Steam & steel 1890 Captain Berent Daniel Olsen moves to Bergen with his family to become part of modern shipping: steam and steel.
AS Rederi Odfjell 1915 The Odfjell brothers, Fredrik and Abraham Odfjell, incorporate AS Rederiet Odfjell.
First tanker SS Vaarli 1921 Odfjell makes a brief entry into the tanker trade with the SS Vaarli, rebuilt as a tanker