Iver Ships B.V.

Name

Iver Ships B.V.

Legal name

Iver Ships B.V.

Website

https://iverships.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Tanker Shipping Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Liquid Bulk / Crude & Product Tanker Operators (VLCC/Suezmax/Aframax/MR) (TLADABAD)

Keywords

• Product tanker shipping
• High-heat cargo transport
• Maritime vessel management
• Chemical tanker services
• Asphalt bitumen shipping

Headquarters

HQ city

Breda

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tanker chartering and vessel management services: Iver Ships generates revenue through commercial, operational and technical management of product and high-heat tankers. The company charters out vessels to major oil companies and trading houses for the seaborne transportation of asphalt/bitumen, liquid pitch cargoes, clean and dirty products, and easy chemicals (IMO-2). Revenue is derived from long-term charters and possibly spot voyages serving the energy sector.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Iver Ships B.V. operates a fleet of product and high-heat tankers (3,000 to 46,000 DWT) for the seaborne transportation of asphalt/bitumen, liquid pitch cargoes, clean and dirty petroleum products, and easy chemicals (IMO-2). The company provides commercial, operational and technical management of these vessels, serving major oil companies and large trading houses on a worldwide basis under long-term charter arrangements.

Product overview

Iver Ships B.V. operates as a product and high-heat tanker operator under the Vroon Group, based in Breda, the Netherlands. The company provides a fleet management platform spanning product tankers (3,000–46,000 DWT) and specialized high-heat tankers for asphalt/bitumen and liquid pitch cargoes. The portfolio includes named vessels such as Iver Express, Iver Explorer, Iver Bitumen, and Iver Beauty. Services encompass commercial, operational, and technical management, with a focus on IMO-2 certified chemical tankers serving major oil companies and trading houses on a worldwide basis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Product Tankers Iver Ships operates a fleet of product tankers ranging from 3,000 to 46,000 deadweight (DWT), transporting clean and dirty petroleum products and easy chemicals (IMO-2). The product tanker service is offered to major oil companies and large trading houses on a worldwide basis as part of long-term charter arrangements.
• High-Heat Tankers Specialized tankers designed for transporting high-heat cargoes including asphalt/bitumen and liquid pitch, operated by Iver Ships since 2009. These IMO-2 compliant vessels serve major oil companies and trading houses requiring safe and reliable transportation of niche heated cargoes.
• Iver Ships Vessel Management Services Comprehensive commercial, operational, and technical management services for tanker vessels, provided by in-house professionals with over 30 years of experience. The service offers a personalized approach tailored to specific client needs and operational areas, including chartering, voyage execution, and technical vessel management for product and high-heat tankers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Safety of cargoes and all staff ashore and on board is maintained as a priority

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• Chemulch (Chemoil) / Trafigura Pte Ltd: Trafigura is one of the world's largest commodity trading houses with significant captive product and bitumen tanker logistics operations. Comparable to Iver Ships as both a counterparty (trading house customer) and a competitor in bitumen/high-heat cargo shipping.

Direct peers

• Hafnia: Hafnia is a leading global product and chemical tanker operator headquartered in Denmark, operating LR1, MR, and Handy class vessels. Closely comparable to Iver Ships in both product/chemical tanker focus and the trading-house/oil-major customer base, including chemical parcel tankers in the IMO-2 space.
• Torm: Torm is a Denmark-based product tanker operator with one of the largest fleets of MR and LR1 product tankers globally. Directly comparable to Iver Ships in business model (time-charter and pool-based product tanker operations) and customer base (oil majors and trading houses), though at significantly larger scale.
• BW Epic Kosan: BW Epic Kosan operates a fleet of smaller gas and chemical tankers, with a meaningful presence in chemical parcel tankers (IMO-2). Comparable to Iver Ships in chemical tanker specialization and product tanker scale, though publicly listed.
• Stena Bulk: Stena Bulk is a Swedish family-owned tanker operator running a large fleet of product and chemical tankers (MR, LR1, LR2). Compares directly to Iver Ships in private/family ownership structure, product tanker focus, and long-term charter relationships with energy majors.
• Team Tankers International: Team Tankers is a Norwegian/chemical-focused product tanker operator with a fleet of stainless steel chemical and product tankers. Comparable to Iver Ships in the IMO-2 chemical tanker niche and serving similar end-customers, though with a heavier chemical-tanker bias.

Broad incumbents

• Scorpio Tankers: Scorpio Tankers is a publicly listed product tanker operator with a large MR and LR2 fleet. Overlaps with Iver Ships in the product tanker segment and oil-major customer base, though at significantly larger scale and with a broader vessel class mix.
• Frontline: Frontline is one of the world's largest publicly listed tanker operators, dominating the VLCC and Suezmax crude tanker segments. While focused on crude rather than product tankers, it overlaps with Iver Ships in serving oil major charterers and operates in the same global tanker freight market.

Others

• Vroon Offshore Services: Vroon Offshore Services is the sister division of Iver Ships within the Vroon Group, operating offshore support vessels. While operating in a different vessel segment, it shares the same parent group infrastructure, crewing, and management systems, making it a closely related operating peer.
• MTM (Schulte Group): Schulte Group via MTM manages a large product and chemical tanker fleet. Comparable to Iver Ships as a third-party vessel manager and product/chemical tanker operator serving the same oil major and trading house customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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