Logs

Logs of Pine, Douglas Fir, Hemlock and other wood types are shipped to saw mills from which sawn timber is processed for concrete forming and other construction applications, as well as packaging and furniture production.

What we offer our customers:

We carry logs from ecologically-sensitive waters in New Zealand and the Pacific Northwest to China, Korea and Japan for large, sustainability-minded forest owners, saw mills and smaller traders who choose Pacific Basin for our world-leading fleet of modern and well-maintained logs-fitted Handysize and Supramax ships and expertise in the safe and dependable carriage of logs.

Fertiliser

Fertilisers contain essential nutrients such as nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus used globally – especially in less fertile parts of the developing world – to increase crop yields to meet growing demand for grains, fruit, vegetables and animal feed.

What we offer our customers:

We transport urea, sulphur, ammonium sulphate and nitrate, phosphate rock, potash and other fertiliser materials for major chemical, petrochemical and fertiliser producers and traders from ports in China, Europe, North Africa, the Persian Gulf and Black Sea to the Indian Subcontinent, Australia, South Africa and the Americas.

Our fertiliser customers choose Pacific Basin to carry their high-value commodities because of our young fleet of geared vessels, backed up by our in-house technical management and crewing functions and the capital investments we make to upgrade our fleet. Customers value our global network and local knowledge, our track record in safe, reliable and on-time delivery, and the extra steps we take to ensure super clean, watertight cargo holds and avoid cargo damage.

Salt

Salt from sea water and rock salt mines is extracted by evaporation and mining for numerous uses in the paper, industrial chemicals, pharmaceutical, dairy and food manufacturing industries, as well as for highway de-icing and food seasoning.

What we offer our customers:

We carry salt from the salt flats of West Coast South America to the US, and from Australia to New Zealand and the Far East for customers who are among the largest salt manufacturers in their markets.

Some of the salt we carry is of food and medical grade, so we have to maintain our holds in a spotless condition and take extra precautions to treat our holds and protect the salt cargo from rust stains and other contamination. Our salt customers value the reliable performance and service flexibility that we offer.

Mineral Concentrates

Concentrated metal ores such as copper, zinc and lead concentrates are smelted and refined into essential materials used in electrical wire, pipes and tubing, car wheels, batteries and many other common products and applications.

What we offer our customers:

We transport concentrates from Indonesia, West Coast South America and the North Pacific to ports in India and the Far East, mainly for large mining groups and traders.

Some "Group B" concentrates present a fire risk requiring ships with CO₂ fire extinguishing systems, "Group A" cargoes can liquefy if cargo moisture is excessive thus threatening a ship's stability, and the residue of some environmentally-harmful concentrates need disposal in special facilities. Our customers choose us for our service level, our ability to provide ships at short notice and within a tight loading window, and because we are experienced in carrying Group A and Group B concentrates.

Steel

Steel is the most widely used metal material on earth because of its high tensile strength and relatively low cost. It is used in the construction of cars, ships, appliances, buildings, bridges, railways and other infrastructure which are the backbone of our global economy.

What we offer our customers:

We transport finished and unfinished steel products such as steel plate, re-bars, I-beams, rolled coils, wire coils and pipes mainly from the Far East, Southeast Asia, Black Sea, South America and Australia to the Americas and Europe.

Our customers range from major global steel traders to local steel mills and fabricators. Our mid-sized, geared ships can access shallow ports and self-discharge cargo in break-bulk terminals not equipped with shore cranes. Our customers choose Pacific Basin also for our local operational knowledge, parceling experience and our expertise in the safe, efficient and reliable loading, stowing, carriage and discharge of a variety of steel products and derivatives.

Wood Pellets

Wood pellets made of compressed saw dust and waste wood residues are a form of biomass, a renewable energy source increasingly used to fuel power plants while reducing reliance on more polluting fossil fuels.

What we offer our customers:

Pacific Basin was one of the first ship operators to carry wood pellets from ports near pellet mills in the US to power plants in the UK and Europe as co-fired (wood pellet and coal) power generation gained prominence. We now also carry pellets to Asia where biomass energy is gaining traction.

