History
Berge Rederi AS was founded in 1997 by Anne Gunn, Oddvar and Magne Berge. The founders come from families with long shipping traditions.
MV Selvaagsund
1. januar 1948

Cargo vessel owned by Magne’s and Øivind’sgrandfather. Bought in 1948 and sold in 1976. The cargo was timber to the northern Norway and fish southbound.
Read moreMV Åsøy
1. januar 1980
MV Åsøy was 550 dwt and 41 m long. MV Åsøy traded the Norwegian coast with timber and general cargoes. This ship was owned by Oddvar Berge AS (AS is equivalent to Ltd.). Oddvar Berge is the father of Magne and Øivind Berge. The ship was named after their mother…
Read moreMV OptiMar (1997-1999)
14. juni 1997

Magne Berge Fraktebåtrederi AS, the first name of Berge Rederi AS, bought MV Nordvik” in 1997 and renamed it MV OptiMar. MV OptiMar was 45 m long and loaded 360 t fishfodder, on a good day. MV OptiMar was hired in by “BioMar AS” and loaded two time pr week…
Read moreMV OptiMar (tbn MV DanaNor) (1999-2007)
14. juni 1999

MV Eva Merethe was bought in 1999. The vessel was 800 dwt, 54 m long and a capacity of 650 t fishfodder. The vessel was at the takeover renamed to MV OptiMar. MV OptiMar continued in the same trade as the first OptiMar until 2003. The vessel was in 2003…
Read moreMV Sletringen (2000-2005)
1. januar 2000

Sletringen Bulk AS was founded in 2000. The vessel MV Mina Mare was bought from Spanish owners and renamed to MV Sletringen. MV Sletringen was 2889 dwt, 63 m long and fitted with an excavator. Sletringen Bulk AS was owned by Magne, Oddvar and Øivind Berge, Frøyfisk AS and Tor Arnar…
Read moreSletringen Bulk AS and Berge Rederi AS – One company
1. januar 2007
In 2007 Sletringen Bulk AS and Berge Rederi AS was merged into one company. The current owners of Berge Rederi AS are: • Knarrlagsund Holding AS, owned by Magne and Anne Gunn Berge. • Øivind Berge Holding AS owned by Øivind and Monica Berge. • Frøya Skipsinvest AS owned by…
Read moreMV OptiMar (2013-2018)
1. januar 2013

Taken over from Sparebank 1 NordVest Dec 2012 at Kvernhusvika Shipyard. Rebuilt to a selfdischarger Jan-June 2013. 23 Dec 2017 grounded at Braken (Hustadvika NW Norway) heavily damaged. Delivered for scrapping 19 July 2018.
Read moreKjervaagsund (2018-)
16. februar 2018

Taken over in Tallinn 16. Feb 2018 from German owners, rebuilt to a Selfdischarger Aug 2018
Read moreKya (2018-)
26. juni 2018

Taken over in Delfzijl 26 June 2018 from Dutch owners, rebuilt to a selfdischarger Aug and Sept 2018.
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