Oslo; Saln AB, Stockholm and A.F. Klaveness, Oslo.

***4/***8 MBI was exclusive chartering agent and consultant for INTER-MARITIME

GROUP, Geneva for its oil tanker operations and lifting crude to its refinery in Antwerp.

***6/***8 MBI entered a close working relationship with ship owner group Teekay Shipping.

***8/***7 MBI had chartering and S&P business with two Vietnamese shipping companies.

***9: MBI contracted two ***0 TEU container ships in Poland for own account.

***0/***2 MBI represented Fearnleys, Oslo as its Vice President in an “internationalisation

program” directed at South Africa and South East Asia.


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