Wood pellet producers and power plant operators look to us for our experience and operational reliability, our safety focus, and our large fleet of well-maintained modern ships with weathertight holds fitted with CO₂ fire extinguishing systems.

Cement & Cementatious Products

Cement made from calcium, silicon, aluminium, iron, gypsum and other ingredients is the binding material used in mortar and concrete – the backbone of buildings and infrastructure worldwide and the most widely used man-made material on Earth.

What we offer our customers:

We ship cement and cementatious products from the Far East to terminals in the Americas and Oceania which are equipped with shore-based pneumatic unloading equipment and often have draft and air-draft restrictions and sub-zero temperatures.

We know what it takes to clear our cargo holds of cement residues and dust, and ensure our holds are spotlessly clean for sensitive subsequent cargoes. Our cement customers are mostly large cement traders who choose Pacific Basin for our grabs-fitted vessels (for cement clinker), our extensive experience in carrying dusty bulk cement to environmentally-sensitive locations and our understanding of the challenging requirements of our customers' cement trades.

Ores

Iron and manganese ores are key components of steel which is one of the most widely used materials on Earth, used in the construction of appliances, buildings, bridges, railways, airports and other infrastructure.

What we offer our customers:

We transport iron ore and manganese mainly from Australia, South Africa and Brazil to the Far East and the Netherlands for the world's largest mining groups and steel mills.

These trades often require ships that meet air-draft (height) and other restrictions. Excessive cargo moisture can result in the liquefaction of ore fines and concentrates which can threaten a ship’s stability. Our blue-chip mining customers choose us for our high-quality fleet of mid-size ships, our extra vigilance on all matters of safety, and our professional support and reliable service at competitive freight rates.

Petcoke

Petroleum coke is a solid carbon by-product of the oil refining process that is used for its high energy content as fuel for electric power plants and cement kilns and as a source of carbon in the industrial smelting of aluminium, steel and titanium.

What we offer our customers:

We transport petcoke for major energy groups, traders and aluminium smelters from ports in the Americas and Middle East to China, India and Europe.

Petcoke is a challenging cargo which many shipowners try to avoid due to the difficulty and time involved in hold cleaning before loading the next cargo. We are experienced in carrying such dirty cargoes (often followed by sensitive cargoes requiring spotlessly clean holds), we have both Handysize and Supramax ships that petcoke trades require, and our proximity to China and India place us close to the world's largest petcoke importers.

Grains & Seedcake

We carry a variety of grains such as wheat and barley for bread, pasta and beer, soybean meal and corn for processing into cooking oil, and their by-products for animal feed.

What we offer our customers:

We transport grains from North and South America, Australia, Europe/Baltic and Black Sea to ports in Africa, Asia, Europe and Central and South America for global grain traders and commodities groups and smaller niche traders.

Many of these trades require ships that can safely navigate restricted waterways and are fitted with CO₂ fire extinguishing systems as some agricultural products such as palm kernel expellers are self-heating and present a fire risk. Hold cleanliness is also important to avoid cargo contamination entering the food chain. Pacific Basin has earned a reputation for our well-maintained ships, our ability to ensure hold cleanliness and our delivery of a reliable and timely service.

Sugar

We carry raw sugar for refining into food-grade products like white sugar, brown sugar, caster sugar and syrups that you can buy at your supermarket or find in soda drinks, cakes and other food dishes.

What we offer our customers:

We carry sugar from Thailand, Australia and Brazil to ports in Asia, Oceania and North Africa for several sugar suppliers, traders and distributors who choose Pacific Basin for our large, well-maintained fleet of Handysize and Supramax ships, our ability to ensure hold cleanliness, our track record for the reliable delivery of this moisture-sensitive cargo and our flexible service.

Diverse Cargoes, Globally

We transport a diverse range of dry bulk cargoes around the world for many customers.

Whether carrying grain, coal, logs or cement – via China, USA, New Zealand or Morocco – we have the ships and the expert teams required to ensure a safe and reliable service.

Our cargo volumes in 1H 2025

Thanks to the diversity of cargoes we carry, we avoid supply and demand fluctuations of a single commodity market.