Kaalbye Group
Kaalbye Shipping International Ltd or Kaalbye Group is a Ukrainian shipping company which is mostly involved in the transport of military equipment.
History
The company is headquartered in Odesa, Ukraine but officially registered in the British Virgin Islands. They have branches in other countries such as Belize and work in commercial, chartering and technical management of cargo fleet.In May 1998, they obtained a Safety Management Certificate which permitted them to run passenger ships in compliance with the requirements of the International Safety Management Code. Annually Kaalbye Shipping transports more than 800,000 tonnes of cargo. In 2000 they purchased the MS Shota Rustaveli, built in 1968.
List of ships
- 215613 – OCEAN FORCE Barge Carrier1983 Belize
- 9111216 – OCEAN VOYAGER General Cargo Ship1 St Vincent and Grenadines
- 9117753 – LS AIZENSHTAT Container Ship St Vincent and Grenadines
- 9179842 – OCEAN ENERGY Ro-Ro Cargo Ship Liberia
- 9179854 – OCEAN POWER Ro-Ro Cargo Ship Liberia
- 9512422 – OCEAN WINNER General Cargo Ship Liberia
- 9512434 – OCEAN FORTUNE General Cargo Ship Liberia
Operations
2008 MV Faina incident
On September 25, 2008, a ship named the MV Faina, heading to Mombasa in Kenya with T-72 tanks and other small arms and ammunition, was captured by Somali pirates. A ransom of $3.2 million was paid for the ship's release. Some sources have reported Kaalbye as the owning and operating company of the ship,though a call to the company could not confirm ownership.