TBS Shipping Services is an ocean transportation services company that offers worldwide shipping solutions through liner, parcel, bulk and vessel chartering services. The company focuses on key trade routes between Latin America and China, Japan and South Korea, as well as select ports in North America, Africa and the Caribbean. TBS provides frequent, regularly scheduled voyages in its network, as well as cargo scheduling, loading and discharge. As of 2005, the company s fleet totaled 28 vessels, including 17 company-owned ships. It targets niche markets, including trade routes, ports and cargo not efficiently served by container and large dry-bulk vessel operators. The flexibility of TBS fleet allows it to carry a wide range of cargo, including steel products, metal concentrates, fertilizer, coal, salt, sugar, grain, chemicals, industrial goods and other general cargo.