Pan Ocean
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STX Pan Ocean was a South Korean shipping company, that was partially taken over by Pan Ocean.[1] It is an affiliated company of Harim Group.[2]
Overview[]
The company has gained a worldwide reputation in the bulk carrier industry, and in other services such as container ships, oil tankers and LNG carriers. Its sales volume reached an average of 5,117 million dollars per year. The number of its employees is approximately 2,500, and the number of vessels owned by the company exceeds 340.
STX Pan Ocean has been selected as the first-place company in the "Korea's Most Admired Company" by the Korea Management Association Consulting (KMAC) for three consecutive years.
Originally the company was active in the car transportation industry, by operating 7 pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) vessels, before discontinuing this business.[3]
On Jun 7, 2013 STX Pan Ocean went bankrupt,[4] rebranding as Pan Ocean, dropping the STX reference after the STX Offshore & Shipbuilding conglomerate sold its majority stake in the former joint venture.[5]
Under the brand Pan Ocean, the company still operates a fleet of 400,000-ton very large ore carriers known as Valemax ships. On 5 December 2011 the first ship of her type, , suffered structural damage during her first cargo loading, a leak in her ballast tank, which put the ship in danger of sinking at the port of Ponta da Madeira in Brazil. However, the disaster was avoided, and after having been anchored off the harbour for over three months, Vale Beijing left São Luís for Sohar, Oman. After unloading, she returned to STX shipyard in South Korea for inspection and repairs.
Original PCTC Fleet[]
VESSEL NAME | FORMER NAME | NEW NAME |
---|---|---|
AUTO ATLAS | ||
AUTO BANNER | ||
STX CHANGING ROSE | STX CONDOR | DONG A METIS |
STX DOVE | GLOVIS CONDOR | |
STX EAGLE | GLOVIS CARDINAL | |
STX FLAMINGO | STX DALIAN | GLOVIS COUGAR |
STX ORIOLE | MONTREAL | GRAL SAN MARTIN |
STX BLUEBIRD | ANDINO | MONZA |
See also[]
- STX Europe
- STX Finland Cruise Oy
- STX France Cruise SA
- STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
- Hyundai Glovis
- EUKOR
References[]
- ^ "Pan Ocean ditches STX from its name". 21 January 2014.
- ^ Cho, Choonsik Yoo (19 March 2015). "S.Korea's Harim group to expand bulk carrier Pan Ocean by trading grains -chairman". Reuters.
- ^ "The Motorship | STX Pan Ocean orders new car carriers".
- ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-07/stx-pan-ocean-applies-for-court-receivership-in-seoul-on-debt.html
- ^ https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/container-lines/pan-ocean-reenters-southeast-asia-container-trades_20160505.html
External links[]
- Shipping companies of South Korea
- South Korean brands
- Car carrier shipping companies
- Ro-ro shipping companies
- Companies that have filed for bankruptcy in South Korea
- South Korean company stubs
- Shipping company stubs