1969

Foundation
Scan-Shipping, Copenhagen, Denmark was founded on 1^st April 1969 by Mr. A. Simonsen, 24 years of age, as a one man owned company until it became a limited company in 1977. Mr. A. Simonsen is still the C.E.O. and Sole Proprietor of the Group incl. the Shipco Transport group of companies.
Liner agency is still the Group's main activity in Scandinavia and the Baltic region. In addition Airfreight - NVOCC - Hotel & Golf are today part of the business.
The Scan-Group headquarters for all offices and their activities have been retained in Copenhagen with Mr. A. Simonsen at the helm.

1971

Denmark - Odense
First branch office in Denmark
On 1^st November 1971 the first additional branch office in Denmark was established in Odense on the island of Funen.

1972

Denmark - Aarhus
Further expansion in Denmark
The next office was opened on 1^st January 1972 in Aarhus, capital city/port of Jutland, Denmark's mainland.

1973

U.S.A. - New York
First own office outside Denmark
Scan-Shipping Inc. was established in New York.
On 13^th June 1988 the company was reorganized and renamed to:
Shipco Transport Inc. ( see 1988). 

1975

Sweden - Gothenburg
The first office in Sweden was opened on 15^th May 1975 in Gothenburg in the name of: Shipco-Shipping AB.

Norway – Oslo
In order to complete coverage of own organization in Scandinavia, Seaway-Shipping AS was established in Oslo on 1^st December 1976.

Sweden – Helsingborg
The second Shipco Shipping AB office in Sweden was opened in Helsingborg on 1^st January 1978.

Scan-Shipping Airfreight was formed
The company was securing the first IATA licence.
Today, all companies in the Nordic Countries are registered with IATA licences.

Singapore & Sri Lanka – Singapore/Colombo
Within the same year, offices were opened in Singapore (5^th March 1979) and in Colombo, Sri Lanka (1^st August 1979).
The office in Colombo was later on incorporated in the Shipco Transport group, and renamed to Shipco Transport (Pte) Ltd.

1980

Project Division
Was started providing project cargo transport/logistics of any nature/volume to/from virtually any part of the world.
The services include any special transport of heavy and out of dimension cargo, chartering of vessels, and inland transportation to "job sites".

1981

Germany – Hamburg
Establishment in North Continental Europe
On 1^st January Scan-Shipping G.m.b.H. was opened in Hamburg.

1981

Denmark – Aalborg
The third office in Jutland was established in Aalborg on 1^st August 1981.

Acquisition of Nybogaard and Ladehøjgaard
Mr. A. Simonsen acquired "Nybogaard" – a pearl situated in a borough north of Copenhagen that has everything for nature lovers, golf enthusiasts with culture and tourist attractions.
The history of Nybogaard can be traced all the way back to 1688, and in 1795 the first ties to the shipping industry was established when Arthur Howden from Elsinore (ship broker by profession) became the first person to be granted a royal deed to this beautiful, elevated land overlooking the Sound between Denmark and Sweden. Nybogaard’s ties to the industry were re-established on 1^st August 1987 when Mr. A. Simonsen purchased both Nybogaard and Ladehøjgaard.
The history of the golf course can be traced back to 1929 when the first golf ball was hit, in the then dried-out Ladehøj Lake.
Even though Arthur Howden was English by birth, he probably never imagined that his land would one day become one of the most challenging golf courses in Denmark – or that his beautiful estate would provide the framework for such an inspiring golf environment as Simon’s Golf Club.

USA – New York
Shipco Transport Group was founded on 13^th June 1988, initially with establishment of Shipco Transport Inc, New York (previous Scan-Shipping Inc.), as a subsidiary of the Group’s parent company Scan-Shipping A/S, Copenhagen.
It all started with 2 employees, headed by Mr. K. Jepsen, in New York, and has since grown into now 33 offices in 16 countries and with more than 400 employees.
Shipco Transport has become one of the leading NVOCC’s providing global services.

Denmark – Own Golf Club
Simon’s Golf Club, north of Copenhagen, was established with an 18 holes International par 72 golf course designed by the well known English golf architect Martin Hawtree, Oxford.
The golf course can be played almost all year round, and the club offers high international standard of club facilities, including in-door training centre.
Hotel "Nybogaard" – a charming alternative to traditional hotels – is situated next to Simon’s Golf Club overlooking the first green. The estate has 70 beds divided between the main building (The Manor House) and surrounding houses.

1994

Denmark – Consulates
Mr. A. Simonsen, owner of the Group, was appointed Consul-General for the Republic of Singapore.
The Group’s main office in Copenhagen also includes the Consulate General for the Philippines and the Somali Democratic Republic.

Finland – Helsinki
Separate airfreight office in Finland
On 4^th March a separate airfreight-office was established in Helsinki.

1996

Estonia – Tallinn
Own offices in the Baltic area
The first Scan-Group office in the Baltic area was established in Tallinn, Estonia, on 1^st July 1996.

1998

Poland – Gdynia
The second office in the Baltic area was established in Gdynia on 1^st January 1998.

1998

Norway – Oslo
New Airfreight office in Norway
In Oslo Air Cargo Center, Shipco Transport A.S. was opened on 1^st October 1998 as a separate airfreight office.

Nordic Countries – Airfreight
On 1^st January – the first day of the New Millennium all Nordic Airfreight activities were transferred to the newly established Strait Air Transport group with a total of 10 offices in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.