Already for the fourth year in a row, “LSC” SIA announces the application for a scholarship competition for the future seafarers. The applications can be submitted from June 29 until July 13 by all upcoming seafarers, who have undergone seafaring internship in one of the ships in the technical management of LSC.   Aim of the scholarship is to support future seafarers and promote marine education in Latvia. This year scholarship will be granted to six upcoming seafarers with a two kind of support – scholarship and gold scholarship. Scholarship will be in the amount of up to 300 euros a month but gold...

On Thursday, June 14, SIA LSC received gold category evaluation in Sustainability Index 2018 for a sustainable company management and high level of corporate accountability. The company receives gold category evaluation already for the second successive year and demonstrates the work the company has invested in development of sustainable business. "We invest much work on providing that the company operates in accordance with all highest standards both in the area of safety and personnel development, as well as environment protection. We have developed both everyday activities and a long-term strategy for this purpose. The high...

In order to turn the attention of population and employers to the balance between career and the private life, as well as to strengthen the Latvian families, on June 1 LSC held activity "Children at work" of Amigo initiative "For Happy Families". Within its framework, LSC invited the employees to come to work together with their children and made sure to provide a wide range of activities for them. A total of 29 children visited LSC office and provided the families not only with the opportunity to spend time together, but for children to learn of the working environment and specifics of their parents. The event was started by...

This year LSC was presented in 3 disciplines: 6km, 10km and 21km! Good job done! Proud of your determination and results!

LSC Annual Officers' Seminar took place on 3 May 2018 and gathered approximately 100 officers. Robert Kirkup, Chairman of the LSC Board , stated at the seminar that this year both the number of seamen and vessels of the fleet has increased. As stated by Robert Kirkup, Chairman of the LSC Board, last year can be characterised by excellent achievements in the outcomes of vessel inspections; furthermore, the number of vessels under LSC management has increased and continues to increase. "A year ago, at this time our fleet consisted of 24 vessels; currently we have 27 vessels, and within the next few months we will have at least three...

“LSC Shipmanagement”, subsidiary of the JSC “Latvian Shipping Company” (LSC), informs about its rebranding activities and introduces a new name – LSC. While implementing changes, also new visual identity of the company is developed – bringing it closer to the visual guidelines of the LSC shareholder “Vitol Group”. Changes are related to the development and future plans of the company. Currently LSC fleet consists of 27 handy and medium-size tankers but in the next few years, it is planned to increase the fleet for up to 40 ships. Company regularly invests in the expansion of the...

On Friday, March 23, representatives of LSC visited Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, where they presented to the upcoming seafarers company “LSC Shipmanagement” (LSC) SIA, provided information about fleet overview, fleet personnel and future goals. Special attention in the presentation was paid to the career possibilities LSC is offering in various maritime industry positions as currently LSC employs more than 1400 employees. Based on many years of experience in providing high-skilled and successful crewmembers on vessels, LSC offers competitive salary,...

In the beginning of the March in Antwerp, LSC, a subsidiary of the JSC Latvijas kugnieciba, supplemented the fleet, under its full technical management, with the ship Asphalt Splendor, the second bitumen tanker in the LSC’s fleet. Its overall length is 175 m, breadth – 30 m, but tonnage – 37 000 t. “I am delighted we continue to expand the fleet under our technical management, which in turns means new possibilities to provide a broader scope of services to our clients and to raise interest of more new cooperation partners. The contribution of our staff is also important as it provides professional...

At the beginning of this year, the subsidiary of JSC Latvian Shipping Company, Ltd. LSC Shipmanagement (LSCSM) increased its technically managed fleet with newbuildingtanker “Asphalt Synergy,” the first bitumen tanker in the LSCSM fleet and one of the largest asphalt transporting ships in the world. She has a total length of 175 meters, width of 30 meters, and load capacity of 37,000 tonnes.  “It is a real pleasure to witness the continued development of LSCSM with the addition of this new vessel to be technicaly managed by the company. This is the 26th Ship in our fleet under managment.  As a...