Buries Markes History

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1930
 Buries Markes Ltd founded as a company, buying the Cedrus second hand and managing it between 1932 and 1934.
  1938
 Company acquired by Louis Dreyfus who ordered a new diesel powered vessel calling it La Pampa . It was in recognition of the Louis Dreyfus cereal subsidiary in Buenos Aires and the Hispanic name would symbolise all of the Buries fleet to come. The Buries flag would also honour this connection with the ear of corn in it's centre.
  1940
 William Doxford delivers La Estancia a 9,300 dwt Bulk Carrier but it was sunk during World War 2.
  1942
 William Doxford delivers La Cordillera a 9,300 dwt Bulk Carrier but this was also sunk during World War 2. The Ministry of War Transport ordered 2 Canadian built "Fort" ships as compensation for the tonnage lost, but by the end of the War, Buries has only the La Pampa in it's fleet.
  1947
 William Doxford delivers La Cordillera which was able to accommodate up to 12 passengers. Buries Markes purchased an American built vessel called Cape Ducato and renamed her La Estancia.
  1948
 Buries acquired the 1944 built Empire McDermott and converts it from an Aircraft transporter to a cargo carrier and renamed it La Cumbre.
  1951
Montship acquire La Estancia and rename her Montcalm. Buries purchase the Fort Spokane and rename her La Orilla then La Estancia and the 1947 built Mardene becomes La Quinta along with the 1942 built Empire Envoy which is named La Orilla.
  1953
 A Liberty Ship was renamed La Loma and two fast 10,000 dwt vessels La Hacienda and La Chacra join the fleet and vessels in the Louis Dreyfus fleet are transferred to Buries Markes under the UK Flag. New vessels are built in pairs in French Dockyards and delivered to both fleets.
  1954
 Philippe LD built in 1951 is renamed La Ensenada, Jean LD built in 1935 is renamed La Laguna and Louis LD built in 1936 is renamed La Quinta
  1955
 A 1940 built Doxford is renamed La Barranca and a new vessel La Orilla joins the fleet
  1956
 A new vessel built at St Nazaire with it's engine aft is named La Pradera
  1957
 A 1940 built Doxford is renamed La Bahia and an old Sunderland type vessel from 1943 is renamed La Costa
  1958
 Two sister vessels are built at Chantiers de Normandie for the Biscore contract both with shallow drafts for the English ports and are named Philippe LD and La Colina. Using Spanish yards La Selva a 13,000 dwt Shelter Car deck vessel is built as is La Falda, who initially is part of the Montship fleet but is transferred over to Buries Markes. She is followed by La Marea.
  1959
 La Loma and La Laguna are added to the Buries Fleet.
  1960
 The period of the Dunkirk Ore Bulkers: Launched at La Seyne Buries added four 13,600 dwt vessels La Estancia, La Sierra, La Primavera and La Hortensia. La Sierra was equipped with a Buhler bucket and conveyor belt self discharging mechanism which was tailor made for grain and other bulk cargoes.
  1962
 The 1961 built Francois LD is renamed La Hacienda
  1963
 The first of the Great Lakes vessels is launched at La Ciotat the 24,000 dwt Francois LD, her sister ship built for Buries La Chacra is renamed Lake Biwa.
1965/66
 Two Gearless nine-hatch 46,000 dwt vessels are launched at Harland and Wolff, La Estancia and La Sierra
  1969
 Two Chemical Tankers of 2,400 dwt are launched at Wilton Schedam, La Hacienda and La Quinta
  1970
  The 24,900 dwt La Pampa, launched at Harland and Wolff is the first Hagglund-geared vessel for Gearbulk and the first one for Gearbulk to be built in Europe.
  1972
  A Gearless 245,000 dwt 10-Hold Bulker La Loma is ordered in Japan.
  1973
  In a year of unprecedented change for Buries Markes Norman Lady a Gas Carrier with Moss and Rosenberg tanks is launched at Stavanger. She enters service in 1976 but is sold six years later to a Bermudan company. The Alain LD is transferred to Buries Markes and renamed La Cordillera.
  1974
 Both built in 1972 the La Bahia and La Falda are acquired: They become the first of eight Chemical Tankers to enter the Interchem fleet in the next ten years. Buries Markes order a 39,000 dwt five-hold Hagglund crane vessel from Japan for Gearbulk to be named La Ensenada
  1976
  Built in 1974 and 1975 respectively the La Selva and La Cumbre enter service as do two new vessels La Colina and La Pradera.
  1978
  La Costa, La Cordillera and La Primavera 39,000 dwt vessels are delivered by Mitsui-Ichihara for Gearbulk
  1980
  La Loma enters service along with two Polish built vessels of 39,000 dwt La Estancia and La Sierra for Gearbulk
  1981
  Two gearless Panamax Bulkers of 77,000 dwt La Pampa and La Chacra enter service
  1983
  Both built in 1966 Silver Merlin and Silver Falcon are added to the fleet of Chemical Tankers
  1989
 Due to a dramatic slump in shipping Louis Dreyfus decided that they must reduce their exposure in shipping and of course this fell heavily on Buries Markes in London. All Chemical Tankers are sold to Stolt Neilson.
  1990
  All the Gearbulk ships are sold to KG.Jebson, one of the Norwegian partners in the main Gearbulk Consortium. The remainder 2/3 Gearless Bulk Carriers are transferred to the Paris Management.