MBI AS Norway

MBI - established 1964 - played an active role as investor in the maritime industry for twodecenniums for the larger Norwegian tanker ship owning groups.MBI was acquired in 1984 by Tom Naess who had worked as ship-, commodity- andmaritime consultant with Oslo based R S Platou AS, Fearnleys AS and Bassoe Commodities.In the period 1978 to 1985 MBI coordinated the purchase and import of 12 million tons ofbulk cement to Saudi Arabia on behalf National Cement Company. MBI designed, builtand operated a 42,000 dwat floating storage/transit terminal with selfunloading and baggingequipment. All cement procurement was on FOB terms. The sea transport was performed byMBI acquired gearless bulk carriers solely for this trade of cement in bulk.1984 MBI initiated and administered UNIBULK a charter operating partnership (bulk pool)between John Fredriksen, Oslo; Salén AB, Stockholm and A.F. Klaveness, Oslo.1984/1988 MBI was exclusive chartering agent and consultant for INTER-MARITIMEGROUP, Geneva for its oil tanker operations and lifting crude to its refinery in Antwerp.1986/1988 MBI entered a close working relationship with ship owner group Teekay Shipping.1988/1997 MBI had chartering and S&P business with two Vietnamese shipping companies.1989: MBI contracted two 1240 TEU container ships in Poland for own account.1990/1992 MBI represented Fearnleys, Oslo as its Vice President in an internationalisationprogram directed at South Africa and South East Asia.Do to the 2000 word limit this is as much company details afforded . For further details please contact me