January 08 2010

Carisbrooke Shipping

In 2009 the UKSR increased by 1.6m GT.  One company that has significantly contributed to this growth is Carisbrooke Shipping Ltd who registered five new-build general cargo ships with the UK Flag.  

They are a privately owned shipping company based in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight.  The company has evolved over time into a worldwide shipping operation from relatively modest origins and is now one of the UKSR's largest customers.  In total Carisbrooke Shipping Ltd now have 28 ships (all general cargo) on the UK Flag with a total of almost 157,500 GT and an average age of 2 years.

Carisbrooke have been modernising their fleet in recent years.  Further complementing this modernisation, they have a new building order book which will add a further 12 units until the year 2010 from shipyards in Spain, China and Japan.  As part of this modernisation of their fleet a further five new builds are due to be completed for UK registration early in 2010.

Various trades between North Europe-UK to the Mediterranean and Black Sea and vice-versa are serviced by Carisbrooke with a significant presence in the Americas, Caribs, West Africa and Far East.  They carry multiple commodities but principally grain, fertilizers, coal and steels. The vessels operating share a multi-purpose open-hatch and box-shaped hold commonality enabling them to carry various types of cargoes including containers, palletised cargo, forest products and project cargoes such as pipes, wind mill blades and leisure yachts.

Martyn Turek, MCA Customer Service Manager for Carisbrooke Shipping said:

“The expansion of the Carisbrooke fleet requires closer attention to both the implementation of its Safety Management System (SMS) as well as the recruitment of additional personnel.  To accommodate the increase of their fleet the company structure has been revised to ensure that the monitoring and control of its vessels is maintained to a high standard.  The results of ongoing statutory audits with Carisbrooke as well as inspections of its vessels indicate that the growth of the company is being well managed.”

Klazina C