Company type | Privately held by the Lauritzen Foundation |
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Industry | Shipping |
Founded | 1884 |
Founders | Ditlev Lauritzen |
Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Number of locations | Singapore, The Philippines, Stamford |
Key people | Mads Zacho (CEO) |
Brands | Lauritzen Bulkers & Lauritzen Kosan |
Services | Transportation of dry bulk and gas |
Owners | The Lauritzen foundation |
Number of employees | 1,100 |
Website | www.j-l.com |
J. Lauritzen (JL) is a Danish shipping company with worldwide operations headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark. JL is a private company wholly owned by the Lauritzen Foundation, a Danish commercial foundation that is also the main shareholder (around 40%) of DFDS, one of Europe's largest ferry shipping and logistics company.