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BHP Shipping

Former Australian transport company

BHP Shipping was an Australian ship transport and shipbuilding arm of BHP. BHP Shipping traces its origins to 1915 when BHP chartered the SS Emerald Wings to transport its first load of iron ore from Whyalla to Newcastle on 19 January 1915. In 1917, shipping agent William Scott Fell & Co arranged for BHP to purchase a share in the steamer SS Koolonga.2 It is part of BHP Group.1 It ceased to exist in 1983.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jul 30, 1918Founded1

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SS Iron Master 1930
Photo: BHP, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

BHP Shipping was an Australian ship transport and shipbuilding arm of BHP.2

Corporate structure

BHP Shipping is part of a group headed by BHP Group. 16 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • BHP Group Melbourne, Australia
    • BHP Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd Melbourne, Australia
    • BHP Shipping
    • Samarco Subsidiary · 50% · Belo Horizonte
    • BHP Billiton (Canada) Subsidiary · Yellowknife, Canada
    • BHP Billiton (Netherlands) Subsidiary · The Hague, Netherlands
    • BHP BILLITON FINANCE (USA) LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Melbourne, Australia
    • BHP BILLITON FINANCE LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Melbourne, Australia
    • BHP BILLITON FINANCE PLC Subsidiary · 100% · London, United Kingdom
    • BHP BILLITON BRASIL LTDA. Subsidiary · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • BHP BILLITON FINANCE B.V. Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • BHP BILLITON MARKETING AG Subsidiary · Baar, Switzerland
    • MINERA SPENCE S.A. Subsidiary · Santiago, Chile
    • WMC FINANCE (USA) LIMITED Subsidiary · Melbourne, Australia

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Dec 1983Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jul 30, 1918Founded Founded1

Sources

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