Western Bulk Chartering AS

Western Bulk Chartering AS, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a dry bulk shipping company. It is involved in chartering and operating dry bulk vessels for the transportation of products, such as minerals, timber, cement, bauxite, steel products, grains, coal, and others; and chartering and operating chartered-in vessels. The company operates a fleet of approximately 110 vessels. It operates in Singapore, Switzerland, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, France, Malta, the United Kingdom, Belarus, Denmark, Australia, Hong Kong, Brazil, India, China, Japan, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Chile, Barbados, Thailand, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Western Bulk Chartering AS is a subsidiary of Kistefos AS.

Western Bulk Chartering AS trades as WSSTF on OTC. The company is classified in Industrials / Marine Shipping and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Marine Shipping. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $1.07B of revenue and $5.53M of net income.

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Western Bulk Chartering AS can be compared against peers such as Awilco LNG ASA, Baran Group Ltd, Burnham Holdings, Inc., Gelion plc, HydrogenPro ASA, Murray & Roberts Holdings Limited.

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Company website: https://www.westernbulk.com

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