Oldendorff Carriers is sharpening its focus on South America and has made a new hire to help grow its business on both coasts of the continent.

The Lubeck-headquartered company told TradeWinds it has recently begun parcelling business from the east coast of South America and aims to develop more business from the west coast too.

“South America is a growing market for bulk carriers with new mineral projects and increasing grain volumes,” the company told TradeWinds.