About G2 Ocean
G2 Ocean is a joint venture of two of the world’s largest open hatch shipowning companies; Gearbulk and Grieg Star.
Since the launch in 2017, G2 Ocean has become the largest deep-sea breakbulk carrier in the world. The company also operates a substantial fleet of conventional bulk vessels. Including chartered vessels, G2 Ocean operates approximately 130 vessels; the world’s largest fleet of open hatch gantry crane and jib crane vessels with box-shaped holds to maximise stowage and minimise cargo handling.
G2 Ocean makes more than 4000 port calls in more than 70 countries each year. The main commodities transported on our tailor-made vessels are wood pulp and other forest products, aluminium, steels, granite, and industrial minerals. Project cargo is also an expanding business area of G2 Ocean. Our open hatch vessels are ideal for transporting windmills, yachts, and other project cargos.
Offering sustainable shipping solutions to our customers is at the core of G2 Ocean’s business. We have over 380 employees working continuously to make sure the cargo is efficiently and safely transported to its destination. With high passion and expertise, we manage to deliver efficient, flexible, reliable, innovative and high-quality services to customers worldwide.
Annual Report
2018 was the first year G2 Ocean had 12 months’ operations. The year ended with a gross revenue of USD 1,305.5 million.
G2 Ocean’s gross revenue in 2018 was USD 1,305.5 million whereof the Open Hatch segment contributed with USD 1,180.4 million and USD 125.1 million came from the Conventional Bulk segment.
Gearbulk was founded in 1968 by Kristian Gerhard Jebsen and three partners. The company has specialised in cargo that requires special handling and stowage such as pulp, aluminium, orange juice or granite. The expertise extends to conventional bulk.
Grieg Star is part of the privately owned Grieg Group, established in 1884. Since the beginning in 1961, Grieg Star has taken part in the fast-growing worldwide trade in wood pulp and paper. The company specializes in Open Hatch and conventional bulk carriers.
Board of Directors
Kristian Jebsen
Hans Petter Aas
Elisabeth Grieg
Hans Olav Lindal
Camilla Marianne Grieg
Corporate Management Team
Rune Birkeland
Chief Executive Officer
Rune joined G2 Ocean from the position of CEO of Grieg Star Shipping. He is educated at the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy and the Norwegian School of Business Administration and Economics. Rune joined the Grieg Group as CEO of Grieg Logistics in 2005.
Arthur English
Chief Commercial Officer
Arthur was Managing Director at Gearbulk Shipping Singapore Pte Ltd before he joined G2 Ocean. He has an MBA from University of Nottingham, and has worked in different positions within Gearbulk since 1994.
Agnethe Brekke
Chief Finance Officer
Agnethe worked as Regional Finance Manager in DOF Subsea before she joined G2 Ocean in January 2018. She holds a Master’s degree in Accounting and Auditing from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and is State Authorised Public Accountant (CPA). She has previously worked as Vice President Financial Control and Group Accounting Manager in Odfjell Drilling and as auditor in PwC.
Cecilie Koch Hatlebrekke
Director Legal and Compliance
Cecilie joined G2 Ocean from the position as Senior Lawyer at law firm Wikborg Rein. She has a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Bergen, and has added courses in international commercial law and EU law from Université Paris Nanterre. Cecilie is a Member of the Board of Directors at WISTA Norway.
Martha Lehmann-Røed
Director Organisational Development
Martha joined G2 Ocean May 2018 from a position within leadership and organisational development at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). She is a Cand.Polit. in Organisational Psychology from The Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Martha has also worked as an independent consultant within organisational development, management training and performance management
Leif Arne Strømmen
Vice President Innovation / Project Cargo
Leif Arne joined G2 Ocean in August 2018. He came from the position as Global Head Project-, Oil & Gas and Marine Logistics for the Kuehne-Nagel Group. Leif Arne has a Master of Management, Logistics, from the Norwegian Business School (BI). Previous positions include Director Oil & Gas in Kuehne-Nagel Norway, and Director in the Nor-Cargo Group.
Kristin Helen Andersen
Vice President IT
Kristin joined G2 Ocean in January 2019 and is the Vice President IT in UnITy, a joint IT department established by G2 Ocean, Gear-bulk and Grieg Star. She has 15 years of working experience in technology driven management and has functioned both as Head of IT and Head of Business Development. Kristin has worked with digital strategy and IT transformation projects in business sectors ranging from Consulting to Transportation. She has a Cand.Polit. in Information Science from the University of Bergen and holds a Certificate in Human Resource Management from Queensland University of Technology.
Commercial Management Team
Arthur English
Chief Commercial Officer
Arthur was Managing Director at Gearbulk Shipping Singapore Pte Ltd before he joined G2 Ocean. He has an MBA from University of Nottingham, and has worked in different positions within Gearbulk since 1994.
Carla Pontes
Vice President South America
Carla worked as Commercial Director, Atlantic at Gearbulk before joining G2 Ocean. She has an MBA from Universidade Federal de São Paulo, and worked mainly within the pulp and paper business before joining Gearbulk in 2011.
Simon Baker
Vice President Pacific
Simon worked as Head of Commercial – Pacific at Gearbulk Shipping Singapore until he joined G2 Ocean. He has a BSc in Maritime Studies from Southampton Solent University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. He joined Gearbulk in 2007.
Annette Thuen Hansen
Vice President Europe and North America
Annette came from the position as Vice President Atlantic incl South America at Grieg Star. She is a Master of Business from Nord University, and started in Grieg Star in 1998.
Petter Mowinckel
Vice President Bulk
Petter joined G2 Ocean from the position as Executive Vice President at Grieg Star Bulk. He has a degree in marketing and economy from OMS Business School, and joined the Grieg Group as a Shipbroker at Joachim Grieg & co in 1997 and later as a Director.
Phil Curran
Vice President Operations
Phil has spent over twenty years in operations management with Gearbulk and G2 Ocean. Most of that time has been spent in the North and South America branch offices. Prior to working ashore he sailed as a deck officer and master on a wide variety of vessel types.
Leif Arne Strømmen
Vice President Innovation / Project Cargo
Leif Arne joined G2 Ocean in August 2018. He came from the position as Global Head Project-, Oil & Gas and Marine Logistics for the Kuehne-Nagel Group. Leif Arne has a Master of Management, Logistics, from the Norwegian Business School (BI). Previous positions include Director Oil & Gas in Kuehne-Nagel Norway and Director in the Nor-Cargo Group.