TBS International Limited (NASDAQ: TBSI) is an ocean transportation services company that offers worldwide shipping solutions through liner, parcel and bulk services, and vessel chartering.
TBS International Limited was incorporated in Bermuda in 1997 and has developed its franchise around key trade routes between Latin America and China, Japan and South Korea, as well as select ports in North America, Africa, and the Caribbean. TBS is also active in the Middle East and the Mediterranean regions.
TBS provides frequent regularly scheduled voyages in its network, as well as cargo scheduling, loading and discharge for its customers.
TBS's current fleet consists of 41 multipurpose tweendecker, handymax and handysize vessels. TBS expects to take delivery of one multipurpose tweendecker by the end of Q1 2008 and one handymax bulk carrier by the end of Q2 2008. Once these deliveries are concluded, TBS' fleet will comprised of 43 vessels with an aggregate of 1,268,402 dwt, consisting of 23 tweendeckers and 20 handymax/ handysize bulk carriers.
In addition, TBS has on order six new building tweendeckers with scheduled delivery of two vessels in 2009 and four vessels in 2010
For more information please visit our website: www.tbsship.com.