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July 3rd, 2024

HB / CMST Visit to the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE)

During June 2024, A delegation of Henry Bath and CMST senior management teams met during a visit to Shanghai, focusing on collaboration with industry partners and international customers. A key focus...

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During June 2024, A delegation of Henry Bath and CMST senior management teams met during a visit to Shanghai, focusing on collaboration with industry partners and international customers. A key focus was to continue to strengthen our relationship with CMST to enhance our market opportunities and business partnership.

The Henry Bath team, along with Mr Wang Haibin, our Co Group General Manager, where able to visit the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), welcomed by Mr Wang Fenghai, General Manager of SHFE, and further joined by leaders of the Shanghai Commodity Warehouse Receipt Registration Committee. The lively discussions focused on promoting international cooperation, collaboration, and exploring prospects across international markets. Mr. Wang Fenghai kindly outlined SHFE's plans to become a world-class exchange, driven by the successful listing of international varieties and business growth

Group CFO, Paul Wynne provided updates on Henry Bath’s progress since his last visit in 2019 and Peter Marc Waszkis, Co Group General Manager of Henry Bath, expressed a strong desire to strengthen ties with SHFE and collaborate on exploring new overseas markets and warehousing options.

It was noted that Henry Bath would continue to support SHFE in expanding internationally and enhancing its delivery function and to continue to build and promote our China link and identify future global opportunities.

All parties wish to continue the ongoing and strong relationship between Henry Bath, CMST and SHFE and look forward to seeing SHFE grow in the international market.


April 11th, 2024

Henry Bath are delighted to welcome Mr Peter Marc Waszkis as Co Group General Manager

Henry Bath are pleased to announce that Mr Peter Marc Waszkis has been appointed as Co-Group General Manager of Henry Bath, together with Mr. Wang Haibin, who has acted as Chief Executive Officer of...

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Henry Bath are pleased to announce that Mr Peter Marc Waszkis has been appointed as Co-Group General Manager of Henry Bath, together with Mr. Wang Haibin, who has acted as Chief Executive Officer of the company since July 2022.

Peter joins Henry Bath with over three decades of experience in the sector and his impressive career history spans a range of senior positions in notable market players.

His strategic vision is geared towards leveraging Henry Bath's storied heritage and global footprint, fostering cross-market opportunities, and enhancing the company's offerings to meet clients' evolving needs worldwide.


June 23rd, 2023

New Head Office Address

Our Liverpool Head Office has moved. We are still located on the wonderful Liverpool waterfront within the Princes Dock area. Our new address is 10 Princes Parade, Liverpool, L3 1QY ...

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Our Liverpool Head Office has moved. We are still located on the wonderful Liverpool waterfront within the Princes Dock area.

Our new address is 10 Princes Parade, Liverpool, L3 1QY


April 19th, 2023

Trakk for Document Verification

Our Group COO Phil Smith has been discussing the benefits of using the Trakk system from Komgo for document verification. Making sure you have complete confidence in Henry Bath allows us to build...

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Our Group COO Phil Smith has been discussing the benefits of using the Trakk system from Komgo for document verification.

Making sure you have complete confidence in Henry Bath allows us to build exceptional and long-standing relationships with you, our valued client and we are continually looking for ways to enhance the levels of security and peace of mind we can offer.

Trakk is a tool to increase the security of digital documents exchanged via email to assist with managing operational risk and provides a quick, efficient, and most importantly, an accurate way to verify a valid Henry Bath document. Using Trakk creates a digital audit trail against a document, that will strongly mitigate the risk of it being reused for fraudulent purposes.

Across all Henry Bath locations, documents relating to title transfer and ownership can be uploaded to Trakk, which adds a unique banner to the document. All Trakk registered documents can be verified via the Henry Bath website, where all you need to do is drag and drop the document into the dedicated space


March 16th, 2023

New Location - South Korea

Expanding our global reach allows us to provide you with more options and solutions for your cargo. We are therefore delighted to announce our new location, Henry Bath Korea, which is managed by our...

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Expanding our global reach allows us to provide you with more options and solutions for your cargo.

We are therefore delighted to announce our new location, Henry Bath Korea, which is managed by our knowledgeable and experienced local team.

In addition to our warehouse options where we can provide bonded & non bonded storage, transhipment importation and domestic distribution, our local office branch is able to support our clients with documentation handling, customs clearance and global shipping freight forwarding.

