Oljola

Growing up on Donsö, probably the most densely populated shipping cluster in the world, Ola Nilsson found inspiration in the community and decided to join it. Donsö is an island in the southern archipelago of Gothenburg, Sweden. On 2 January 1978 Ola acquired the island's gasoline station and started distributing gasoline to the island's households, pleasure craft and fishing vessels, among others, by truck and by a small bunker tanker. Raised with the attitude of providing the best customer service and putting customers' needs first, Ola developed the business through his entrepreneurship. He acquired 'Hamnsjö' and later 'Stensjö' (992 DWT) to distribute bunkers, and later expanded the fleet with 'Västsjö' (1,435 DWT), with the continued purpose of distributing bunkers at sea. The gasoline station, together with the smaller barge 'Hamnsjö', was later sold, and the focus was now solely on shipping.