Green Reefers

What Green Reefers does

Green Management Sp. z o.o., doing business as Green Reefers, is a privately held ship management company headquartered in Gdynia, Poland. It provides part- or full-ship management services to vessel owners, covering two distinct fleet categories: reefer vessels that transport cold and frozen cargoes (fish, fruit, vegetables, meat) and bulk carriers that move minerals, chemicals, grains, break bulk, project cargo and oversized cargo. Main trading areas span the Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the Baltic region, while crew sourcing is anchored by recruiting bases in Kaliningrad and Gdynia with additional representations in the Philippines, the Baltic States, Yalta and Odessa.

The service offering is structured around three modules. Technical management covers dedicated maintenance, preventive maintenance systems, dry dockings, statutory and class certification, insurance placement, lay-up care and IT/communications. Crew management covers recruiting, training, medical screening, rotation, wages, performance evaluation, insurance placement and victualling. Ship management bundles these capabilities under either part- or full-management contracts, leveraging a senior team described as ex-mariner Fleet, Ship and Marine Managers. The technology base is conventional: preventive maintenance systems, condition reporting via satellite and terrestrial communications, and crew management systems — with no disclosed AI/ML, API, or integration surface.

Revenue is generated through professional services (ship management fees) and managed services (vessel operations). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is customized to vessel type, management scope, and client requirements. The firm's enterprise customers include Oslo Bulk (bulk commodities) and Greensea (reefer cargo), both of which are also listed as investors, alongside Caiano and Dalaro, indicating a tightly interlocked B2B ecosystem rather than a diversified customer base.

Name

Green Reefers

Legal name

Green Management Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://green.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Green Management Sp. z o.o. (Green Reefers) is a Gdynia, Poland-based ship management firm providing part- or full-management services, crew management, and technical management for a combined fleet of bulk and reefer vessels owned by enterprise shipping customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Ship Management

SIC

Water Transportation (4400), Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412)

akta.pro primary industry

Reefer & Specialized Temperature-Controlled Vessel Operators (TLADABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Refrigerated Ocean Shipping (Reefer Containers & Specialized Reefer Vessels) (TLADAHAD)

Keywords

• Ship management services
• Reefer vessel operations
• Bulk carrier services
• Cold chain shipping
• Maritime crew management

Headquarters

HQ city

Gdynia

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ship Management Services: Provides part- or full-ship management services focusing on sound shipping practices. Services include technical management, crew management, and maintenance for bulk and reefer vessels
2. Vessel Transportation Services: Operating specialized reefer vessels that transport cold and frozen cargoes including fish, fruit, vegetables and meat worldwide

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Green Reefers provides part- or full-ship management services for bulk and reefer vessels from its headquarters in Gdynia, Poland, covering crew management, technical management, preventive maintenance, statutory and class certification, dry-dockings, and insurance placement. The company also operates a fleet of specialized reefer vessels that transport cold and frozen cargoes (fish, fruit, vegetables, meat) worldwide, alongside bulk carriers handling minerals, chemicals, grains, break bulk, project cargo, and oversized cargo.

Product overview

Green Reefers operates as a maritime ship management company offering specialized services for two distinct vessel fleets: Reefer Vessels and Bulk Vessels. The Reefer Vessels fleet transports temperature-controlled cargo (fish, fruit, vegetables, meat) worldwide with primary trade routes in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Gulf of Mexico, and Baltic regions. The Bulk Vessels fleet handles minerals, chemicals, grains, break bulk, project cargo, and oversized cargo. These vessel operations are supported by two key service modules: Crew Management (covering recruitment, training, rotation, wages, and insurance) and Technical Management (covering vessel maintenance, repairs, dry dockings, and compliance). The company also offers comprehensive Ship Management Services providing part or full management solutions from their Gdynia, Poland headquarters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Penguin Class Vessels: Reefer vessel class including Green Crystal and Green Austevoll

Products and services

• Reefer Vessels Specialized reefer vessels for transporting cold and frozen cargoes including fish, fruit, vegetables, and meat, with operations spanning worldwide trade and main routes across the Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Baltic region.
• Bulk Vessels Fleet of bulk carriers handling various commodities including minerals, chemicals, grains, break bulk, project cargo, and oversized cargo, with comprehensive transportation and logistics management.
• Crew Management End-to-end crew management covering sourcing compatible crew, preparation, training, medical screening, rotation plans, traveling, wages, performance evaluation, insurance placement, and victualling, with recruiting bases in Kaliningrad and Gdynia and representations in the Philippines, Baltic States, Yalta, and Odessa.
• Technical Management Technical management of vessel machinery including operating budgets with monthly reporting, statutory and class certification, preventive maintenance, supply of stores and consumables, lubricating oils, repairs, dry dockings, insurance placement and claims, lay-up care, technical reporting, and IT/communication services.
• Ship Management Services Part- or full-management services for bulk and reefer vessels provided from the Gdynia office at the heart of Polish maritime activity, with quality crew and competent technical administration as core contributors to service delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Standard of budget adherence at no cost to fleet condition or service performance

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Columbia Shipmanagement: Large independent ship manager with global crew and technical management capabilities. Comparable service offering to Green Reefers across crew recruitment, technical management, and full vessel management.
• Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM): Major third-party ship manager providing crew, technical, and commercial management globally. Overlaps with Green Reefers' ship management offering, but operates a much larger and more diversified fleet.
• Thome Group: International ship management group offering full technical, crew, and commercial management. Direct competitor to Green Reefers in third-party ship management, with broader vessel-type and geographic coverage.
• V.Ships (V.Group): World's largest independent ship management group, offering technical, crew, and full management services across many vessel types. Comparable to Green Reefers' ship management business, though at vastly greater scale and with much broader vessel-type coverage.
• Wilhelmsen Ship Management: Part of the Wilhelmsen group, providing ship management services globally. Comparable to Green Reefers as a third-party manager with technical and crew capabilities across multiple vessel types.
• Anglo-Eastern Univan Group: One of the world's largest independent ship managers with strong Asian crew-sourcing networks. Direct peer to Green Reefers' technical and crew management business, with substantially larger scale.
• OSM Maritime Group: Norway-headquartered ship management company providing technical and crew management across multiple vessel segments. Directly comparable to Green Reefers' ship management model, with similar European/Nordic maritime-cluster roots.
• Wallem Group: Hong Kong-headquartered ship manager with global ship management and crewing services. Overlaps with Green Reefers in full-spectrum ship management for bulk and reefer vessel owners.

Direct peers

• Cool Carriers: A specialist operator of refrigerated vessels for perishable cargoes. Direct competitor to Green Reefers in the specialized reefer tonnage niche, serving similar cargoes (fish, fruit, meat) on similar global trade lanes.
• Star Bulk Carriers: Global dry bulk shipowner-operator that absorbed the former Star Reefers business. Comparable to Green Reefers' bulk fleet operations and historically to its reefer operations, with public-market scale and similar commodity-exposure profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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