Employee News
New colleagues in Singapore
Welcome to three new employees in our Singapore Office.
Ms Soo Bin Cheong, Corporate Secretary.
Ms Theresa Chong, Accounts Manager.
Mr Wilson Leong, Assistant Accounts Manager.
New colleague - Karina Kjeulff Andersen
Today we welcomed Ms Karina Kjeulff Andersen, Executive Secretary.
New colleague - Amy Gu
It is a pleasure to welcome Ms Amy Gu, Assistant Chartering Manager to our Shanghai Office.
New colleague - Brian Thorhauge/New position - Jacob Koch Nielsen
New colleague
We are very pleased that Mr Brian Thorhauge has joined us as Freight Derivatives Manager in our Dry Cargo Department. Welcome to you Brian !
New position
Mr Jacob Koch Nielsen, Assistant Operations Manager moves from our Copenhagen office to our Annapolis office.
Promotion - Jesper W. L. Pedersen
Mr Jesper W.L. Pedersen, Assistant Chartering Manager in our Annapolis office has been promoted to General Manager in our Mumbai office.
New positions - Claus Hartman & Michael Bonderup
Mr Claus Hartman, Chartering Manager will move from our Rio office to our Annapolis office as Operations Manager.
Mr Michael Bonderup, General Manager in our Mumbai office will move to our Shanghai office as General Manager.
New colleague - Niels Petersen
Mr Niels Petersen has joined us as Port Captain in the US.
New colleagues in Copenhagen
Welcome to 5 new colleagues;
Mr Christian Ingerslev, General Manager in our new Dry Cargo Handy-size chartering desk.
Mr Henrik Gordon Nielsen, Operations Manager, Dry Cargo Panamax operations.
Ms Charlotte Elkjær, Assistant, Dry Cargo Handymax Chartering.
Ms Lis Nielsen, Financial Assistant.
Mr Thomas Hedegaard Andersen, Superintendent.
New colleague - Helge Petersen - our very first IT Trainee
We are very pleased to welcome our very first IT Trainee Mr Helge Petersen. Helge's five years of training with us takes place in co-operation with TEC, Ballerup, Denmark.
New colleagues - Six new Shipping Trainees
It is a pleasure for us to welcome six new shipping trainees this year.
Mr Christian Munk Jensen, Tank Operation
Mr Jesper Rosenlund Nielsen, Dry Cargo Projects/Chartering
Mr Oliver Ritz, Dry Cargo Chartering Handymax
Mr Søren Tolbøll Nielsen, Dry Cargo Operations Panamax
Mr Christopher Hollyoak Frederiksen, Dry Cargo Control
Mr Peter Koch Hansen, Dry Cargo Operations Handymax/Capesize.
Their two years of training takes place in co-operation with different schools combined with day-to-day work at the head office in Copenhagen more.
Promotion - Michael Bonderup
Mr Michael Bonderup promoted to General Manager in our Mumbai office. Congratulations.
Organisational changes in our Dry Cargo Departments
Copenhagen-Copenhagen:
Mr Kent Pischiutta, General Manager will transfer to Projects.
Singapore-Copenhagen:
Mr Alex Christiansen has been promoted to General Manger and will transfer from Singapore to our Panamax/Capesize chartering team.
Copenhagen - Singapore:
Ms Dorte Nielsen, Senior Operations Manager will transfer from our Copenhagen office to our Singapore Office.
Shanghai-Copenhagen:
Mr Andreas Hjort Simonsen, Senior Chartering Manager will transfer from our Shanghai office to our Copenhagen office.
New colleagues - Peter Sand & Joachim Holt Reimers & Søren Rysgaard
Three new colleagues will join us;
Mr Peter Sand, Executive Assistant will further strengthen our executive team
Mr Joachim Holt Reimers, Internal Service who will replace Johan Dal. Johan will start his studies for political science at the university
Mr Søren Rysgaard will join our Singapore Office as Senior Chartering Manager in our Dry Cargo Team.
Two years have passed since we welcomed Gry, Lotte, Jacob, Jakob and Kim as trainees
Two years have passed since we welcomed Gry, Lotte, Jacob, Jakob and Kim as trainees.
They have now completed their training with us. Mr Kim Nestrup and Ms Lotte Løwenstein have decided to continue their carreers outside "NORDEN" - and we wish them all the best for the future.
Gry, Jacob and Jakob will continue their co-operation with us in the following positions:
Ms Gry Rostrup will be Assistant Chartering Manager in our dry cargo department in Shanghai (from 1 September 2006).
Mr Jacob Koch Nielsen will be Assistant Operations Manager in our dry cargo department in Copenhagen (from 1 August 2006).
Mr Jakob Borgård Jørgensen will be Assistant Chartering Manager in our dry cargo department in Annapolis (from 1 August 2006).
Congratulations to the five of you - very well done !
New colleague - Malene Ørgaard Ege
Ms Malene Ørgaard Ege will join our HR Department as HR Assistant.
New colleagues - Casper Sylvester Andersen & Anne-Grethe Ringhus Hansen & Jullian Yao
Copenhagen
Welcome to Mr Casper Sylvester Andersen, Assistant Superintendent, Copenhagen Office
Ms Anne-Grethe Ringhus Hansen will take over from Ms Susanne Fauerskov, Crew Accounting during her maternity leave.
