Timeline Stories

The Vorstenbosch celebrates its 10-year anniversary, currently with 13,317 tons of capacity still the largest inland tanker in the world

VT completes the acquisition of the tanker fleet of Boluda Corporación Marítima (Boluda). The Tanker activities take place in Spain (Barcelona, ​​Algeciras, Ceuta), Gibraltar, The Canary Islands (Las Palmas), Oman and Panama (Balboa, Cristobal). With this, VT strengthens its position…

Under the Joint Venture Unilloyd (VT and Marlowe Navigation), VT has been awarded the fleet management contract for 40 new LNG propelled bunker vessels from SHELL. The Parsifal project will be rolled out in 3 years with an average of…

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 sells the edible oils fleet to Koole and thus bids farewell to its original core business activity

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 first pool agreement with De Haas-Damco is concluded, laying the foundations for a future alliance in fuel oil transport