VT becomes active in Panama with the Venray and the Vaals, the first major step in the international bunker market. The Vacamonte will be added to this fleet later The Vacamonte , VT’s first coaster, active in Panama
Johan Groenewold dies at the age of 62. His son Niels Groenewold succeeds him as director-owner and continues fueling the fleet renewal program. Niels Groenewold on the Vorstenbosch, currently the largest inland tanker in the world with 13,317 tons capacity
Johan Groenewold becomes the new director-owner of the VT and immediately focusses on an ambitious new-build program for the fleet Johan Groenewold on the Vita, 2002
VT takes over former competitor ánd partner NRB (Nedlloyd Rijn- en Binnevaart ). This cooperation was already in development under Unilloyd Bunkering, developed into Unilloyd Tankrederij, a strategic alliance in the bunker, fuel, and crude oil transport in the Netherlands,…
VT splits from shareholders Van Ommeren and Pakhoed (Pakhuismeesters) and, after a management buy-out, continues as an independent company under the leadership of Bart Fock and Coen Willemse Coen Willemse (left) en Bart Fock (right)
The 4,231-ton fuel oil vessel, the Vlissingen, comes into service. It has long been the largest inland tanker in Europe The Vlissingen, for a long time the largest inland tanker in Europe
The Voerendaal, the first VT vessel larger than 500 tons, comes into service De Voerendaal under construction at the yard of De Groot & van Vliet in Slikkerveer
