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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Shipping Agents |
Founded | 1992 to present |
Headquarters | Singapore |
Area served | Asia |
Services | Liner Agency, Port Agency, Offshore Support, Project Logistics, Ship Broking |
Number of employees | 2,000 |
Website | benlineagencies |
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Shipping |
Founded | 1825 |
Defunct | c1991 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Italy, Canada, Asia, the Baltic |
The Ben Line or Ben Line Steamers, Limited was a Scottish shipping company based in Leith, Scotland founded in 1825 which was primarily involved in the Far East to Europe trade. A private company, it was largely owned by members of the Thomson family from Leith and the Thomson and Mitchell family from Alloa.
In 1991 all its ships were sold and the company became Ben Line Agencies, a Singapore-based shipping agency, operating across Asia. As of 2013, the company had over 110 offices and 2,000 employees operating in four specific areas: port agency, liner agency, offshore support and project logistics services.