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A postcard of a Bekins storage facility in Omaha, NE from the early 20th century. In 1891, in Sioux City, Iowa, John Bekius and Martin (né Bekius) Bekins, brothers, started a furniture moving business.
Diamond S Shipping's subsidiaries include DSS Vessel II LLC, Diamond S Shipping III LLC, and Diamond S Management LLC. The parent or holding company is Diamond S Shipping Group Inc.,"one of the world’s largest owners and operators of medium-range tanker vessels, which crisscross the globe as crucial cogs in the transoceanic shipping trade." [2]
Some brokerage firms have developed into large companies, incorporating departments specialising in shipping's various sectors, e.g. Dry Cargo Chartering, Tanker Chartering, Container Chartering, Sale & Purchase, Demolition, Futures and Research; other "boutique" shipbroking firms concentrate on specific sectors of the shipping market.
A yacht broker is a specialist who serves yacht or boat sellers and/or buyers as a representative for the sale or purchase of a yacht or boat. The yacht broker is paid an agreed commission by the seller to market the yacht for sale, field interest and inquiries from buyers, handle negotiations, attend inspection and water trial and ultimately, if successful, to attend delivery.
The company brokers vessels for some of the world's largest producers and traders of natural resources. [15] Clarkson Research Services focuses primarily on the collection, validation, analysis and management of data about the merchant shipping and offshore markets. [ 16 ]
Founded in 1892, Crowley is primarily a family- and employee-owned vessel management, owner, and supply chain logistics services company, providing services globally. As of July 2016, Crowley was ranked as the 13th largest private company in Florida, employing approximately 5,300 people worldwide with revenues of $2.2 billion. [ 4 ]
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported, on September 19, 2017, that Pasha Hawaii announced it had ordered two new vessels to be completed in 2020. [6] Per their report, a third shipping company, TOTE Incorporated , had announced that it too would be offering a service between Hawaii and the continental USA, competing with Pasha Hawaii and Matson .
TOTE Maritime is an owner/operator of domestic shipping in the United States.It specializes in moving cargo between North America to Puerto Rico and Alaska. [3] TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico was the owner of El Faro, a large container ship that sank in 2015 after she steamed directly into a hurricane.