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The versatility of the 20,000 to 40,000 DWT Small Handy Size bulk carriers sees them used in a wide variety of marine transportation roles.
We have allocated our 28,000 to 33,000 DWT fleet to carry steel products to the US Gulf since the old days and have handled transportation of mainly grain, fertilizers, nonferrous metal or goods, which is related to energy, in Atlantic Ocean mainly the Americas.
Thus we are able to respond timely to our customer needs for cargo to the Far East and South America.

Our fleet of 24,000 DWT vessels uses their High Freeboard design, which gives a bigger capacity compared to other conventional Small Handy vessels, mainly to carry large diameter steel pipes loaded in Japan and round logs and bagged rice loaded on the West Coast of North America for Japan. The transportation of bagged rice requires particularly strict quality management on board and we are able to maintain excellent conditions by installing cooling systems in the holds, gaining an excellent reputation from our customers.

For business in North and South America, which has a big time difference with Japan, our Daiichi Chuo Shipping (America) Inc (=DCAM), which we set up in 1970 in New York, is playing an active role. Some of the DCAM staffs have been with the business for over 30 years and contribute to ensure the safe operation of our vessels.

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Daiichi Chuo Shipping (America) Inc.

DCAM staff

Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha founded its New York Representative office in 1969 and established Daiichi Chuo Shipping (America) Inc., (currently known as "DCAM") in 1970, as a subsidiary company of Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha.
Since its establishment, DCAM has continued to furnish highly qualified transportation services with various customers/brokers/agents in the North/Central/South America area. The main roles of DCAM are operations and chartering.

- Operation
DCAM handles several sizes of vessels, ranging from capes to small handies. More than 150 voyages are handled each year, largely for small handy-size, which consists of about 60% of the voyages in DCAM's operating territory. All staff members act in a very professional manner and maintain an excellent reputation as a first-class and highly-skilled team.

DCAM stands as one of the most important members of our Daiichi Chuo Group, in view of its high volume of business within the Daiichi Chuo Group.

- Chartering
DCAM keeps close relationships with customers, as well as analyzing market trends and opportunities for new business prospects. Our list of main customers consists of several major grain houses and several major Latin American mining companies, as well as various other important companies, who are mainly attended to and care for by DCAM. DCAM handles business for handy size shipment as well as other varietly of sizes of vessels and cargoes. The main cargoes fixed within DCAM are grain, coal, petroleum cokes, and concentrates for and within North/Central/South America.

Our chartering department also keeps an eye on the up-to-date shipping markets, as well as gathering information on the newest trends of movements of bulk cargo and grain growth, etc.

DCAM staff

Now DCAM has 2 Japanese from Tokyo office and 3 American and 1 Japanese as local staff, total 6 people.
DCAM's reputation is excellent and many customers express their eagerness to work with our Company. In order to keep/improve Daiichi's high quality service/performance, DCAM is necessary for the Daiichi Chuo Shipping Group.

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Fleet List

TYPE OF VESSEL	WHEN BUILT	FLAG	DEADWEIGHT (MT)	DRAFT (M)	L.O.A. (M)	HA/HO	REMARK
SMALL HANDY	1997	PANAMA	24,814	10.045	153.78	4/4	OPEN/BOX/LOGGER "High Decker"
SMALL HANDY	1997	PANAMA	24,801	10.045	153.78	4/4	OPEN/BOX/LOGGER "High Decker"
SMALL HANDY	1996	PANAMA	24,800	10.045	153.78	4/4	OPEN/BOX/LOGGER "High Decker"
SMALL HANDY	1997	PANAMA	24,834	10.045	153.78	4/4	OPEN/BOX/LOGGER "High Decker"
SMALL HANDY	1996	PANAMA	24,830	10.045	153.78	4/4	OPEN/BOX/LOGGER "High Decker"
SMALL HANDY	1997	PANAMA	24,804	10.045	153.78	4/4	OPEN/BOX/LOGGER "High Decker"
SMALL HANDY	2009	PANAMA	33,355	10.03	179.99	5/5	BOX
SMALL HANDY	2006	PANAMA	32,741	10.02	177.00	5/5
SMALL HANDY	2002	PANAMA	32,178	9.56	176.85	5/5	BOXGRAB EQUIPPED
SMALL HANDY	1999	PANAMA	32,130	10.42	171.59	5/5	OPEN/BOX
SMALL HANDY	2007	PANAMA	31,931	9.64	175.53	5/5	BOX
SMALL HANDY	2008	LIBERIA	31,771	10.42	171.60	5/5	BOX
SMALL HANDY	2002	PANAMA	29,905	9.72	170.70	5/5
SMALL HANDY	2002	PANAMA	29,887	9.72	170.70	5/5
SMALL HANDY	2001	PANAMA	29,756	9.72	170.70	5/5
SMALL HANDY	1998	PANAMA	29,482	9.98	170.03	5/5	OPEN/BOX
SMALL HANDY	1998	PANAMA	29,478	9.98	170.03	5/5	OPEN/BOX
SMALL HANDY	1997	PANAMA	28,515	9.57	172.00	5/5
SMALL HANDY	2002	HONG KONG	28,494	9.77	170.00	5/5
SMALL HANDY	2006	LIBERIA	28,399	9.78	169.26	5/5
SMALL HANDY	2010	PANAMA	32,298	10	177.00	5/5	OPEN/BOX
SMALL HANDY	2010	PANAMA	32,077	9.62	175.53	5/5	BOX
SMALL HANDY	2010	CYPRUS	34,370	9.92	180.00	5/5

July 2010

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