Our company traces its history back to 1869, and after all these years we are still proud to be one of the top shipbroking companies in the world. The shipping industry is truly global and we are pleased to combine local presence with global reach through our network of ten offices worldwide.
Thomas Fearnley (1841-1927) establishes a shipping & agency business in Oslo.
Sail ship “Express” used by famous explorer A. E. Nordenskiöld to discover the Northeast Passage.
Delivery of “DS Oslo” (1,235 DWT), the first contracted newbuilding.
Hans Rasmus Astrup (1831-1898) becomes Norway’s Minister of Labour.
Fearnley opens tanker brokerage office.
Fearnley establishes LNG shipping and chartering operations
Current owner, H.R. Astrup, becomes sole owner.
Fearnley Offshore & Fearnley Offshore Supply founded.
Fearnley Project Finance AS established in Oslo.
Fearnley Securities AS established in Oslo.
Opening of the new Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art.
Ownership of the Astrup Fearnley Group transferred
to the “Hans Rasmus Astrup Foundation”.
Fearnley Securities established in New York.
Fearnley LNG Advisors established.
