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Vattenfall and North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers have signed a framework agreement


Vattenfall and North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers have signed a framework agreement for the provision of various Shipbroker services for Vattenfall´s offshore wind farms. The primary purpose of the framework agreement is to meet the high demands on vessels for Vattenfall´s offshore wind farm projects and to provide Vattenfall with services in offshore contractor sourcing.

With a long-term framework agreement North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers will become main partner to provide shipbroker and contractor market services for Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms. Both companies agree that this is an important step in the right direction for a more efficient and cost reducing offshore wind market.

Anders Helsinghoff Fjord, North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers:” This Framework Agreement will further help North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers enhance its position as a market leader in supplying professional shipbroker services to the offshore wind sector. Offshore wind energy has huge potential and I am pleased to be awarded this contract with a such an important and successful company as Vattenfall. We look forward to assist Vattenfall with their projects and in further increase their aim to successfully develop, construct and operate offshore wind farms.

Vattenfall: “After a long tender process we are happy to award North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers with this framework agreement. We are sure North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers will help Vattenfall to have the most suitable vessels working on the Vattenfall´s wind farm projects and also support Vattenfall´s strategy for reducing the cost of electricity from offshore wind farms”.

About North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers;

The company was founded in 1976 and has since then developed from a smaller Sale & Purchase shipbroker house supporting the fishing industry, into one of the leading shipbroker houses supporting all maritime industries. The company entered the offshore renewables market in 2007 and have made a strong footprint and is one of the leading offshore renewables shipbrokers. In January 2018, RG Hagland Shipbrokers of Haugesund, Norway, acquired 49% of the company as it changed name to North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers ApS. The two companies have combined their shipbroking activities towards the renewables market. North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers entered into agreements whereby North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers acquires the majority of the shares in NSH-Shipbrokers in Hamburg. NSH-Shipbrokers was renamed to North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers GmbH. The 3 combined organizations will be well positioned to provide a broader range of integrated services and solutions to the industry worldwide.