
1985 | Establishment of Visser Shipping
Visser Shipping was founded in 1985 by Aleida and Douwe Visser. by Aleida and Douwe Visser in 1985. They both have their roots in typical Frisian shipping families. On their first inland waterway vessel, De Orion, they provided freight transport through the Netherlands and Germany.
1995 | The shipping company
In 1995 they changed course from inland navigation to marine navigation and bought their first seagoing vessel, followed by their first container ship in 2002. Aleida took up residence onshore with the children and has since been responsible for the organisational and administrative duties of Visser Shipping, working from the office in Sneek. Douwe Visser continued to work full-time as a captain. The fleet provides container transport throughout the Northwest of Europe.
2015 | Growth in crisis years
Thanks to inventive entrepreneurship, the shipping company continued to enjoy growth during the crisis years. The fleet now consists of three modern container ships.
2025 | Growth and new direction
The fleet now consists of 5 ships and 2 modern ships are being built.

Crew of Visser Shipping
High quality seamanship
Manoeuvring in narrow waterways, upstream and in tight ports are specialities of the captains of Visser Shipping. Their professionalism manifests itself in the fact that they either have dispensation from compulsory pilotage or are in the process of obtaining this for all the ports they call at.
A close crew
The crew of Visser Shipping is characterised by a passion for shipping, quality, discipline and motivation.
The aim of Visser Shipping is to sail with fixed crew members, where possible. Crew members that motivate, stimulate and strengthen each other anticipate one another better and form a close-knit crew.
Do you want to sail in container transport?
Visser Shipping is always interested in motivated crew members who would like to work in the sea container transport industry. We would like to meet Dutch officers and are currently mainly looking for Dutch engineers and mates. Interested? Please contact Douwe Visser, e-mail:d.visser@vissershipping.nl
Approach
Sailing is our passion. Our crew consists of driven, highly experienced and well-trained men and women. Together, we give 100% every day to provide our clients with top quality.
We can offer our clients the best possible service thanks to our cost-saving approach. For instance, our captains have a pilot exemption for all ports they call at, or they are in the process of obtaining one. This results in a considerable saving of pilotage costs. We provide our clients with a full-service solution, by preparing our own stowage plans, for instance.
We aim for quality in the long term, which is why we make sure our equipment is in an excellent condition, at all times.
