History

As far as we know, the firm Chr. Kornet was entered in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1938 for the first time.

At that time mr. Kornet Sr. entered his company with one 360 metric ton weighing river-vessel. He lost his ship to the Germans in 1940, who used the ship for own purpose. Another ship, far inferior compared to the previous one, was bought, and business was continued with this ship.

After the war the first ship was found in Norway from where it was brought back to Holland. The full touchup took approximately one year. After that year it was sailing as usual, as a river-vessel and partly as sea ship. In the meantime another 500 metric ton weighing river-vessel was purchased. So, the “firm” now had two ships.

Between 1950 and 1960 the next generation of five sons were involved in business, and the name of the company was changed into firm Chr. Kornet & Sons. Because a new river-vessel was built in 1957, the first river-vessel was promoted to sea ship by having it sail to the Belgian coast.

Over the years two more new ships were built, all of which were only deployed to the sea-trade to the city of Zeebrugge in Belgium.

But nothing lasts forever, and that goes for this story as well. So after a small interlude, in which the ships served to aid in the improvement of the Scheveningen harbor in the Netherlands, sail was set into the direction of Hamburg and Denmark.

In 1975 a changing of the guard took place. One of the five sons assumed leadership, while the other sons kept the ships in service, with varying success. Also, the name of the company was changed into Shipping company Chr. Kornet & Sons. BV. The majority of the ships was still river-vessel, among them a newly built 1800 metric ton weighing ship in 1975 and one built in 1979 weighing 2500 metric ton.

Over the years two river-vessels were purchased, and in 1985 a newly built sea ship weighing 2400 metric ton was added to the fleet.

From then on the cooperation between the brothers was gradually broken off, and each of them went on in their own manner. The river-vessels were taken out of service, and a next generation enrolled in nautical college and focused more and more on the sea trade.

The result was that the smaller ships were gradually replaced by larger newly built ships, most of the time purchased through limited partnership constructions.

All this resulting in a current fleet of three 5000 metric ton weighing ships in service, and an additional four 2600 metric ton weighing ships being built in cooperation.