AEC discharges soya bean meal at Buenaventura, Colombia

AEC’s time chartered vessel MV Orient Target 33,755 dwat built 2009 discharges cargo of soya bean meal at Buenaventura, Colombia.

Discharging by shore grabs to hoppers alongside into trucks waiting.

Also discharging by suction tower directly unto shore.

MV CS Sarafina reaching discharging berth

MV CS Sarafina – 37,693 mts DWAT – Built 2014 – Bahamas Flag

MV CS Sarafina was chartered for AEC’s grain program. The vessel’s Head Owners are fellow Bahamian Shipowner Messrs Campbell Shipping.

The vessel entered port on an amazingly beautiful and completely calm Brazilian night.

A bit of everything !

AEC’s period charter vessel MV Lila II, a 34,604 dwat built 2012, went to sea with what can be defined as ‘a bit of everything’ onboard.

Hold No. 1 is loaded with practically everything
Hold No. 2 being loaded with coated and bare steel pipes
Lashing of coated steel pipes in Hold No. 3

Hold No. 4 had a variety of steel pipes plus boxes
A good mix in Hold No. 5
and finally the Hatch Covers we also utilized

Permission for ‘sail-by’ !

MV AEC Diligence passing Helsingoer, Denmark

During the week 20th to 24th of May, Copenhagen host one of the largest shipping events in Europe. ‘Befragterklubben’ dinner on Friday the 24th of May is the main event. However, the world’s shipping professionals gather during the week for meetings and many private events.

Jesper Lollegaard, AEC’s Chartering Manager in London, was early on the spot with his camera capturing MV AEC Diligence entering the ‘The Sound’ at Helsingoer heading towards Copenhagen and thereafter the Baltic.

‘A good way to start the week’, says Mr. Lollesgaard and continues, ‘We are active and open for business. MV AEC Diligence illustrate well AEC’s profile consisting of quality, flexibility, agility and professionalism’.

MV AEC Diligence, a 32,258 dwt Japanese built (quality), open hatch, box-shaped, logger (flexibility and agility), is on her way to load a full cargo of timber.

AEC adds yet another Coal Customer

CMV Berge Snowdon entering Imbituba, Brazil

The chartered MV Berge Snowdon, 37,790 dwat Bulk Carrier built 2015 carried yet another coal load into Brazil serving a new Client and Charterer.

The vessel carried about 36,300 mts of bulk coal.

‘Yet another smooth operation and this time with a new client’ says Andre Spernega, Chartering Manager at AEC. ‘We where also pleased to open the door to the well respected Ship Owner ‘Berge Bulk’, whom we chartered the vessel from’.

Berthing operation at the discharging port in progress
The vessel arrived loaded to the absolute max


Logs at Tauranga, New Zealand

AEC’s period vessel, MV Alpha Bulker 32,741 Dwat Logger loaded a full cargo of logs in Tauranga.

AEC extend long term period vessel

AEC extended the period vessel MV Ciara Enterprise. The vessel is 33,428Dwat open hatch box shaped built in Shin Kurushima, Japan. ‘We are pleased to continue our good relationship with this Head Owner’ says CEO Lars-Peter Madsen. ‘The vessel is a perfect fit and match for our fleet’.

Sunflower Pellets to China

The well maintained MV AEC Belief loading Sunflower Pellets

29,047 mts of Sunflower Pellets were loaded in Nikolayev, Ukraine for Southern China. The vessel proceeded via Bosporus Straight and via the Suez Canal. After the Red Sea Passage, Security Guards boards the vessel to ensure a safe passage through the Gulf of Aden towards Singapore. The vessel is bunkered with heavy fuel (IFO) and light fuel (LSMGO) at Singapore and from there proceeds to the discharging ports in Southern China.

Well maintained cargo holds.

Merry Christmas from the AEC Team !

We wish our Clients and their families a Merry Christmas.
The AEC Team

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