Type Public Area served Hong Kong Founded 1998 | Traded as SEHK: 2343 Headquarters Montreal, Canada | |
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Key people David Muir Turnbull (Chairman)
Mats Henrik Berglund (CEO) Stock price 2343 (HKG) HK$ 1.87 +0.08 (+4.47%)20 Mar, 4:00 PM GMT+8 - Disclaimer CEO Mats Henrik Berglund (1 Jun 2012–) Subsidiaries Pacific Basin Chartering (No.12) Limited Profiles | ||
Pacific Basin Shipping Limited is a marine transportation company engaged in international dry bulk shipping services through the operation of a fleet of vessels. Pacific Basin operates the largest fleet of Handysize vessels globally, with a total of 197 dry bulk vessels including Handymax and Post-Panamax. Its vessels are chartered on both spot and long-term cargo contracts to transport commodities such as forest products, cement, fertilizer, iron and steel products, and grains.
Pacific Basin was first founded as Pacific Basin Bulk Shipping Limited, a bulk carrier operator, in 1987, but it was acquired and privatised by an independent company in 1996. However, the former senior management reestablished the company as Pacific Basin Shipping Limited in 1998. Pacific Basin Shipping Limited was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2004. As of 2015, Pacific Basin has 12 offices in the following locations: Auckland, Dalian, Dubai, Durban, Hong Kong (Head), London, Manila, Melbourne, Santiago, Stamford, Tokyo, and Vancouver.