Golden Ocean Group

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Golden Ocean Group Limited
Type Publicly traded limited company
Traded as OSE: GOGL
Industry Shipping
Founded 2004
Headquarters Hamilton, Bermuda
Key people John Fredriksen (Chairman and CEO)
Products Dry bulk shipping
Revenue US $384.9 million (2010)[1]
Operating income US $127.4 million (2010)[1]
Profit US $111.1 million (2010)[1]
Total assets US $1.227 billion (end 2010)[1]
Total equity US $574.5 million (end 2010)[1]
Employees 14 (end 2010)[1]
Website www.goldenocean.no

Golden Ocean Group is a Bermuda registered, Norway based dry bulk shipping company. The company was created as a demerged part of Frontline in 2004 and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. 40.3% of the company is indirectly owned by John Fredriksen, through Hemen Holding.

The fleet consists of 24 owned vessels (20 under construction), 22 chartered vessels (7 with purchase options), 7 bare boat vessels (all with purchase options), 10 vessels under commercial management (8 ore-bulk-oil carrier, two capesizes under construction) and 9 sold up on yard delivery. 16 of these are capesize while 56 are panamax, of which 1 capesize and 8 panamaxes are sold when delivered from yard.

Management of the fleet is carried out by the Norwegian company Golden Ocean Group Management AS led by Herman Billung (from Klaveness 2005).

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2010". Golden Ocean Group. http://hugin.info/135378/R/1510787/445947.pdf. Retrieved 5 May 2011. 

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