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Non-controlling interests (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Interest In Other Entities [Abstract] |
Summary of financial information for each subsidiary with non-controlling interests | The Company has interests in significant subsidiaries and joint ventures as follows:
Name | Country of incorporation | Principal activities | Interest %
Dec 31 2019 |  | Dec 31 2018 |
Significant subsidiaries: |  |  |  |
Methanex Asia Pacific Limited | Hong Kong | Marketing & distribution | 100 | % | 100 | %
Methanex Europe NV | Belgium | Marketing & distribution | 100 | % | 100 | %
Methanex Methanol Company, LLC | United States | Marketing & distribution | 100 | % | 100 | %
Egyptian Methanex Methanol Company S.A.E. ("Methanex Egypt") | Egypt | Production | 50 | % | 50 | %
Methanex Chile SpA | Chile | Production | 100 | % | 100 | %
Methanex New Zealand Limited | New Zealand | Production | 100 | % | 100 | %
Methanex Trinidad (Titan) Unlimited | Trinidad | Production | 100 | % | 100 | %
Methanex USA LLC | United States | Production | 100 | % | 100 | %
Methanex Louisiana LLC | United States | Production | 100 | % | 100 | %
Waterfront Shipping Company Limited 1 | Cayman Islands | Shipping | 100 | % | 100 | %
Significant joint ventures: |  |  |  |
Atlas Methanol Company Unlimited 2 | Trinidad | Production | 63.1 | % | 63.1 | %
1 | Waterfront Shipping Company Limited has a controlling interest in multiple ocean going vessels owned through less than wholly-owned entities as disclosed in note 24.
2 | Summarized financial information for the group's investment in Atlas is disclosed in note 6.
Set out below is summarized financial information for each of our subsidiaries that have non-controlling interests. The amounts disclosed are before inter-company eliminations.
As at |  | Dec 31, 2019 |  |  | Dec 31, 2018
| Methanex Egypt |  | Vessels 1 |  | Total |  |  | Methanex Egypt |  | Vessels 1 |  | Total |
Current assets | $ | 158,436 |  | $ | 25,471 |  | $ | 183,907 |  |  | $ | 158,903 |  | $ | 73,431 |  | $ | 232,334 |
Non-current assets | 653,495 |  | 182,248 |  | 835,743 |  |  | 670,819 |  | 142,790 |  | 813,609 |
Current liabilities | (74,498 | ) | (22,326 | ) | (96,824 | ) |  | (86,155 | ) | (13,625 | ) | (99,780 | )
Non-current liabilities | (156,058 | ) | (153,842 | ) | (309,900 | ) |  | (170,034 | ) | (165,766 | ) | (335,800 | )
Net assets | 581,375 |  | 31,551 |  | 612,926 |  |  | 573,533 |  | 36,830 |  | 610,363 |
Carrying amount of Methanex non-controlling interests | $ | 278,780 |  | $ | 19,895 |  | $ | 298,675 |  |  | $ | 275,303 |  | $ | 21,325 |  | $ | 296,628 |
For the years ended December 31 |  | 2019 |  |  |  | 2018 |
| Methanex Egypt |  | Vessels 1 |  | Total |  |  | Methanex Egypt |  | Vessels 1 |  | Total |
Revenue | $ | 171,532 |  | $ | 36,500 |  | $ | 208,032 |  |  | $ | 404,936 |  | $ | 34,759 |  | $ | 439,695 |
Net and total comprehensive income | 4,182 |  | 7,834 |  | 12,016 |  |  | 118,099 |  | 9,168 |  | 127,267 |
Net and total comprehensive income attributable to Methanex non-controlling interests | 24,697 |  | 3,902 |  | 28,599 |  |  | 84,418 |  | 4,584 |  | 89,002 |
Equity contributions by non-controlling interests | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 5 |
Acquisition of non-controlling interests | — |  | (2,219 | ) | (2,219 | ) |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Impact of adoption of IFRS 16 | (3,355 | ) | — |  | (3,355 | ) |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Distributions paid and accrued to non-controlling interests | $ | (17,865 | ) | $ | (3,113 | ) | $ | (20,978 | ) |  | $ | (25,715 | ) | $ | (11,006 | ) | $ | (36,721 | )
For the years ended December 31 |  | 2019 |  |  |  | 2018 |
| Methanex Egypt |  | Vessels 1 |  | Total |  |  | Methanex Egypt |  | Vessels 1 |  | Total |
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities | $ | 68,022 |  | $ | 24,267 |  | $ | 92,289 |  |  | $ | 254,030 |  | $ | 21,556 |  | $ | 275,586 |
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities | (74,675 | ) | (21,606 | ) | (96,281 | ) |  | (333,595 | ) | 62,382 |  | (271,213 | )
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities | $ | (8,859 | ) | $ | (3,723 | ) | $ | (12,582 | ) |  | $ | (3,619 | ) | $ | (99,463 | ) | $ | (103,082 | )
1 | Comprised of multiple ocean going vessels controlled by Waterfront Shipping Company Limited through less than wholly-owned entities.

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