# Godby Shipping

Godby Shipping AB is a Finnish shipping firm, based in Mariehamn in Åland. It was established in 1973, and as of 2021 its CEO is Dan Mikkola. The company specialises in RO-RO vessels and mainly serves the Forestry and Pulp & Paper sector.

## History
### Founding

The company was founded by Captain Alpo Mikkola in 1973. Alpo Mikkola, Bror Husell, Kaino Virta and Matti Kankare bought the salvaged cargo vessel Heike Bos for SEK 175,000 on 15 September 1972. The ship was repaired in Mariehamn and Turku. The ship reentered service in winter 1973 after being renamed Miniland. The original partners other than Mikkola left and were replaced by new investors Torsten Törnroth, Sigvard Åkerberg and Ingmar Törnroth.
Soon after the vessels Luna and Mini Star were bought, operated briefly and onsold. The company initially operated in short-term charters and then began to specialize in longer-term charters to companies associated with the Forestry Industry and Pulp & Paper.

## Fleet

Godby Shipping Fleet (February 2023) :
| Name | Build Year | Deadweight Tonnage | IMO Number | Port of Registry and Flag | Notes |
| MV Lysbris Seaways | 1999 | 7,500 | 9144263 | Oslo, Norway | Acquired by Godby Shipping in January 2022. Chartered to DFDS Seaways who subcharters the ship to Norsk Skog, bringing paper and forestry products from Skogn, Norway to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. |
| MV Lysvik Seaways | 1998 | 7,500 | 9144251 | Oslo, Norway | Acquired by Godby Shipping in December 2021. Chartered to DFDS Seaways who subcharters the ship to Norsk Skog, bringing paper and forestry products from Skogn, Norway to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. |
| MV Baltic Bright | 1996 | 6,302 | 9129263 | Mariehamn, Finland | Bought by Godby Shipping in January 2021. Chartered to Holmen and used between Sweden and the UK. |
| MV Midas | 1990 | 4,491 | 9002659 | Brändö, Finland | Chartered to Stena and sails between Travemunde, Germany and Liepaja, Latvia. Previously charered by Condor Ferries on the Portsmouth to Guernsey route. |
| MV Mimer | 1990 | 4,491 | 9002647 | Brändö, Finland | Built by Sietas Schiffswerft, Hamburg, Germany. Formerly named 'BORE STAR'. Chartered to CMA CGM and sails between Philipsburg, Christiansted, Gustavia, Basseterre and Point A Pitre. |
| MV Misana | 2007 | 11,704 | 9348936 | Mariehamn, Finland | Chartered to Sea-Cargo. |
| MV Misida | 2007 | 11,704 | 9348948 | Brändö, Finland | Chartered to Sea-Cargo. |
| MS Mistral | 1999 | 7,438 | 9183788 | Brändö, Finland | Built by Sietas Schiffswerft, Hamburg, Germany. Leased to Smyril Line for their Hirtshals-Faroe Islands-Iceland route. |

## Former Fleet

| Name | Build Year | Deadweight Tonnage | IMO Number | Flag | Notes |
| MS ANNELI | 1934 | 493 | 5047479 | Finström, Finland | Built by Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij. Operated by Godby Shipping from 1973 to 1975. Scrapped in Helsinki in 1982. |
| MS Baltica | 1990 | 13,772 | 8813154 | Mariehamn, Finland | Built by Hyundai Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Co Ltd, Ulsan, South Korea. Former name 'AHLERS BALTIC'. Operated by Godby Shipping between 2015 and 2021. Now named 'VASSILIOS' and is owned by Salamis Lines, Cyprus. |
| MS HEBE | 1962 | 2,228 | 5145025 | Panama | Built by Wärtsilä-Koncernen Ab, Turku, Finland. Operated by Godby Shipping between 1987 and 1990. |
| MS JULIA | 1993 | 5,313 | 9001485 | Finström, Finland | Built by Stocznia Marynark Wojennej, Gdynia, Poland. Owned and operated by Godby Shipping until 1998. |
| MS LINK STAR | 1989 | 4,453 | 8805602 | Finström, Finland | Built by Sietas Schiffswerft, Hamburg, Germany. Small container-ship. Operated by Godby Shipping until 2021. |
| Miniland | 1966 | 1,330 | 6616851 | | Godby Shipping's first ship and was operated by the company from its founding in 1973 to 1985. Built as Heike Bos by Jansen Schiffswerft, Leer, Germany . Scrapped in Turkey in 2010. |
| Miranda | 1999 | 7,440 | 9183790 | Finström, Finland | Built by Sietas Schiffswerft, Hamburg, Germany. Operated by Godby Shipping until 2018. Now named Miramar Express. |

## Gallery

* MV Misana, under charter with Sea-Cargo, in fjords of Norway
* MV Mimmer, seen in her CMA CGM livery at Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
* MV Misida arriving at Rotterdam, Netherlands
* Former Godby Shipping Ro-Ro vessel, MV Miranda, transiting the Kiel Canal