Boomsma Shipping

What Boomsma Shipping does

Boomsma Shipping is a family-owned Dutch maritime operator headquartered in Sneek, Friesland, that has run multi-purpose dry cargo vessels since 1968. The company owns and operates a fleet of ten box-shaped vessels ranging from approximately 2,300 DWT to 8,500 DWT — most recently refreshed by the 2021 addition of the 8,200 DWT Frisian Octa and the 2026 newbuild Frisian Future — trading primarily within the Atlantic basin, including the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Baltic regions. Technical differentiators include pontoon-type hatch covers, grain bulkheads for cargo segmentation, ventilation systems, and VentiFoils technology for improved vessel performance; most vessels carry Lloyd's Register classification with ice-class designations.

The business operates two intertwined revenue streams. The primary stream is time and voyage chartering of the own fleet for dry cargo, breakbulk, and project shipments, with commercial management delegated to sister company NewTide in Rotterdam (established 2014). The secondary stream is third-party ship management — covering fleet, technical, crew, compliance, and financial management — marketed to other ship owners seeking full or partial outsourcing. Crew management is handled in-house through wholly-owned Boomsma Crewing BV, which sources multi-cultural seafarers via overseas agents and maritime education institutes.

Commercial operations are sales-led and relationship-driven: pricing and charter terms are not publicly disclosed, and inquiries are routed through direct email ([email protected]), phone, or website contact forms. The company maintains ISM, ISPS, MLC, IMO, ARBO, and IHM compliance certifications and emphasizes a 50+ year track record with several customer relationships exceeding 25 years. Ownership remains entirely with the founding Boomsma family (transitioned to the next generation in 2009), with no external institutional capital disclosed in the available data.

Name

Boomsma Shipping

Legal name

Boomsma shipping BV

Website

https://boomsmashipping.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Boomsma Shipping is a family-owned Dutch operator that runs a fleet of ten multi-purpose dry cargo vessels (2,300–8,500 DWT) and offers ship management services, serving commercial charterers and ship owners primarily across the Atlantic basin, Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Baltic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Shipping Services

NAICS

Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111), Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation (48311)

SIC

Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Dry Cargo Carriers (Capesize/Panamax/Supramax/Handysize) (TLADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Breakbulk & OOG Container Management (Flat Racks/Open Tops) (TLACAIAI), Heavy Lift / Breakbulk & RoRo Project Shipping (TLADAGAC)

Keywords

• Dry cargo shipping
• Vessel chartering
• Ship management
• Maritime transport
• Fleet management

Headquarters

HQ city

Sneek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Chartering Services: The company charters its multi-purpose dry cargo vessels to customers for transportation of goods. Commercial management is handled by sister company NewTide in Rotterdam, focusing on dry cargo, breakbulk, and project shipments primarily within the Atlantic basin.
2. Ship Management Services: Boomsma Shipping provides comprehensive ship management services including fleet management, technical management, crew management, compliance management, financial management, and project development for ship owners with full or partial ship management needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Boomsma Shipping operates a fleet of 10 box-shaped, multi-purpose dry cargo vessels (2,300-8,500 DWT) and offers chartering services for dry cargo, breakbulk, and project shipments primarily within the Atlantic basin, Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Baltic regions. The company also provides comprehensive ship management services including fleet, technical, crew, compliance, commercial, and financial management for vessel owners. Commercial management is handled by sister company NewTide in Rotterdam.

Product overview

Boomsma Shipping operates a fleet of 10 box-shaped, multi-purpose dry cargo vessels ranging from 2,300 DWT to 8,500 DWT. The company provides a comprehensive suite of shipping services including ship management, fleet management, technical management, crew management, compliance management, commercial management, financial management, and project development. The fleet operates primarily within the Atlantic basin including the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Baltic regions. The vessels (Frisian Future, Frisian Octa, Frisian River, Frisian Ino, Frisian Spring, Frisian Summer, Frisian Sea, Frisiana, Frisian Ocean, and Marfaam) are managed in cooperation with sister company New Tide in Rotterdam, which handles commercial management and chartering activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dry Cargo Transportation
• Ship Management
• Fleet Management
• Technical Management
• Crew Management
• Compliance Management
• Financial Management
• Project Development

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NewTidecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014NewTide in Rotterdam serves as the foundation for Boomsma Shipping's commercial expertise. Established in 2014, NewTide handles all chartering for Boomsma's vessels with focus on dry cargo, breakbulk and project shipments. NewTide provides clean logistical and shipping solutions for clients and conducts commercial management in close cooperation with Boomsma Shipping's fleet management.
• Boomsma Crewing BVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoomsma Crewing BV is the affiliated crew management company that manages all crews for Boomsma Shipping vessels. The crewing company specializes in selecting and scheduling experienced crew for dry cargo vessels, cooperating with selected agents abroad and education institutes.
• Classification Societies (Lloyd's Register)coreOthersVessels are classified with Lloyd's Register (LR) for classification society services. Most vessels carry LR 100 A1 classification with various ice class designations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BBC Chartering: German-headquartered global leader in project cargo and heavy-lift shipping, larger and broader than Boomsma but operates in the overlapping multipurpose dry cargo and breakbulk segment.
• Grimaldi Group: Large Italian shipping group operating deep-sea and short-sea multipurpose vessels alongside ro-ro and container tonnage, providing adjacent service offerings to Boomsma's Atlantic basin customers.

Direct peers

• Wagenborg Shipping: Dutch family-owned multipurpose and dry cargo operator with a fleet of similar scale, operating regional and European trades with comparable vessel sizes and a strong ship management arm.
• JR Shipping Group: Dutch-based independent shipowner operating a small fleet of multipurpose dry cargo vessels in the same Handysize-to-mid-size segment across similar Atlantic and European trade routes.
• Vertom: Dutch family-owned shipping group operating multipurpose tweeners and small bulkers across European coastal and short-sea trades, highly comparable in size, segment focus, and family ownership profile.
• Marflet Marine: Spanish-based independent owner-operators of small multipurpose dry cargo vessels, providing comparable chartering services across Atlantic basin and Mediterranean routes.
• Spliethoff: Major Dutch multipurpose vessel operator specializing in project cargo, breakbulk, and dry cargo across similar European and Atlantic trades, with comparable service offerings including fleet management.
• Amasus Shipping: Dutch operator of multipurpose and dry cargo vessels in comparable size classes, serving European short-sea and Atlantic trades with similar project cargo and breakbulk capabilities.
• Liberty Shipping Group: Independently owned shipowner operating Handysize and supramax dry cargo tonnage, providing comparable small-scale charter services with similar vessel size profile.
• Hartmann Project Services: German operator specializing in project cargo, heavy-lift, and multipurpose dry cargo shipping, comparable in segment focus on breakbulk and project shipments across similar trade routes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boomsma-shipping

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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