Macondray & Co., Inc. (MCI) is a privately owned investment holding company established in the Philippines in 1898 and incorporated in 1960. Initially founded as the Philippine branch of an American-owned shipping company based in San Francisco, USA, MCI entered a phase of redirection in 1990 when it was acquired by the Lorenzo family.
> More About Us
MCI’s beginnings date back to 1848, when a retired clipper ship captain moved from New England to California and founded a commission house bearing his name. Captain Frederick William Macondray, of Scottish blood and born in Massachusetts, retired from seafaring after decades of plying the trading routes between the United States and China. He headed to California after hearing news of the gold discovery, and is believed to have arrived by the ship Crescent City on July 1, 1848. The following month, he opened the office of Macondray & Co., Inc. in San Francisco.
> Learn More