Belships

Belships is a private bulk carrier operator and ship management company with head offices in Oslo, Norway and a management subsidiary in Singapore. Belships manages a fleet of 42 ultramax bulk carriers, of which 10 are yet due for delivery as of August 2025. Christen Smith founded the company in 1918 as Skibsaktieselskabet Christen Smiths Rederi, a pioneering heavy lift specialist.

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Belships is a private bulk carrier operator and ship management company with head offices in Oslo, Norway and a management subsidiary in Singapore. Belships manages a fleet of 42 ultramax bulk carriers, of which 10 are yet due for delivery as of August 2025. Christen Smith founded the company in 1918 as Skibsaktieselskabet Christen Smiths Rederi, a pioneering heavy lift specialist.

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