STCI is founded by Jeff Mavelli and his two colleagues from a NYC tanker brokerage, establishing an office located in South Norwalk, Connecticut. Later that same year STCI merges with Fleets Cove Chartering whose two brokers move from Long Island to STCI’s Connecticut offices. Tom Wimmer joined the company in 1987 and became a partner in 1996, Tom Robbins joined in 1991 and made partner in 2000, followed by Jason Siemer who joined in 1997 and became a partner in 2010.