Company

York Overseas Ltd is considered one of the world’s most prestigious companies for chartering, shipping and logistics operations in the bulk cereals business.

With its head office based in Hamilton, Bermuda, the company has earned the respect of the entire shipping community on an international level. The company has two strategic branches:

• Montreal, Canada, from where more than half of the chartered fleet is loaded; and
• Geneva, Switzerland, right in the middle of the world’s biggest soft commodity trading community and ideally based to oversee our African operations.

Both the Montreal and Geneva-based offices co-operate to offer continuous and uninterrupted service at all times. Our bridge is always on the watch.

With 50 years of combined experience, our team has accumulated a variety of resources and knowledge shaping our stellar reputation as honest, discrete, responsible, hardworking and enthusiastic.

York Overseas Ltd has built a vast network of partners, especially in the African trade since the company’s main focus primarily targets the Atlantic basin. In addition to that, our company is one of a select few with expertise in multiple discharge port operations with cereal bulk cargo in or out of any destination.

York Overseas Ltd always aims for excellence and works in the utmost professional approach to chartering and operating vessels to ensure very fast delivery.

York Overseas Ltd is part of the Agro Companies International Group, one of the leaders of the wheat business in Western-Central Africa.

Services

Our core business is the management of our voyages from beginning to end, including:

• Fixing vessels at competitive rates.
• Arranging and coordinating full operating services from load to discharge berths at destination, which includes appointing and supervising agents, surveyors, stevedores and inspectors. This is done with a vast repertoire of expertise in the shipping community while
  always ensuring full confidentiality and special care of our customers’ cargoes.
• Negotiating the most efficient stow plans in conjunction with multiple ports of discharge in an aim to attain the best possible economy of scale.
• Calculating and negotiating bunkers which include arranging for fueling vessels while at berth, via barge or ship to ship bunkering off shore.
• Sending our experts to the discharge ports to ensure smooth discharging operations of our vessels with little or no delay, weather permitting; while supervising to make sure that all the cargo is delivered with as little shortages as possible.

Specialties

We are proud to combine our first class shipping services with exclusive specialties:

• The ability to accurately interpret constantly moving and trending freight markets, and produce market reports for our clients accordingly.
• The capability of offering freight services on both Time Charter and Voyage basis.
• The possession of a linked platform of intelligence to follow all of our vessels and have a constant look at the world freight business.
• The construction, supervision and installation of several types of hold separations when required.
• The correlation with a solid judicial department with specialists in all aspects of our trading areas.
• The perfect knowledge and experience in several load ports areas, particularly in North America (mainly Canada), South America (mainly Argentina), Europe (mainly France) and the Black Sea.

Network

York Overseas Ltd’s low profile strategy and method of operating enable it to ensure a professional relationship with the most reputable Ship Owners throughout the world that is second to none.

York Overseas is known as being trustworthy, reliable and accountable while exercising all of its functions and responsibilities. Those assets are the pillars behind a healthy correlation with a vast number of successful Ship Owners seeking to regularly fix York Overseas vessels.

Working through a small group of elite brokers, York Overseas has a particular exclusive position in Canada due to its experience in the business and its continuously growing continental reputation.

In addition to the above and through its first-class chartering clients, a large range of international commodity trading companies appreciate York Overseas’ tailor-made and distinct services.

Team

Hamilton

Thierry Reiter is the president of York Overseas Ltd, with more than 45 years of experience in the maritime industry. His extensive knowledge in the grain trade and international shipping makes him a key player of our organization. Thierry meticulously manages York’s business to ensure our customers’ ultimate satisfaction.

Marcia Furtado, is in charge of the business operations and manages the York Overseas Ltd’s head office. With her wide experience and in-depth knowledge in international shipping, Marcia provides a reliable support and consistent execution of our operations. Her thorough attention to detail is a guarantee of our know-how.

Montreal

Tony Porraccio is our Canadian CEO, with over 35 years of vast experience ranging from grain, to shipping and other related markets. With his exceptional communication skills and friendly respectful approach, Tony knows the need to service and fully meet the requirements of clients. He stands firm on getting the job done while satisfying all parties involved.

Camillo Castagnola With over 15 years of experience in shipping including brokerage, chartering and operations and his more recent work with shipowners, Camillo brings additional expertise to our team. His presence strengthens York Overseas’ Montreal office.

Anna Di Lella is our back office and operation manager. She controls and ensures that every task in our business is executed in a timely manner in order to maintain continuity of the process from beginning to end.  Actively involved in every aspect of our organization for more than 25 years, Anna is an instrumental member to our reputation.

Nina Forlini completes our operations department. In support of Anna, she brings precision and attention to detail in all administrative and accounting related operations. Her skills in the grain fobbing activities are an additional asset to her daily functions.

Robert Dorey is our financial controller. His intensive knowledge and experience of our customer base, as well as the financial institutions, ensures a complete and efficient execution of the company’s diverse undertaking and engagements.

Siarna Genest is our operations and administrative assistant. Her legal skills bring seriousness and rigor to the role, guaranteeing the perfect execution. Her resourcefulness and dedication is the secret to our smooth and efficient high quality service.

Geneva

Stephane Gayte is our European desk manager with over 20 years of experience in the shipping community. He is able to manage both port and vessel operations and quickly resolve any related issues. His expertise and precise attention to detail gives him an advantage to foresee any problem that might occur on a daily basis. Stephane lets very little get past him, if anything at all.

Sebastien Courtade has more than 15 years of broker experience in one of the world’s most prestigious brokerage firms. Sebastien brings to York his market expertise and analytical skills. He works together with Stephane in the Geneva office.

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