Thoresen Shipping South Africa was established in January 2014 and commenced operation on 3 March.
“Last year we opened our Copenhagen office to get closer to our European clients, and now this new office will enable us to further enhance our service levels for clients both in South Africa and Europe,” said Ian Claxton, managing director of Thoresen Shipping, wholly-owned by Thoresen Thai Agency Public Company.
Thoresen Shipping is also expected to benefit from the growing number of commodity shipments out of South Africa, through its growing owned fleet and supplementary charter-in program.
The Cape Town office is headed by Philip Harris, an industry veteran with more than 30 years in the shipping industry.
In addition to expanding its office network, Thoresen Shipping continues to invest in its fleet, most recently adding the new vessels Magnhild and Thor Mercury, which bring the owned dry bulk vessels to 20.
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