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Beacon Chartering & Shipping Ltd (ID: 4322)
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The Tanker Department's activities are worldwide and range from small products carriers through to large crude carriers. With a staff of experienced brokers, backed by support staff, the Department offers clients a totally comprehensive service. The Department is supported by state-of-the-art computer and telecommunications equipment ensuring that clients receive quality information as quickly and efficiently as possible. Crude Carrier We offer our clients a complete service covering the full scope of essential post fixture work, including demurrage reviews and follow up documentation. Our brokers work around the clock seven days a week as necessary. They are all linked by computer to the office enabling them to be active in the worldwide tanker market, dealing with the major oil companies, oil traders and correspondent brokers around the world at any hour of the day. The focus of the Department is primarily on the Australasian market which involves the import/export of crude, fuel and clean petroleum products. We are also involved in a number of long term charters of tankers. Austral Chartering is Australia's oldest established and leading shipbroking company, with its origins dating back to the 1840's following the founding and commencement of shipping and trading activities, in Adelaide, by Alexander Elder and T.E. Barr Smith, a partnership which was to become the well known firm of Elder Smith & Co. From the commencement of these traditional business activities, Elder Smith & Co. grew and acquired a number of well known Australian companies to become known as Elders IXL Limited and subsequently the Fosters Brewing Group. Charter Party dated 26th January 1939 for Captain Gustav Eriksen's barque "Pamir", a cargo of wheat from Port Victoria, South Australia for Falmouth. This was the last cargo carried in a sailing ship before the outbreak of the Second World War. Fixed by Elder-Smith & Co. and H.Clarkson & Co. The pastoral activities of Elder Smith & Co. expanded as a result of the development of the Australian economy in the early part of the twentieth century, and the shipbroking business followed as a natural progression. A number of Australian companies commenced export related activities as a result of this economic development, and a ready made market within the British Commonwealth. To this day we still represent some of these companies, and in particular have proudly acted on behalf of the Colonial Sugar Refinery Co. (now known as CSR Limited) since the early 1920's. Gladstone, Queensland, 21st December, 1925 At jetty: SS "Mahia" loading sugar, wool and general cargo SS "Querimba" loading horses. In the Stream H.M.A. Survey ship "Moresby" In the post war period, large mineral deposits were discovered in Australia and in 1964 Austral Chartering Pty. Limited was founded by British and Norwegian shipbroking and Ship owning interests to develop this newly discovered export potential. In 1971, there was a further logical development, the combining of Elder Smith & Co.'s pastoral based shipbroking business with that of Austral Chartering to form the joint venture company Elder-Austral Chartering. This company continued its shipbroking activities for some years during which developments occurred that resulted in H. Clarkson & Co. and Elders becoming the only two remaining shareholders, each holding fifty per cent of the company. In 1991, Elders IXL disposed of most of its non-brewing interests, and as a result of this, H. Clarkson & Co. acquired the balance of the shareholding, thereby becoming the sole shareholder. H. Clarkson & Company Limited is part of Horace Clarkson PLC, a group of companies publicly listed on the United Kingdom stock market, primarily involved in shipbroking and related activities. Austral Chartering has its Head Office in Sydney with other offices in Melbourne and London. The Melbourne office specialises in Tanker and Dry Cargo Broking, whilst Sydney handles Sugar and other Dry Cargo, Liner and Specialised cargoes, as well as Sale and Purchase, Bunker Broking and consultancy services. The London Office concentrates predominantly on Sugar and dry cargo chartering and represents the Company on the Baltic Exchange. The company today handles the chartering work for many of the largest multi-national companies in Australia and New Zealand, and also attends to the more specialised needs of clients in Pacific Islands such as Fiji (including Fiji Sugar), the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea. Austral Chartering is proud to be part of the worldwide shipbroking network of the H. Clarkson & Co. Group , and is well placed to attend to the shipping requirements of all industrial and commercial clients. The Dry Cargo departments in our three offices arrange for the chartering of dry bulk ships of all types in the world market. Important features of our service includes regular advice on the freight market, assistance with contract negotiations and full post-fixture follow-up. Our extensive worldwide network of correspondents and affiliated offices ensures that we achieve a thorough and appropriate coverage of the market. HandyMax bulk carrier The Departments handle all dry cargo business including: Concentrates Coal and coke Grain Sugar Steel Iron Ore Alumina Mineral sands Fertilisers Logs Gypsum Cement Sulphur ...and all types of Dry Cargo vessels for time charter and period charters. DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE MARKETS The Dry Cargo Departments constantly monitor developments in the chartering and shipping market and, through the commitment of time, travel and resources, work with existing and new clients researching and assisting in the development of new markets. Greenfield mining and industrial projects often require in-depth analysis of shipping options and markets for inclusion in feasibility studies. Our Consultancy services encompass requirements of this type by combining local knowledge with the vast research resources which we have access to from our parent company. Brokers in the Container, Heavy Lift and Project Department have been drawn from a variety of practical and academic backgrounds including direct Seagoing experience, Agency and Land Transport. They combine their knowledge and experience to concentrate on the non-bulk sector of the Charter Market. The department enjoys excellent business relations with a number of exclusive Charterers in the Australasian region. The departments' close dialogue with specialised Owners and brokers enable Austral Chartering to offer a quality service and up to the minute market information on this important sector of the market. In addition, through a close association with Clarksons research department we are able to provide consultancy services that combine practical day to day experience with the backing of in-depth analysis. Sale & Purchase comes under the banner of the Container department and covers the sale and purchase of secondhand ships of all types and sizes. The department is able to provide its clients with day-to-day information on developments in the sale and purchase market worldwide, or more in depth analysis and advice. As a result Austral have been involved in vessel valuations and has placed contracts for building new tonnage as well as buying and selling second hand vessels on behalf of our principals. Austral Chartering undertake Research Projects, Specially Commissioned Studies, Consultancy Work, and Presentations at Seminars and Conferences. Through a close association with Clarksons research department we are able to provide consultancy services that combine practical day to day experience with the backing of in-depth analysis. Clarkson Research employs a team of analysts specialising in the supply and demand side for the following markets; Tanker, Bulk, Container, Multi-Purpose, Ro-Ro, Reefer, Gas, together with Newbuilding, Demolition, and the Current Orderbook. The full resources of this team are available to Austral Chartering including the comprehensive weekly and periodic publications marketed by this Division. Austral Chartering have in recent years confined our bunker activities to exclusive clients who have used our services both in Australasia and the Far East to obtain bunkers on their behalf. Our parent company Clarksons first established their bunker section over 20 years ago. From 1st January 2002, the bunker broking activity has been conducted through Oceanconnect.com in which Clarksons has a shareholding. Austral Chartering always act strictly as brokers, and benefit from the excellent market information provided by Clarksons and other contacts. Our Weekly Market Report - courtesy of Clarksons is available by fax and Email to registered users. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In 1985, H.Clarkson & Co.Ltd and Rudolf Wolff & Co.Ltd, one of the London Metal Exchange's oldest and most respected ring members, formed a joint venture to market dry bulk freight futures on the newly introduced Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange (Biffex). In 1991, H.Clarkson & Co.Ltd pioneered the concept of Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs). Clarkson Securities Limited offers a comprehensive futures broking service to professionals in the shipping industry. It is continually looking at and developing new derivative products, and further expanding its coverage in products geared to manage freight risk. Austral Chartering is able to provide advice and guidance in the use of these specialised financial tools. We offer a complete service covering the full scope of essential post fixture work, including demurrage reviews and follow up documentation. Beacon Chartering & Shipping Ltd