Ships, ownership and opportunity.
Maritime roots
Founder Rein Amels was born in Makkum into the Amels shipbuilding family. Ships and shipbuilding have been part of his life from the beginning.
Shipbuilding and industry
Management roles with CIG, Tille Scheepsbouw, Tille Shipyards and FSW in shipbuilding and the capital goods industry.
First privately owned ship participations
Co-investor in two Damen Combi Freighter 3800 newbuildings, Ammon and Hathor, ordered in 2003 and delivered in 2005 and 2007. Amasus was introduced as commercial manager in 2010 and assumed full management in 2012.
Amelloyd Shipping
Amelloyd Shipping B.V. was established in September 2014. Its first ship investment was MV Roelof, a geared project cargo vessel. Roelof was sold in 2016.
The Eemslift project
In late 2016 Amelloyd joined Amasus in the acquisition of four specialised project cargo vessels following the bankruptcy of their former owners. The transaction was completed on 29 December 2016 and the vessels subsequently entered service as Eemslift Dafne, Eemslift Nadine, Eemslift Ellen and Eemslift Nelli.
Eemslift Hendrika
Amelloyd participated in Eemslift Hendrika from 2017 until the participation was sold in 2024.
Maritime start-up
Co-founder and investor in a maritime start-up focused on developing a safe, clean and industrial approach to end-of-life ship recycling. The interest was transferred to the co-founder in early 2025.