OUR OPERATIONS
Dean's Shipping Company is owned and operated by Ernest Dean Jr. and their Family. The Dean name is synonymous with shipping throughout The Bahamas, with more than 70 years of experience in freight hauling. The M/V Champion III, is locally owned and operated, and licensed for aggregate services and for inter-island transport within The Bahamas.
Dean’s Shipping Co. Ltd. has been overseeing the mailboat services for Marsh Harbour, North Abaco, and the surrounding keys for the last 18 years using our famous vessel - The Legacy. In addition to aggregate services, we offer affordable charter services to Florida and the Northern Caribbean.
Ernest Dean Jr. | OWNER
Ernest Dean Jr. was born on February 27, 1962 as the last child to Captain Ernest and Mrs. Eula Dean. Birthed into a family of seafarers, it was only natural that he too would be drawn to the call of the sea. His introduction to life on the boat came at the age of 8…
Ernest Dean | FOUNDER
The late, Captain Ernest Alexander Dean was born on May 23, 1915, in the quaint settlement of Sandy Point, Abaco, Bahamas. As the eldest son of a fishing smack captain, Ernest’s introduction to the sea came very early on in life. At the tender age of 9, he went to live in Cay Sal, where he was tutored by a lighthouse keeper and learned the skills of lighthouse operation.