Our ships are primarily engaged in the North European markets. The majority of the vessels are employed in the transportation of vegetable oils, fats, molasses, waxes, fertilisers and other FOSFA acceptable products. Two sister ships of our fleet m/t Orateca and m/t Orakota are further more dedicated as life time food-grade carriers and adheres to the most stringent requirements in the food industry. Large tankers with capacities of up to 50,000 tons enter Rotterdam with palm oil products from the Far East, and our vessels distribute this oil to factories and consumers in Northern Europe.

 

Another segment is the cpp trade (clean petroleum products), where M.H. Simonsen have designed and built a tanker specifically to supply the villages around the coast of Greenland – m/t Orasila. The m/t Orasila is permanently stationed in Greenland and is trading 12 months a year occasionally under extreme weather conditions.

 

Furthermore M.H. Simonsen offers their service to the chemical industry. The typical products we are carrying are ethanol, butanol, glycols and other easy chemicals used for a variety of purposes within the industry. This segment is to be further developed in the future. It is also our aim to maintain and to further strengthen our position as a market leader within the transportation of vegetable oils in our designated market areas by continuously adapting to market demands, international rules and regulations.

 

Since 1998, the office of Rederiet M.H. Simonsen residens in the old mansion ‘Villa Svea’ by Svendborgsund. Villa Svea required a year of renovation before moving in was possible, and the mansion is today regarded as one of the most beautiful houses in Svendborg. 

 

Niels Simonsen, Martin’s father, owned two pearboats, »Mary« and »Håbet«, begin 1900s.