Latvian Shipping Company

Latvian Shipping Company
Joint stock company
Traded as OMX: LSC1R
Industry Shipping
Founded 29 October 1940[1]
Headquarters Riga, Latvia
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Simon Richard Blaydes (Chairman of the Management Board)[2]
Paul Thomas (Member of the Management Board)[2]
Revenue € 172 million (2008)[3]
Increase € 40 million (2008)[3]
Owner Ventspils Nafta (49.94%)[4]
Number of employees
 760
Website http://www.lk.lv/en/

Latvian Shipping Company (Latvian: Latvijas kuģniecība, OMX: LSC1R) is a Latvian shipping company founded 29 October 1940[1] and listed on the NASDAQ OMX Riga. The company owns 20 ships, employing more than 700 seamen from Latvia.[5] The total carrying capacity of the LK fleet is 957 974 DWT and the average age of the fleet does not exceed 6.5 years. [6]
Main shareholder is Ventspils Nafta (49.94%).[4][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Latvijas kuģniecība". nasdacomxbaltic.com. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
  2. 1 2 "PJSC Latvian Shipping Company Financial Statements Q2 2010" (PDF). nasdacomxbaltic.com. 2010-08-31. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
  3. 1 2 "PJSC Latvian Shipping Company Annual Report 2008" (PDF). nasdacomxbaltic.com. 2009-04-07. p. 7. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
  4. 1 2 http://www.nasdaqomxbaltic.com/market/?instrument=LV0000101103&list=2&currency=LVL&pg=details&tab=security
  5. ↑ http://www.lk.lv/en/about-latvian-shipping-company/about-company/
  6. ↑ http://www.lk.lv/en/fleet-1/vessels/mr/
  7. ↑ http://www.lk.lv/en/about-latvian-shipping-company/corporate-structure/corporate-structure/


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