Latvian Shipping Company
Latvian Shipping Company is a Latvian shipping company founded 29 October 1940 and listed on the NASDAQ OMX Riga. The company owns 20 ships, employing more than 700 seamen from Latvia. 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.
Main shareholder is Ventspils Nafta.History
- In 2004, the privatization of the company was completed, and Ventspils Nafta became the largest shareholder.
- In 2017, turnover of the company decreased by 9.1%, profit was 11.273 million euros.