HOME COMPANY FLEET GALLERY NEWS CAREER CONTACT US Home News News NEWS NEWS ASPO GROUP NEWS News ESL Shipping responds to increased demand by time-chartering additional capacity Aug. 27, 2014 ESL Shipping Ltd, part of Aspo Group, responds to its increased sea transport demand by time-chartering dry bulk carrier m/s Nassauborg until the end of the year. Sailing under the Dutch flag, the 1A ice-strengthened 20,000 ton vessel is well-suited to complement ESL Shipping’s existing fleet within the same size range. “ESL Shipping is constantly improving its ability to react quickly to changing levels of demand. In the coming fall, especially the offshore loading operations of large ocean liners are expected to be active,” says Mikki Koskinen, Managing Director of ESL Shipping . ESL Shipping is the leading dry bulk cargo company in the Baltic Sea region. In 2013, ESL Shipping transported approximately 11.6 million tons. Including m/s Nassauborg the company's fleet consists of 15 vessels, of which the company owns 13 in full. One is leased and one is time-chartered. ASPO Plc Aki Ojanen CEO Further information: Aki Ojanen, CEO Aspo Plc, +358 9 521 4010, +358 400 106 592, aki.ojanen@aspo.com Mikki Koskinen, Managing Director of ESL Shipping Ltd, +358 9 5211, +358 50 351 7791, mikki.koskinen@eslshipping.com News archive » Print Pdf www.eslshipping.com www.aspo.com ESL SHIPPING LTD Lintulahdenkuja 10 FI-00500 Helsinki P.O. Box 91, FIN-00501 Helsinki SHORTCUTS Contact News Fleet WHAT IS ESL SHIPPING ESL Shipping Ltd is the leading carrier of dry bulk cargoes in the Baltic region. Our main clients are the power generation, steel and chemical industries to whom we carry raw materials such as coal, iron ore and limestone. ESL Shipping Ltd has been in business more than 60 years and is a subsidiary of Aspo Plc.