Lasco Logger Pool gets Bigger
The Lasco Logger Pool, already one of the world’s largest logger fleets, just got bigger, with the announcement that two of SINCERE STEAMSHIP CORP.’s newly built logger ships, the Alpha Venture and the East Tender, have been placed in the Lasco Logger Pool. SINCERE, a management company in Taipei, TAIWAN, operates thirteen ships in its fleet, including seven newbuildings, committed two new “Kanda 28’s” to the Pool, which is commercially managed by Lasco. SINCERE will perform its own technical management of its vessels. In commenting on the announcement, Mr. Kenneth M. Novack went on to call attention to Lasco’s constant efforts to improve its capabilities to make forward fixtures and reduce ballast legs, aggressively positioning cargo opportunities.
Evalend to Join Lasco Logger Pool
Two of Evalend Shipping Co. S.A. newly purchased logger ships, the Ambassador and the Senator, have been placed in the Lasco Logger Pool. Evalend, a private management company in Athens, Greece, operates ten ships in its fleet, committed two Hakodate built loggers to the Pool, which is commercially managed by Lasco. Evalend will perform its own technical management of its vessels. In commenting on the announcement, Anton U. Pardini, President/COO of Lasco, said that EVALEND’S participation in the Pool “…reflects Lasco’s ongoing efforts to establish strategic partnerships with other maritime ventures who share a common vision and philosophy…
