History

2008
U.S. operations officially became part of BBC Leer and are now known as BBC Chartering USA. The office is located in Houston, Texas, convenient to BBC’s energy, oil and gas, and EPC client base.
The new European and Gulf Lines offer solutions from the USG to Europe and the Persian Gulf on a regular basis.

2007 
BBC gets even bigger in Europe anchoring in well known shipping cities, Genoa and Aarhus, the wind power capital.
Our professional contact is established in Japan providing our Japanese clients a first hand professional contact person from APC.

2006 
In order to establish a larger presence in the US Gulf and Caribbean, BBC partnered with Dan-Gulf, founding Caytrans BBC which is based out of New Orleans. The first APC office on the continent of Australia is placed in Melbourne. BBC starts working in Sao Paulo as an operation and chartering base for all services to and from South America: coordination of port agents and commercial representatives.

2005 
The year BBC Chartering launched its Liner Services, the three main liner services were and still are the Andino, Americana and APC South America Far East (SAFE) Lines. Dubai opens and is a success amongst a base for many large multi nationals and the center of an expanding economy.

2004 
Asia Project Chartering, BBC’s largest alliance is formed with Clipper Projects with headquarters in Singapore. The APC Dalian office was founded later that year. Canada and Argentina join team BBC.

2003 
BBC Andino and BBC Korea were formed.  BBC Andino is well known for the reliable service and commitment with the Latin American Customers developing the project cargo needs in the area.

2002 
BBC Bremen and BBC St. Petersburg were founded to concentrate on the Russian Services. BBC do Brasil joined forces in the South American market.

2001 
BBC (USA), LP became the link between the Americas and Europe, directing the chartering, operations, sales & marketing and technical duties for all vessels calling the United States.

1999 
We simultaneously made our new home in Leer, Germany and expanded our brand in our first South American location with the Argentinean team.

1998 
Argosy Shipping becomes BBC’s sole representative for North America in Houston, TX

1997 
The birth of BBC Chartering & Logistic in Bremen, Germany