Post by Torvald Klaveness

🗞️ 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟲–𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟲: 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 (New article: https://lnkd.in/d9az7huN) In 2026, Klaveness turns 80 and in part 4 of our 8-part series marking the decades, we enter an era where the earlier advantages carved out are becoming harder to sustain. By the late 1970's, competitors were closing in, improvements in port infrastructure reduced the value of some specialized handling solutions, and lower-cost operators entered markets that Klaveness had helped to shape. At the same times, cost pressures were increasing and the challenge shifted from creating trades, to staying ahead in them. 🔍 To seek new ways of staying ahead, the company once again turned to innovation, and work began on a new concept combining cargo types in a single trading pattern, laying the foundation for the PROBO. 🔗 Read the full story via the link above or visit klaveness.com. #Klaveness80 #ImprovingTheNatureOfShipping #TradingEfficiency Image: MV Banak (ex. Havprins), a 124 000 DWT OBO-carrier built in 1975 and ownership taken by Klaveness in 1986.