Western Bulk: We don't have any real competitors

Norwegian dry bulk carrier Western Bulk feels entirely different than its competitors, as the carrier is not weighed down by tonnage. Instead, the company describes itself as asset light.

BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT

Western Bulk has big plans for the future and the carrier received fresh capital in 2013 when it performed an IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The plans can be realized because the carrier has a strategy aimed at being asset light, according to the company's own convictions, CEO Jens Ismar tells ShippingWatch.

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