Westfal-Larsen

Skibsaktieselskapet Navigation Co Ltd
Industry Shipping
Founded 1905
Headquarters Bergen, Norway
Area served
 Global
Key people
 Rolf Westfal-Larsen, Hans Peder Westfal-Larsen, Rolf Westfal-Larsen Jr
Number of employees
 1,100 (2007)
Website www.wlco.no

Westfal-Larsen is a group of shipping companies based in Bergen, Norway, owning 20 open hatch ships and 12 chemical tankers.[1]

The group's main activities also include investment as well as ship technical and commercial management. Among the subsidiaries are Masterbulk which owns and manages the fleet of open-hatch ships, and its wholly owned subsidiary Westfal-Larsen Shipping AS commercial management. The main company in the group is Skibsaktieselskapet Navigation Co Ltd while most of the shipping activities is performed by Westfal-Larsen & Co. AS. The group was founded by Hans Westfal-Larsen in 1905.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Audun Grimstad. "Westfal-Larsen & Co. AS". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ Audun Grimstad. "Hans Westfal-Larsen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Westfal-Larsen History" (PDF). Westfal-Larsen Group. Retrieved August 1, 2017.


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