Freight
Highlights
Supporting LDC’s global merchandizing activities, our Freight Platform has grown to become a globally significant chartering entity in the dry bulk market.
250 Vessels
Upgrading Fleet
Digital Capabilities
Fuel Efficiency
About Freight
Our dedicated Freight team operates from offices in Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland and the US.
As a major vessel operator with comprehensive risk management and global commercial presence, our Freight Platform supports the growth of LDC’s other businesses while offering a wide range of services to external clients and partners.
Traditionally focused on agricultural trades, today two-thirds of our chartering activities support diverse third-party customers, including major global miners, steel mills, utilities and other industrial companies.
Our Strengths
Our long journey through volatile shipping cycles has enriched our experience and strong performance record, and our vision for a sustainable future guides our model for continuous improvement to deliver on our long-term commitments.
We abide by the highest standards of chartering, compliance and vetting policies to charter safe and efficient vessels.
Focus on Innovation
As an essential driver for our team in the pursuit of efficient and sustainable operations, our transformative mindset centers on two connected efforts:
- We collaborate with top-tier ship owners, shipyards, equipment makers and weather routing companies to optimize our fleet performance;
- As the shipping industry transitions toward greater digitization, we continue to build up our satellite tracking experience and collaborate on new integrated data innovations to stay at the cutting-edge of this ongoing revolution.
In parallel, we continually seek opportunities to improve vessels in our chartered fleet, co-investing with shipowners in the deployment of various energy-saving technologies (such as coating upgrades, wake-equalizing ducts, engine upgrades and others), and running trials using different types and blends of biofuel.
The successful installation and operation of four eSails® on one of our juice carriers, as well as the long-term charter of two methanol dual fuel vessels to be delivered in coming years, represent major milestones in our decarbonization journey and underline our commitment to reducing emissions from our shipping operations.
Committed to Sustainable Shipping
As part of this commitment, we have been measuring our greenhouse has (GHG) emissions since 2017 and are founding members of the Sea Cargo Charter, promoting transparent reporting of shipping emissions.
As responsible freight operators, we support and contribute to efforts for global shipping industry decarbonization for a lower-carbon economy and are satisfied to observe growing collaboration toward this key goal – including through the pursuit of International Maritime Organization environmental protection regulations.
As such, we continue to seek and invest in sustainable and innovative design solutions to the necessary gradual decarbonization of maritime freight, working in partnership with international industry bodies, shipyards and ship owners, notably as the Global Maritime Forum partner.