verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message clipper group industry shipping founded 1972 founder torben g lnar jensen headquarters copenhagen denmark & nassau bahamas key people frank g jensen chairman & partner peter norborg group ceo and flemming steen group cfo services bulk subsidiaries seatruck ferries danske f rger a s website www.clipper group.com clipper group is an international shipping company founded in 1991 by torben g lnar jensen after a split of armada shipping a s which was founded in 1972 together with j rgen dannesboe . primary focus is on bulk especially within the handysize and supramax segments but the company also has investments within e.g. ro ro seatruck ferries and ferries in denmark . in total clipper operates a fleet of around 130 vessels . clipper group is commercially headquartered in copenhagen and legally in nassau bahamas and has approx . 200 employees on shore and more than 1000 seafarers . contents 1 2008 cec future hijacking 2 subsidiaries 3 career 4 references 2008 cec future hijacking edit on 7 november 2008 a group of armed pirates hijacked a clipper owned vessel the cec future off the northern coast of somalia . 1 the ship s crew of thirteen was held hostage for 71 days and finally released on 16 january 2009 following negotiations by ceo per gullestrup who orchestrated a ransom payment of 1.7 million . this incident subsequently became the inspiration for the danish movie a hijacking which was released in 2012 . 2 subsidiaries edit seatruck ferries irish sea freight ferry operator danske f rger a s 50 % joint venture greystone capital career edit clipper group offers a two year shipping trainee program in copenhagen in cooperation with the danish shipowners association danish shipping academy . references edit somali pirates free danish ship cec future after ransom dropped by parachute huffington post january 2009 ronald c. machen jr. 2011 04 07 . somali sentenced to 25 year prison term for armed piracy in attack on merchant ship pdf press release . washington d.c. u.s. department of justice . retrieved 2014 04 26 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title clipper group & oldid 713501289 categories shipping companies of denmarkshipping companies based in copenhagenhidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2013all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages dansk edit links this page was last modified on 4 april 2016 at 11 59 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view