Singapore Shipping Corporation Limited ("SSC" or the "Group") is a well-established shipping group in Asia with businesses in ship owning, ship management, ship agency and terminal operations, and logistics services.

The Group's heritage in the shipping industry dates back to 1935 in the lighterage business under Hai Sun Hup Co. Following a spin-off of its shipping and logistics businesses from Hai Sun Hup Group Ltd (now known as Stamford Land Corporation Ltd), SSC was listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange in 2000.

Our Milestones

• 1935
  Hai Sun Hup Co. began lighterage business along the Singapore River.
• 1966
  Mr. Ow Chio Kiat, chairman took over the reins of the business and diversified it into all aspects of shipping.
• 1978
  m.v. Singa Satu, a pure car truck carrier with capacity for 2,000 CEU, was built at Oshima Shipyard and co-owned with Nihonkai Kisen Kasha.
• 1984
  m.v. Singa Ace, a pure car truck carrier with capacity for 4,889 CEU, was built at Tsuneishi Shipyard and was chartered to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.
• 1989
  Hai Sun Hup Group Ltd was listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and was ranked second largest shipping group in Singapore.
• 1990
  m.v. Envoyager, a heavy lift with a lifting capacity of 400 tonnes, was acquired and chartered to Mitsui O.S.K Lines Ltd.
• 2000
  Singapore Shipping Corporation Limited ("SSC") was listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.
• 2006
  A demerger of SSC's warehousing, logistics, agency and terminal operations that was subsequently subsumed under Cougar Logistics Corporation Ltd., which was listed in the same year.
• 2010
  m.v. Boheme, a pure car truck carrier with capacity for 7,200 CEU, was acquired.
• 2011
  m.v. Sirius Leader, a pure car truck carrier with capacity for 5,190 CEU, was acquired.
• 2013
  The shipping agency and logistics business of MYP Ltd. (formerly known as Cougar Logistics Corporation Ltd.) was acquired.
• 2014
  m.v. Capricornus Leader, a pure car truck carrier with capacity for 6,500 CEU, was acquired.
• 2015
  m.v. Centaurus Leader, a pure car truck carrier with capacity for 6,500 CEU, was acquired.
  m.v. Taurus Leader, a pure car truck carrier with capacity for 7,020 CEU, was acquired.
• 2023
  Celebrated 50 years of relationship with our customer, Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha.
  Named in Forbes Asia's Best Under A Billion 2023 list for publicly traded SMEs that outperformed despite stiff global headwinds.