Wijgaart Shipping, 30 lat na rynku
W roku 1988, prawie trzydzieści lat temu, bracia van de Wijgaart stawiali swoje pierwsze kroki w świecie przedsiębiorczości w dziedzinie transportu wodami śródlądowymi. Coś, co zaczęło się od jednego statku o nazwie Zembla, przekształciło się w ciągu kilku lat w profesjonalną firmę żeglugową posiadającą kilkanaście statków pływających pod wspólną banderą i przewożących szeroką gamę towarów.Wijgaart Shipping utrzymuje ten kurs, przewidując przyszłe potrzeby żeglugi śródlądowej, dbając o rozwój firmy, a jednocześnie utrzymując jej podstawowe wartości.
May 1988
May 3, 1988First new ly built ship mv. Zembla 110×11.45
June 2000
June 14, 2000New ly built ship Nova Zembla 110×11.40 (containership)
April 2003
April 8, 2003‘Big’ Zembla (135×17.40m) new ly built
October 2003
October 7, 2003Sold Nova Zembla (110×11.40). New name ship: Formentera
May 2004
May 5, 2004Nova Zembla sailing 135×15 (containership)
January 2005
January 4, 2005Start “Gebroeders van de Wijgaart”
March 2006
March 6, 2006Zembla sold. New name ship: Marajo
July 2006
July 4, 2006Purchased Montana
April 2007
April 1, 2007Purchased Arizona.
April 2007
April 3, 2007Sold Nova Zembla. New name ship: Frontera
October 2007
October 2, 2007Nova Zembla sailing
January 2008
January 1, 2008Start “Shipyard Trico B.V.”
October 2008
October 1, 2008Nova Zemblad sold! The ship (135 × 15) sails after the sale under the name Comienzo.
October 2008
October 2, 2008Zembla new ly built (containership)
April 2009
April 10, 2009Zembla sold. New name ship: Temptation. Also purchased Justin.
July 2009
July 15, 2009South Carolina and North Carolina sailing
August 2009
August 11, 2009Amazone sailing
November 2010
November 1, 2010Start company “Maritime Dienstverlening Nederland”. Employment agency and secondment agency for nautical staff.
April 2012
April 11, 2012Virginia sailing
December 2014
December 1, 2014New ly built Mystery
January 2015
January 1, 2015New name company: Wijgaart Group
November 2015
November 1, 2015Gebroeders van de Wijgaart moved from Rotterdam to an office in Zwijndrecht.
November 2015
November 2, 2015New ly built Hybride Zembla (dry cargo)
December 2016
December 12, 2016New ly built Sara
February 2017
February 6, 2017Wijgaart Group takes over Trico and MDN. Florida and California sailing. New ly built Georgia.
October 2017
October 1, 2017Nevada sailing
August 2018
August 7, 2018Office moved to Veerplein 45 (Zwijndrecht)
February 2019
February 1, 2019Start new ly built Colorado
April 2019
April 10, 2019Wijgaart takes over Missouri (ex Marajo) and Michigan (ex Mejana)
May 2019
May 9, 2019New ly built Colorado
October 2019
October 1, 2019Modification of MTS California to a bunker tanker
April 2020
April 1, 2020Start of completion new build tanker Alabama
May 2020
May 1, 2020New ly built Rhode Island
June 2020
June 9, 2020Motor ship Justin (110 x 11.45 x 3.70) sold
July 2020
July 9, 2020MTS Alabama (110 x 11.45 x 4.50) sold
March 2022
March 10, 2022New ly built Georgia (110 x 11.45 x 3.40)
May 2022
June 8, 2022KVB Arizona I + II sold
May 2022
June 9, 2022Takeover tanker South Dakota (ex Belize) and tanker North Dakota (ex Bermuda).
November 2022
November 1, 2022Takeover New Jersey (ex Isabelle)
December 2022
January 17, 2023Takeover New Hampshire (ex Novum)
February 2023
February 1, 2023Virginia sold
November 2023
November 1, 2023Colorado and Nevada were sold.
January 2024
January 1, 2024Missouri sold.
March 2025
March 1, 2025New Mexico added to the fleet.