Shipping
The shipping business was initially established 1978 in Norway by Mr. Jann K. Lindberg, and was incorporated as a limited company as of 1981. Shipping has been the main activities during first two decades, with global operation as owner and operators of ships for passengers; dry cargo; oil; as well as offshore oil service vessels.
Energy
Operation expanded into the energy business as of mid 1990s, initially by marine operation of mega floating power generating plants. As of early 2000, the shipping activity was gradually sold out and the operation was further expanded within the energy sector and into oil exploration offshore, as co- founders of one oil company and two seismic survey companies, – all became public listed.
Investment
As of 2010, the JKL Companies operation has mainly been comprising of industrial and financial investments; real estate development; and co-founding of new business ventures, and as of 2016 the investments are specifically target developments within the marine fishing industry, and subsidiary special purpose companies are established.
Historic Highlights
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1978
Built 4 push barges and tug for log carrying service in Norway
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1981
Acquires main shareholding of passenger ship operation in Norway
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1982
Container feeder service North Europe
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1983
Offshore support vessels, seabed mapping in Red Sea
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1984
Offshore support vessels, pipeline inspection offshore Brazil
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1985
Established passenger ferry service, Gibraltar to Morocco
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1986
Established shipbroking service out of Norway
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1987
Gibline Ltd nominated Gibraltar national passenger carrier
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1991
Established S/P shipbroking operation in Bangkok targeting Asian shipping
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1992
Established West Africa container feeder service out of Duala, Cameroon
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1995
Joint venture with Atlantic Seaboard Industries Inc, Canada for development of energy projects
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1997
Appointed operator of container liner; Europe-Australia
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2001
Sold out last ships owned
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2002
Co-founding offshore seismic survey company Scan Geophysical ASA
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2005
- Instrumented restructuring of oil tanker company GNMTC, Libya
- Co-founding oil exploration & production company Bridge Energy AS -
2007
Co-founding seismic survey company MultiClient Geophysical ASA
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2008
Brokering newbuilding series of heavy lift ships in P.R. China
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2010
- Shipbroking operation terminated and transferred to ex-employees
- Investments became main operation
