BBC Amber The market leading provider of multipurpose and heavy lift shipping services, German based BBC Chartering, announces to bolster business in Korea. BBC Chartering started with a first representation in Seoul back in 2003. Following a recent reorganization, the carrier aims at further strengthening its Far East presence. The local team of ten now covers chartering, operations and technical services and will be headed by Paul Kim as Managing Director. BBC Chartering’s Lars Schoennemann, MD of the office in Singapore, comments this step: “Korea represent a strategic growth market for us. Here we clearly strive to play a bigger role in the future. We are pleased about the possibility to further expand and help our clients with our global shipping solutions.” Other presences of the carrier in the Far East region are Shanghai, China; Tokyo, Japan; and the regional head quarter in Singapore.