Shipping pool

A shipping pool is a group of similar merchant vessels that are grouped together for administrative purposes. Their earnings are pooled and distributed to the vessel owners according to a prearranged agreement.^[1]^[2]

Shipping pools[edit]

A/S Bulkhandling (established during the 1960s)^[3]
NOROBO (established 1984)^[4]
NPC/Norwegian Pipecarriers (established 1989)^[5]

Shipping pools in various ship types[edit]

Shipping pools are very popular among tanker vessels but not so much in dry bulk vessels. ^[6]

References[edit]

^ Packard, W. V. (1995). Shipping Pools. London: Lloyd’s of London Press.
^ "Shipping pools: a competition law perspective – sink or swim?"
^ "Torvald Klaveness", Norsk biografisk leksikon
^ "Rederier med ny samseilingspool", Aftenposten Morgen 10.09.1985 p. 42
^ "1989", Farstad shipping
^ [https://commons.wmu.se/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3307&context=all_dissertations "Evaluating the efficacy of shipping pools : an empirical analysis of tanker and dry bulk segments"], by Ashraf Mahmud, 2023

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[1] Packard, W. V. (1995). Shipping Pools. London: Lloyd’s of London Press.

[2] "Shipping pools: a competition law perspective – sink or swim?"

[3] "Torvald Klaveness", Norsk biografisk leksikon

[4] "Rederier med ny samseilingspool", Aftenposten Morgen 10.09.1985 p. 42

[5] "1989", Farstad shipping

[6] [https://commons.wmu.se/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3307&context=all_dissertations "Evaluating the efficacy of shipping pools : an empirical analysis of tanker and dry bulk segments"], by Ashraf Mahmud, 2023

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