This location is ideal for your soft commodities, with our team currently providing softs services for both domestic and international clients, as additionally we can supply sampling & sample dispatch and fumigation options plus plant and food quarantine.

For more information on this location and our softs services; www.moreoptions@henrybath.com www.henrybath.com


August 2nd, 2022

Henry Bath partners with Komgo for document authentication

Henry Bath is continually looking for ways to enhance document security and to mitigate the risk of fraudulent activity to provide our clients with confidence in our service. We are committed to...

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Henry Bath is continually looking for ways to enhance document security and to mitigate the risk of fraudulent activity to provide our clients with confidence in our service.

We are committed to promoting this secure environment by partnering with Komgo, and implementing the Trakk system to provide our clients a way of authenticating documents relating to title transfer and ownership

Trakk is a tool for you to increase the security of digital documents exchanged via email to assist with managing your operational risk and provides a quick, efficient, and most importantly, an accurate way to verify a valid Henry Bath document. Using Trakk create a digital audit trail against a document, that will strongly mitigate the risk of it being reused for fraudulent purposes.

Trakk registered documents can be verified by the Henry Bath website, where all you need to do is drag and drop the pdf into the dedicated space.

Komgo CEO, Souleima Baddi says ‘Trakk is a simple, scalable and cost-effective tool to mitigate against documentary fraud risk supported by an ecosystem of trust for digital trade documents, which includes all industry stakeholders. We’re extremely pleased to welcome to this group working for a safer and more secure environment, warehouses like Henry Bath.’


July 7th, 2022

Henry Bath Delighted to welcome Mr Wang Haibin as CEO

Henry Bath are delighted to welcome Mr Wang Haibin as CEO Mr. Wang Haibin is currently Director and Vice President of CMST, a leading national warehousing and logistics enterprise in...

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Henry Bath are delighted to welcome Mr Wang Haibin as CEO

Mr. Wang Haibin is currently Director and Vice President of CMST, a leading national warehousing and logistics enterprise in China, and has been appointed by the Henry Bath Board to take the role of Chief Executive Officer on a part-time basis from July 2022.

Mr. Wang Haibin has been with CMST since 1990 and spent last 12 years as General Manager of CMST Shanghai, achieving an outstanding track record with continued growth of result. With a strategic vision, he has participated in and led a number of investments and acquisitions in the industry, including the acquisition of 51% equity of Henry Bath in January 2016 and later the acquisition of Trafigura’s Impala warehouse company in Shanghai in 2017.

With years of experience in the international commodity warehousing and logistics industry, Mr. Wang Haibin is committed to developing supply chain management service offerings with expanded capabilities, especially leveraging CMST’s strong assets in China as well as Henry Bath’s global footprint to provide clients with more cross-market opportunities of different products. Mr. Wang Haibin is currently the Director of Shanghai Futures Exchange.


June 9th, 2022

Henry Bath Announces Sean Ginnane to Retire as Chief Executive Officer

Today, we announce that Sean Ginnane will step down from his position as Chief Executive Officer of Henry Bath Group on 7 July and move away from full-time work into retirement. Sean has been with...

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Today, we announce that Sean Ginnane will step down from his position as Chief Executive Officer of Henry Bath Group on 7 July and move away from full-time work into retirement. Sean has been with Henry Bath since April 2012, initially serving as the Asia Group General Manager and most recently as Chief Executive Officer. The Board respects Sean's decision and would like to extend its appreciation to Sean for his commitment and contribution to the business over the years.

During his time with Henry Bath, he has overseen the expansion of our footprint in Asia by establishing operations in Port Klang, Kaohsiung, and Taichung and transitioning our Shanghai warehouse into a registered entity. He has helped us diversify our business model and become a key player in the concentrates blending market and, most recently, into agricultural products in Asia.

The Board formed by the shareholders of Henry Bath - CMST and Mercuria - have appointed Mr Wang Haibin to take the role of Henry Bath's Chief Executive Officer from 7 July 2022. With rich experience in the commodity warehousing and logistics industry, Mr. Wang Haibin has been General Manager of CMST Shanghai since 2011 achieving an outstanding track record and also Director of Henry Bath and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors since 2016. He is a proven leader who brings wide experience across the industry and continues to develop supply chain management service offerings with expanded capabilities. This has provided extensive opportunities for the business to connect with international markets. He has also established broad relationships with global industry players in the commodity industry.

