This year, NORDEN proudly marks the 20th anniversary of its Tanker Pool, with a 2025 seeing an increasing number of owners and operators looking to NORDEN for commercial pool management.
While already diversifying its business into Tankers in 1988, NORDEN established the Tanker Pool in 2005 as a joint venture together with Interorient under the name Norient Product Pool (NPP). It was later fully merged into NORDEN and rebranded as the NORDEN Tanker Pool.
“Reflecting on two decades of the Tanker Pool, I am proud of how far we have come. We have grown from a small joint venture into a leading force in the industry. This year stands out as one of our best yet, with 9 new partners joining and 16 new vessels added to the pool since the second quarter of 2025, thereby managing a total of 75+ MR vessels. These milestones are a testament to the trust placed in us and the collective strength of our members, as we continue to deliver value and drive progress together,” says Søren Tolbøll, Head of Tankers at NORDEN.
NORDEN is a trusted pool partner with a strong reputation of quality, professionalism and accessibility - powered by 20+ strong partners. With decades of experience within the tanker market and as an established pool operator, NORDEN’s tanker activities have delivered significant and steady growth since its beginning.
“While growth is not our primary objective, the steady increase in new partners joining the NORDEN Tanker Pool is a clear reflection of the value we deliver. Our focus remains on providing superior service, tailored solutions, and reliable support to our clients. The trust placed in us by both longstanding and new members is a testament to our commitment to quality, professionalism, and continuous improvement. Each new partnership and vessel added to the pool underscores the strength of our collaborative approach and the confidence the market has in our ability to enable smarter global trade from our 19 offices around the world” says Anders Birk, Head of Commercial, Pool Management at NORDEN.
Our pool services are tailored around our world-class Chartering and Operations teams, who capture value for members through strong returns, competent decision-making and partner support and by being frontrunners in using state-of-the-art data support.
Navigating in a world of constant change and disruption, we are constantly leveraging the strengths of our in-house competencies and collective intelligence by working closely with vital support functions, including Market Research, Risk & Sanctions and Decarbonisation & Climate Solutions, thereby ensuring that our partners benefit from robust decision-making, innovative solutions and resilient operations that enable smarter global trade.
If you wish to learn more about the NORDEN Tanker Pool and our offerings, please contact:
Head of Commercial, Pool Management
Anders Birk
abi@norden.com
Business Development Manager, Pool Management
Chaitanya Bhatia
cbt@norden.com
