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The Astrup Fearnley group represents over a century of history, growth and excellence in the area of shipping services. This fascinating legacy is a success story created by generation after generation of the Astrup Fearnley family. We believe it is a story worth telling. Fearnleys traces its history back to the year 1869 when its founder, Thomas Fearnley, established a shipbroking and agency business in Christiania, as the city of Oslo was known in those days. The little company soon prospered and engaged in, among others, the trade in lumber, wine, pitch and ice. In connection with its trading activities the company bought shares in vessels and chartered vessels. Although the company began by chartering sailing vessels, by 1880 the age of the steamship had clearly begun. By 1881 the partnership of Fearnley & Eger established the Christiania Steamship Company which contracted two newbuildings at the the Kockums Shipyard in Malmo, the 1235 deadweight ?Oslo? and the 1215 deadweight ?Bygdoy?. By the end of the 1880s the company had contracted a further six units. In the beginning of the 1900s Fearnley & Eger became, more or less, a shipowning company and invested in ever larger units. The company engaged in both liner and tramp activities and survived the two world wars. In addition to these shipowning activities, the firm continued to engage in developing its skills in the area of shipping services and was engaged primarily in the area of dry cargo shipbroking. ...

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