Maritime Directory

Lutcher,, LA, United States

Nord-Sud Shipping enjoys a vast array of clientele with varied cargo operations. These clients include a number of petroleum companies, vessel owners, vessel charterers, vessel time charterers, drill rig and ship owners, as well as cargo shippers and receivers. Nord-Sud Shipping maintains offices in Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, and Florida as well as sub-agency relationships in US East and West Coast ports and select foreign ports. See the following section for details.

Dubai, UAE, United Arab Emirates

Ocean Bulk Shipping, Dubai, was established in 1997 as a limited liability Company to carry on the business of Shipping and the activities include Ship broking, Ship Management, Agency, Freight Forwarding, Bunkering etc. Thus, established only a few years ago, Ocean Bulk Shipping may be a new entrant into this area, but, the people behind the Organization are old hands in the profession having vast experience in Shipping and Shipping related activities. In reality, the Firm was established at the behest of Shipowners / Traders (Charterers) who were friendly with the people behind this incorporation, especially with the M.D., Mr. O.V. Babu who started his Shipping Career in Dubai in early 80's and was associated with big trading houses for movement of their dry bulk ( sulphur, urea, MOP and the like ) of various origins primarily to Indian sub continent and to various other destinations. This afforded him and his colleagues who joined hands with him excellent contacts with Shipowners / Charterers worldwide who were only too keen to be involved with these experience people who were familiar to them and hence, to cater to their interest and requirements on personalized basis, the Firm 'Ocean Bulk Shipping' was incorporated as a limited liability Company.

VITORIA, ES, Brazil

Founded in 1965 Poseidon Maritima is the largest shipping agency in the State of Espirito Santo (Brazil) attending the ports of Vitoria, Tubarao, Praia Mole, Capuaba, Paul, Portocel and Ponta Ubu thru its head office and all other brazilian ports either thru branch offices or sub-agents.

Alexandria, Egypt

he RAFIMAR Group was established in 1978, making it one of the oldest private sector shipping firms in Egypt. Over the last 20 years, it has been involved actively in the Egyptian market as shipowners, agents and charters. Since its establishment, the company has grown from a sole partnership with capital of Egyptian Pounds 20,000 to a private shareholding company, which in 1998 had a subscribed capital of USD 5 million. Today, the RAFIMAR Group has offices in Alexandria, Port Said, Suez, Cairo and 10th of Ramadan City.

India

The Raj Shipping Agencies Limited was incorporated in 1991. The company is promoted by Adi N. Mehta and Roshni A. Mehta, having a stake of 53 per cent and 41.7 per cent respectively. The company is engaged in bunkering, lighterage and towage activities. The company owns a fleet of water barges, heavy lift barges, lighterage barges, offshore supply vessels and tugs. The company has two subsidiaries namely: Raj Transport & Trading Company Raj Shipping Agencies The turnover of Raj Shipping Agencies Limited for FY1999-2000 was Rs. 65.10 million. Future plan The company plans to acquire higher horse power tugs and supply vessels.

Oslo, Norway

Established 1983. Head office Oslo,subs.in Bergen,Hammerfest and Spitzbergen. Part owner of ScanWeco Fraktmeglerne AS Oslo - WW LOGISTICS.

Chennai, India

West Asia Maritime Limited (WAM) was incorporated in 1993. The company has been promoted by Emirates Trading Agency (ETA) and Associated Construction & Investments (ASCON) based in Dubai. The ETA-ASCON group of companies has been promoted by the Al Ghurair Group of Dubai and Amana Investments of Hong Kong in 1973. The promoters have a stake of 49.50 per cent in the company. The ETA-ASCON group is a diversified organisation engaged in the following business activities: Engineering & construction Trading Shipping Leisure Manufacturing & assembling Retailing & distribution (of casual apparel, jewellery and consumer electronic goods) West Asia Maritime Limited owns three bulk carriers and has one bulk carrier on bareboat charter. WAM has a subsidiary company viz. West Asia Maritime Overseas Private Limited at Singapore. The company has established a ship management company called ETA Ship Management Company Limited (ETA SML), which manages ships of WAM. It has also promoted ETA Ports and EC Tops which among themselves own a floating crane and two 9,500 DWT self discharging barges. The turnover of WAM for the FY1999-2000 was Rs. 640.88 million. Future plan The company would be acquiring a gearless Panamax vessel for conversion into a craned hopper self-unloader for 10-year contract to Tamilnadu Electricity Board/ Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Limited.