Terntank Shipping, Chartering & Ship Management About us Our fleet News Contact › M/T Tarnbris › M/T Tarndal › M/T Tarnfors › M/T Tern Ocean › M/T Tern Sea › M/T Ternfjord › M/T Ternhav › M/T Ternholm › M/T Ternsund › M/T Ternvag › M/T Ternvik › M/T Ternvind › Show our entire fleet Four generations of shipping Today, the fourth generation has taken over at the helm of Tärntank, a classic family business firmly anchored in the coastal community of the Swedish west coast. The company’s roots can be traced back to the early 20th centrury. Four generations of shipping A leading tanker operator Our modern story begins when the founder Sven-Olof Kristensson after several years at sea went ashore to take over the management of Tärntank from his mother Karin Nordin and her husband, Reverend Olle Nordin. A leading tanker operator The future of tanker shipping Our first newbuilding with LNG propulsion in the AVIC SERIES is here. The vessel is ready to meet future environmental requirements. The future of tanker shipping Recruitment – Developing together We value our crew highly, they are the core in our business and plays a very important roll in the every day, year around mission - delivering our customers products safely with the least environmental imprint possible. Do you want to become a part of our team? Read more or apply at personnel@tarntank.com. Recruitment – Developing together 1904 Kristen Andreasson and his wife Adela (great grandparents of today’s leading Tärntank generation) opened the shop, selling groceries and fuel to the many fishing vessels of the archipelago. Read more about how it all began 1911 Delivery of a combined bunker and fishing vessel, built in Risør, Norway, with bunker oil carried in barrels. The ship was fit to ship goods and fuel for the shop, and was named Anna-Mari. Read more about how it all began 1929 Kristen Andreasson had a new ship delivered in 1929. It was built in Marstrand, Sweden, and was one of the very first ships of its kind, a purpose-built bunker vessel. This ship was also named Anna-Mari. Read more about how it all began 1958 In february 1958, the tanker Neithea, was renamed to Tärnsjö, and taken over by the partner shipping company on Donsö and the shipping company Tärntank Rederi AB saw the light of day. Read more about how it all began 1959 Sven-Olof Kristensson purchased another Shell tanker, the Nerita of 460 dwt, built at Eriksberg, Gothenburg, in 1937. Tärntank Rederi AB resolutely put a higher bid than the previous bidder and closed the deal by December and renamed the tanker to Tärntank. Read more about how it all began 1963 The first newbuilding of 850 dwt was named the Tärnfors, delivered from Karlstad shipyard in June.To finance the order the company’s first ship, Tärnsjö, was sold. Read more about how it all began 1966 The oldest of the three, the Tärntank, was sold and business was going so well that an order was placed at the West German shipyard C Lühring in Brake for a substantially larger tanker of 2,850 dwt. Read more about how it all began 1972 In 1972 Sven-Olof Kristensson went ashore after several years at sea to manage the family business. By then the office of Tärntank was situated in the home of his mother, Karin her husband Reverend Olle Nordin. Read more about how it all began 1974 In 1974, the company took delivery of a new tanker, M/T Tärnhav, built with a double hull, decades before this became mandatory. Tärntank also acquired the shipyard on Donsö, which gave room for office facilities but also smooth access to service of the company’s own tankers. Read more about how it all began 1979 A second-hand tanker of 6,060 dwt was bought from Finland and was named the Tärnvåg. The same year, Sven-Olof Kristensson’s daughter Ann Olofsson began working at the Donsö shipyard. Read more about how it all began 1984 When the Tärnfjord was delivered from Kaldnes in Tønsberg, Norway, she had a deadweight of 20,000 tons and thereby became, and still is, the largest ship ever in the history of the shipping company. Read more about how it all began 1993 Despite a weak market, Tärntank Rederi AB could take delivery of another Tärnsjö, the fourth tanker with that name. She was built by Kvaerner Kleven in Leirvik, Norway, and had a deadweight of 10,887 tons. Read more about how it all began 1998 The new Tärnfors of 8,245 dwt was delivered from Qui Xin Shipyard. Another four tankers were built for Tärntank Rederi AB in China during the years 2001–2005 but at Shanghai Edward shipyard. Read more about how it all began 2005 When Tärnholm was delivered from China it was the last of four ships. The four tankers built there for Tärntank Rederi AB were named the Tärnvik, Tärnhav, Tärnvåg and Tärnholm, all with a deadweight just below 15,000 tons. Read more about how it all began 2007 Tärntank took delivery of its latest newbuilding, the Tarnbris, of 11,289 dwt, built in Tuzla, Turkey. Read more about how it all began 2011 The Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan will become mandatory in 2013. Tärntank Rederi AB started to implement it already in 2011. By taking action in several areas Tärntank Rederi AB expect to reduce air emissions considerably. Read more about how it all began 2013 Terntank orders two new LNG-driven 15,000 DWT tankers with delivery in February and May 2016. Terntank is the first shipowner to order vessels within the project platform Zero Vision Tool (ZVT). Read more about how it all began 2014 Terntank ordered two more 15,000 dwt product tankers from the Chinese shipyard Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd. The extended order in April 2014 is a total of four. Terntank is also adding the new vessel Ternvind, former Sakarya built in Daersan Shipyard, Turkey 2008. Read more about how it all began News › Sweden are “frontrunners” › Terntank goes to UN in New York › Terntank won innovation prize › The Quartet is now complete and delivered › We welcome Fares to our team › The Top 10 Ships of 2016 › “Tern Sea” delivered › MRM training › One more award to Terntank › Naming ceremony at AVIC Dingheng News archive Terntank We conduct trustworthy and safe tanker shipping. With a modern, environmentaly safe fleet we work in a close cooperation with our customers. Established on the island of Donsö in 1958, operating one dry cargo ship, Terntank now operates their chemical/product tankers from Skagen in Denmark. About us › The future of tanker shipping › How it all began › Safety & Environment › Our modern story › Recruitment Our fleet › M/T Tarnbris › M/T Tarndal › M/T Tarnfors › M/T Tern Ocean › M/T Tern Sea › M/T Ternfjord › M/T Ternhav › M/T Ternholm › M/T Ternsund › M/T Ternvag › M/T Ternvik › M/T Ternvind News › Sweden are “frontrunners” › Terntank goes to UN in New York › Terntank won innovation prize › The Quartet is now complete and delivered › We welcome Fares to our team › The Top 10 Ships of 2016 › “Tern Sea” delivered › MRM training › One more award to Terntank › Naming ceremony at AVIC Dingheng Contact › Shipping › Chartering › Ship Management