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Company type | Joint stock company |
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Nasdaq Baltic: LSC1R | |
Industry | Shipping |
Founded | 29 October 1940[1] |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Simon Richard Blaydes (Chairman of the Management Board)[2] Paul Thomas (Member of the Management Board)[2] |
Revenue | € 172 million (2008)[3] |
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Owner | Ventspils Nafta (49.94%)[4] |
Number of employees | 760 |
Website | http://www.lk.lv/en/ |
Latvian Shipping Company (Latvian: Latvijas kuģniecība, Nasdaq Baltic: LSC1R) is a Latvian shipping company founded on 29 October 1940[1] and listed on the NASDAQ OMX Riga. The company owns 20 ships, employing more than 700 seamen from Latvia.[5] The total carrying capacity of the LK fleet is 957 974 DWT and the average age of the fleet does not exceed 6.5 years.[6]
Main shareholder is Ventspils Nafta (49.94%).[4][7]