USA-based multipurpose operator Intermarine, part of Harren Group, is adding two F300 vessels to its fleet and expanding its portfolio to offer bulk shipping services.
Industrial Ursula and Industrial Katharina will join the Intermarine fleet in summer 2024. The second-hand ships are each equipped with two 150-tonne capacity cranes.
The newly founded Intermarine Bulk Carriers, meanwhile, will commercially manage Harren Group’s bulk carriers – a total of six units with a combined deadweight of 350,000 tonnes. Its services will therefore include multipurpose (MPP) units as well as ECO OHBS handysize bulk tonnage.
Further still, Intermarine’s bulk experts will also act as commercial managers for the group’s larger 76,000-95,000 dwt bulkers. These vessels are suitable for transporting wind turbine blades on deck.
“This move puts Intermarine in a bigger and better position,” said Intermarine president Richard Seeg. “The synergies between multipurpose and bulk tonnage will take us to a new level.”
Intermarine Bulk Carriers management team consists of Dr Martin Harren (ceo of Harren Group), Lars Rasmussen (chief operating officer of Intermarine), Capt. Joachim Zeppenfeld (managing director of Intermarine Bulk Carriers) and Jan-Philipp Rauno (manging director of Intermarine Bulk Carriers).
Martin Harren said: “As the SAL-Intermarine Group, we always want to offer our customers the highest quality and the widest possible range of services. As such, our clients also benefit from SAL’s fleet expansion of five new Orca vessels and the expansion of multipurpose and bulk tonnage at Intermarine. Our vessels are consistently present in all relevant heavy lift and multipurpose markets around the globe, which is important for our international customers. The absolute fleet size isn’t really critical. After all, everything in life is relative. What matters most, however, is our ability to offer our customers maximum flexibility. Because flexibility is particularly noticeable when it’s not available.”
Laurens Govers, director chartering and projects at the JSI Alliance, of which Intermarine recently joined, added: “The fact that Intermarine is making such dynamic progress as part of the alliance is good for all partners. After all, the technologically complex vessels also need access to the multipurpose markets. Strong partners are the basis for a strong JSI Alliance.”