Based on its global warehousing footprint and unique link with the Chinese market, Henry Bath will continue to leverage the connectivity of global warehousing and logistics services, designing more integrated cross-market logistics solutions for customers and providing more specialised global network support and supply chain management services.


January 28th, 2022

Happy Chinese New Year

Wishing you all a happy and healthy Chinese New Year ...

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Wishing you all a happy and healthy Chinese New Year


July 7th, 2021

Welcome To Robert Holthausen

We would like to welcome Robert Holthausen to Henry Bath who joins us as our Director of Agricultural Products Asia. Robert brings wth him a wealth of experience, skills and knowlegde in this sector....

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We would like to welcome Robert Holthausen to Henry Bath who joins us as our Director of Agricultural Products Asia.

Robert brings wth him a wealth of experience, skills and knowlegde in this sector. He will be responsible for developing our business approach and seeking new opportunities for Henry Bath in the agricultural products market that will both compliment and grow our current service offerings.

Robert will be based out of our Singapore office.


April 27th, 2021

INE approved

Henry Bath is one of 6 warehouses approved by the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, INE to be allowed to receive, store and Warrant Copper. The successful first delivery of bonded copper futures...

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Henry Bath is one of 6 warehouses approved by the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, INE to be allowed to receive, store and Warrant Copper. The successful first delivery of bonded copper futures represents not only that the highly anticipated product has achieved a closed-loop from listing to delivery, but also the design of China’s first "dual contract" futures product has stood the test in practice.


January 31st, 2020

Henry Baths Global Management of Covid-19

Globally Henry Bath has been monitoring the Covid-19 outbreak since mid-January 2020. Our focus has been to protect the health and safety of our staff during this time. We have been successful in our...

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Globally Henry Bath has been monitoring the Covid-19 outbreak since mid-January 2020. Our focus has been to protect the health and safety of our staff during this time. We have been successful in our ability to operate our global warehouses network as normal during this period and maintained good communication with the Exchanges. In compliance with the various Government direction, most staff have operated in a ‘Work From Home’ manner. Our Shanghai Staff have now fully returned to the Office and continue to support our wider Asia business. Over the June – September period staff will gradually return in greater numbers to our Offices but we will be conscious of any further localised outbreaks and will adjust accordingly. We thanks our customers for their support and patience during this time.


July 25th, 2019

Welcome to the Team

We would like to welcome both David Underwood and Trevor Skidmore to the team here at Henry Bath. David joins us as Global Sales Director and will be maintaining and looking to expand our current...

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We would like to welcome both David Underwood and Trevor Skidmore to the team here at Henry Bath. David joins us as Global Sales Director and will be maintaining and looking to expand our current client base as well as exploring new opportunities in the metals market. Trevor also joins as Global Sales Director, however will be leading and developing our global concentrates portfolio.
Both will be based in our London office.


May 24th, 2019

Appointment of New General Manager LLC

The Henry Bath Management Team would like to confirm the appointment of Jerome (Jerry) Hack as the new General Manager for Henry Bath LLC. Jerry is well known in the Steel and Aluminium Industry in...

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The Henry Bath Management Team would like to confirm the appointment of Jerome (Jerry) Hack as the new General Manager for Henry Bath LLC. Jerry is well known in the Steel and Aluminium Industry in the US where he was President and COO of Dearborn Steel Center Detroit and President of Stone Logistic Detroit. Jerry is charged with continuing the development of the US Business, developing new locations and our market offers.​


January 17th, 2019

New Leadership at Henry Bath

Today, we announce that Graham Hawkins will be leaving Henry Bath after 16 years in senior leadership positions, effective immediately. We wish to acknowledge Graham’s valuable contributions to Henry...

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Today, we announce that Graham Hawkins will be leaving Henry Bath after 16 years in senior leadership positions, effective immediately. We wish to acknowledge Graham’s valuable contributions to Henry Bath and the wider metal community during his tenure. We thank him for his guidance and efforts over the years, and we wish him well as he moves on to new opportunities.

At the same time, we are pleased to announce that Sean Ginnane, who is the current head of the Henry Bath Asia portfolio, will take over as the CEO of the entire Group. Sean has spent the last seven years with Henry Bath based in Singapore. Before joining Henry Bath, he had 31 years’ experience in the steel industry based in Australia and Asia.

Sean will be charged with the development of the forward strategy for the Group as we navigate the many market, industry and political trends that affect our business. We look forward to a dynamic and robust future for the Henry Bath Group as we go forward.

