The company was formed in 1984 for specialised exclusive chartering purposes and to employ the tonnage of the ART Pool which is administered by Alpha Reefer Transport GmbH, Hamburg. The Pool started with only 16 vessels with sizes from 70.000 upto 127.000 cbft reefer space, whereas today the fleet consists of similar but also considerably larger vessels upto 560.000 cbft and the pool fleet controls now of 46 units of different sizes.
Another activity of the company is the chartering of the fleet managed by Laskaridis Shipping Co. Ltd. of Athens.
This group controls at an average of 30-35 vessels with sizes of 270.000 upto 560.000 cbft, and also timechartered ships join their operation to cover seasonal requirements. A considerable number of the Laskaridis ships are employed independently under various long term contracts with the firm's customers in the fishing industry, a clientele which forms the backbone of the company since several years. With priority additional ships from the ART Pool are being chartered and find employment through Laskaridis Shipping and Lavinia Corp.