Shanghai
Ms Jullian Yao, Secretary, Shanghai Office.
New colleagues - Muk Mukhlisin & Anne-Katrine Nedergaard
Singapore
Our chartering team in Singapore has been further strengthened with Mr Muk Mukhlisin as Senior Chartering Manager at the dry cargo panamax desk.
Copenhagen
Ms Anne-Katrine Nedergaard, Assistant Crew Manager has joined our Copenhagen Office.
Promotions - Lise K. Larsen & Erik Brink Terkildsen
It is a great pleasure to announce that Ms Lise K. Larsen and Mr Erik Brink Terkildsen have both been promoted to Operations Managers in the the handymax section of our Dry Cargo Department.
New position & promotion - Charlotte Christoffersen
After three years with our Annapolis Office, Ms Charlotte Christoffersen has returned to our Copenhagen office, and has been promoted to Operations Manager with our Panamax section of our Dry Cargo Department.
New colleague - Lewis Lew
Mr Lewis Lew has joined our Singapore office as Operations Manager.
New colleague - Pooja Jhamb
Ms Pooja Jhamb has joined our Mumbai Office as Assistant Manager.
New colleagues - Lars Westenberg Bjørn & Frank Christian Pedersen
Our QA & Vetting Section in our Technical Department has been further strengthened by Mr Lars Westenberg Bjørn and Mr Frank Christian Pedersen - both QA Managers.
New position - Jacob Vind
Mr Jacob Vind would like to pursue a chartering career and has moved from our dry cargo operations department to Handymax Chartering.
New colleague - Junko Mikano
We are very pleased to announce that Ms Junko Mikano, General Manager will join our Singapore office – tanker department - at the end of May 2006. Ms Mikano will take over from Mr Erik Donner, General Manager. Erik has decided to seek new challenges elsewhere and will leave ”NORDEN”, Singapore at the end of June. Welcome to Junko and all the best to Erik in his future career
Ms Mikano will be responsible for our 50% owned Norient Product Pool’s activities in the Far East.
New position - Mette Stenild Grøn - New colleague - Henrik Marloth
New position
Dry Cargo Department
Ms Mette Stenild Grøn, Operations Manager - Panamax Section (transfer from Singapore)
New employee
Technical Department
Mr Henrik Marloth, Superintendent
New position - Anne Mette HansenNORDEN Tankers & Bulkers Singapore.
NORDEN Tankers & Bulkers Singapore
Today Ms Anne Mette Hansen, Assistant Chartering Manager has transferred from our Mumbai office to our Singapore Office. Anne Mette will be servicing "NORDEN"'s handymax customers in SE Asia.
Carsten Mortensen 40 years birthday - A warm welcome from the employees in Copenhagen
A warm welcome from the employees in Copenhagen to Carsten Mortensen, CEO on his 40th birthday. Congratulations !

Photo: The entrance of the head office in Copenhagen - Carsten was met by all employees in the morning of his birthday.
New position - Adam Nielsen
Mr Adam Nielsen, Assistant Chartering Manager has transferred from our Singapore office to our Shanghai office. Adam will continue to work in the Handymax segment and focusing on developing our presence in this segment in China.
New colleague - Echo Zhang
We are pleased to announce that Ms Echo Zhang has joined us in Shanghai, Operations. Welcome !
New colleagues - Niels Høgholt Gøttge & Morten Kjærgaard Jakobsen
Two new employees
Mr Niels Høgholt Gøttge, Port Captain Annapolis Office
Mr Morten Kjærgaard Jakobsen, Financial Controller
We are very pleased to welcome them.
Improved service - switchboard and reception
From 1 February 2006 we will further improve the service towards our clients, business partners and shareholders. The switchboard and reception will be open on weekdays from 08:30 to 18:00 - we hope you will benefit from this change.
New colleagues - Jesper Svenstrup & Johan Dal
The following new colleagues have joined us today
Mr Jesper Svenstrup, Chartering Manager in our Handymax Section in Dry Cargo Department
Mr Johan Dal in Internal Service.
Welcome !
New employees in Copenhagen & Singapore
Welcome to four new employees.
Mr Kenni K. Havsholm, Assistant Operations Manager in Dry Cargo Handymax
Ms Irina Mertz, Financial Assistant in our Accounts Department
Ms Jeanette Marcenaro, Administrative Assistant
Ms Mette Stenild Grøn, Assistant Operations Manager in Dry Cargo Panamax. Mette will work in our Singapore office untill the end of March 2006 whereafter she will move to our Copenhagen Office.
Promotions - It is a great pleasure for us to announce the promotions of our colleagues:
It is a great pleasure for us to announce that the following employees have been promoted:
Dry Cargo Department
Mr Mikkel Borresen Larsen to Senior Chartering Manager
Mr Mark Bastian Neumann to Chartering Manager
Ms Dorte Nielsen to Senior Operations Manager
Ms Inga Ellekjær to Senior Operations Manager
Mr Jacob Vind to Operations Manager
Ms Lissi Leonhardt to Head of Secretariat
Tanker Department
Mr Steven Sandorff to General Manager (Operations)
Ms Karina Skydt to Webmaster (besides Secretary for Tanker Department)
Congratulations to all of you !