Shipping pool

A shipping pool is a group of similar merchant vessels that are grouped together for administrative purposes. Their earnings are pooled and distributed to the vessel owners according to a prearranged agreement.^[1]^[2]

Shipping pools

A/S Bulkhandling (established during the 1960s)^[3]
NOROBO (established 1984)^[4]
NPC/Norwegian Pipecarriers (established 1989)^[5]

Shipping pools in various ship types

Shipping pools are very popular among tanker vessels but not so much in dry bulk vessels. ^[6]

References

↑ Packard, W. V. (1995). Shipping Pools. London: Lloyd’s of London Press.
↑ "Shipping pools: a competition law perspective – sink or swim?"
↑ "Torvald Klaveness", Norsk biografisk leksikon
↑ "Rederier med ny samseilingspool", Aftenposten Morgen 10.09.1985 p. 42
↑ "1989", Farstad shipping
↑ Mahmud, Ashraf (2023). "Evaluating the efficacy of shipping pools: an empirical analysis of tanker and dry bulk segments". World Maritime University. Retrieved 2025-11-12.

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[1] Packard, W. V. (1995). Shipping Pools. London: Lloyd’s of London Press.

[2] "Shipping pools: a competition law perspective – sink or swim?"

[3] "Torvald Klaveness", Norsk biografisk leksikon

[4] "Rederier med ny samseilingspool", Aftenposten Morgen 10.09.1985 p. 42

[5] "1989", Farstad shipping

[6] Mahmud, Ashraf (2023). "Evaluating the efficacy of shipping pools: an empirical analysis of tanker and dry bulk segments". World Maritime University. Retrieved 2025-11-12.

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