Please feel free to get in touch with Sean if you have any questions about this important leadership change. ​


January 16th, 2019

Henry Bath joins the European Cocoa Association

Henry Bath are now members of the European Cococa Association (ECA). The ECA is a trade association that includes companies involved in the cocoa bean trade, from processing all the way through to...

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Henry Bath are now members of the European Cococa Association (ECA). The ECA is a trade association that includes companies involved in the cocoa bean trade, from processing all the way through to warehousing and logistics.


November 7th, 2018

Asia Copper Week 13-16th November

The HB team will be attending Asia Copper Week in Shanghai. You can either come and visit us in the exhibition space during the conference or arrange a meeting with us by emailing...

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The HB team will be attending Asia Copper Week in Shanghai. You can either come and visit us in the exhibition space during the conference or arrange a meeting with us by emailing moreoptions@henrybath.com. We look forward to seeing you there!


September 25th, 2018

LME Week

The Henry Bath team will be attending LME Week so come and visit us on Stand 2 in the exhibition space or email us to arrange a meeting to discuss how we can assist with your commodity logistics and...

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The Henry Bath team will be attending LME Week so come and visit us on Stand 2 in the exhibition space or email us to arrange a meeting to discuss how we can assist with your commodity logistics and storage needs. moreoptions@henrybath.com​


September 10th, 2018

Metal Bulletin Aluminium Conferecne

The Henry Bath team will be in Berlin for the Metal Bulletin Aluminium Conference this week. If you would like to meet with us to discuss how we can assist with your commodity logistics and storage...

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The Henry Bath team will be in Berlin for the Metal Bulletin Aluminium Conference this week. If you would like to meet with us to discuss how we can assist with your commodity logistics and storage needs please email moreoptions@henrybath.com​


July 31st, 2018

Softs News- Bulk Cocoa

Our Liverpool location has been extremely busy creating more options for our clients and working on our capability to receive and handle bulk cocoa. This is now live and fully operational. If you...

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Our Liverpool location has been extremely busy creating more options for our clients and working on our capability to receive and handle bulk cocoa. This is now live and fully operational.

If you would like to speak to the team about how you could benefit by using Henry Bath for your bulk soft commodity needs, please email softs.uk@henrybath.com ​


July 27th, 2018

Organic and UTZ Certified

Henry Bath are approved and accredited by UTZ to warehouse coffee and cocoa in our Liverpool, Rotterdam and Antwerp locations and by SKAL to store and handle organic products in Rotterdam. If you...

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Henry Bath are approved and accredited by UTZ to warehouse coffee and cocoa in our Liverpool, Rotterdam and Antwerp locations and by SKAL to store and handle organic products in Rotterdam.

If you would like more information on how we can assist with any of your soft commodity needs, please email softs.rtm@henrybath.com or softs.uk@henrybath.com


May 29th, 2018

Harbor Aluminum Summit - June

Reagan Nettleingham and David Gast will be attending the Harbor Ali Summit in Chicago, June 5-7. If you would like to meet the team please email moreoptions@henrybath.com ...

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Reagan Nettleingham and David Gast will be attending the Harbor Ali Summit in Chicago, June 5-7. If you would like to meet the team please email moreoptions@henrybath.com


May 11th, 2018

LME Asia 2018

The Henry Bath team will once again be in Hong Kong during LME Asia Week. Come and join us for our Peak Walk on Wednesday 16th May or visit us on booth 101 on Thursday 17th May. If you would prefer to...

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The Henry Bath team will once again be in Hong Kong during LME Asia Week. Come and join us for our Peak Walk on Wednesday 16th May or visit us on booth 101 on Thursday 17th May. If you would prefer to arrange a meeting, please email moreoptions@henrybath.com


March 28th, 2018

New Henry Bath Yangshan Warehouse

Henry Bath's New Yangshan Warehouse is open for business. The two level 20,000sqm facility was officially opened on 16th March 2018 during a ceremony attended by key industry members. The warehouse,...

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Henry Bath's New Yangshan Warehouse is open for business.

The two level 20,000sqm facility was officially opened on 16th March 2018 during a ceremony attended by key industry members.

The warehouse, located within the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ), is protected by state of the art security features and backed by the rigourous Henry Bath Risk, Compliance and Control Standards. In conjunction with CMST, we are able to offer full service capability including reliable efficient national and international logistics.

For more information, please contact yong.shen@henrybath.com.