J.A. Shipping

J.A. Rederiet was founded in 1986 by Jens Alfastsen as a coastal salvage and diving company. Initially, the work was carried out from smaller work boats, and in 1989 the first ship was acquired to support diving and salvage tasks. In 1993, the first tugboat of more than 20 GT was added to the fleet, which was the start of a number of years of purchasing more tugboats and carrying out more and more tugboat tasks. As a natural extension of these tasks, the first floating crane was purchased in 2007 for use in salvage and lifting tasks. With the desire to strengthen the company's profile as a salvage and diving company, two older car ferries were purchased and specially converted, most recently into multi-purpose DP1/DP2 offshore vessels. The two new ships meant that the company could increasingly take on special tasks in a significantly larger geographical area, as the ships were more seaworthy than the previous workboats. As part of a natural change of generations, Kim Alfastsen joined J.A. Rederiet as owner in 2009. Jens Alfastsen continued as day-to-day manager of the office, while Kim, as salvage master and captain, was responsible for project management at sea in connection with salvage and diving tasks. At the end of 2021, Kim Alfastsen took over the overall management of the shipping company. Since 2009, the fleet has been upgraded and expanded several times with, among other things, two flat-top barges, a 700-tonne lifting catamaran and a 50-tonne excavator to support the shipping company's tasks.