Maritime Directory

Vika, Oslo,, Norway

Welcome to SKULD Assuranceforeningen Skuld provides Protection & Indemnity (P&I) insurance to shipowners and charterers all over the world. Its purpose is to "offer mutual insurance against third-party liabilities and losses incurred in direct connection with the operation of the entered vessels." The Club also offers Freight, Demurrage and Defence (FDD) cover to its members. Established in 1897 in Oslo, Norway, some 50 % of the tonnage entered in the Association is still Scandinavian-controlled, reflecting the club’s traditional balance between Scandinavian and non-Scandinavian business. Its other important markets are most Western European countries, Russia, Singapore, China incl. Hong Kong and USA. With its established and strong position in "mature" markets such as Norway and Denmark, the largest growth potential is currently in Greece and Asia. In addition to its head office in Oslo, Skuld has offices in Copenhagen, Bergen, Piraeus and Hong Kong. World-wide, the organisation has a staff of some 135 members, all employed directly by the Association. The Club can also draw on an extensive network of correspondents - such as the New York-based Anchor Marine, established in 1998 as an exclusive correspondent for Skuld, which assists the Club in the large number of US-related matters. As a mutual association, the Club is owned and controlled directly by its members. The President & CEO reports to the Board of Directors. The Rules of the Association specifies the division of powers between the President & CEO, the Board of Directors, the Committee and the Annual General Meeting. In 2000, Skuld was reorganised through the establishment of a total of nine syndicates, each with an overall responsibility for one or more geographical markets. A separate energy syndicate, based in Oslo and in charge of global operations in the energy field, was also established. Skuld is one of thirteen members of the International Group of P&I Clubs which work closely together in reinsurance and other matters of common interest. In August 2001, Skuld entered into a strategic partnership with Royal & SunAlliance which i.a. has an extensive, world-wide portfolio in Hull & Machinery insurance. Initially, the two partners will offer a joint one policy fixed premium cover for vessels up to 3000 GT, and seek to co-ordinate the activities of their technical departments. Other areas of co-operation are likely to follow suit.

Singapore, Singapore

We are the premier company in Singapore for all disciplines within the marine industry. Ship agency and shipmanagement are Austen's principal activities but many ancillary services are also provided.

Port Melbourne, Australia

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Aventis International is exclusively involve in Freight Forwarding and logistics. Our company enjoys support from Government, Semi Government, Local / Foreign Organizations, which includes, Ship Owners, Exporters, Importers, Traders, Transporters, Manufacturers and Fabricators.

Grenaa, Denmark

B Cool Consult A/S is an international service company, providing services and spare parts world wide to shipowners. Services and spares are provided within the refrigeration field, i.e. service and maintenance on main A/C-plant and provisions plants onboard major cruise liners; service and maintenance on cargo refrigeration plants onboard Reefer Ships; upgrading and installation of control systems, such as PLC and/or PC-based.

Hamburg, Germany

Our company is part of the ThyssenKrupp Technologies Group and belongs to the market leaders in marine engineering. Renowned shipyards and shipowners use components of our Simplex-Turbulo product line for maximum reliability and durability. A worldwide network of service stations ensures reliable shipping operation. Our range of ship components comprises: Simplex Compact Sterntube Seals, Fin Stabilisers, Rudder Stock Seals and Bearings Simplex Sterntube Bushes and Line Shaft Bearings as well as Turbulo Oily Water Separators

2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark

Since 1905, BIMCO has been a leading force in international shipping. Representing shipowners, shipbrokers and agents, P&I Clubs and associate members, BIMCO today has members in 122 countries. Thus BIMCO takes an interest in all issues affecting the international shipping industry.

Singapore, Singapore

BP Shipcare is a wholly owned subsidiary of BP Shipping Limited, which is a member of the BP Group. It was formed in 1975 initially to lay-up its own surplus tonnage but as demand and expertise increased the service was expanded to include other ship owners and operators. BP Shipcare's lay-up site is off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia near to the island of Labuan, in Brunei Bay. The bay was identified as a suitable spot for preserving vessels and rigs since it lies in sheltered waters outside the typhoon belt. The anchorage has good holding ground in 30m of water and a current of no more than half a knot allowing ships to be moored to a single anchor. The lay-up unit can accommodate over 30 vessels at any one time. Since the start of operations in Brunei Bay, BP Shipcare has successfully laid-up and reactivated over 150 different vessels, including tankers, gas carriers, rigs and container ships. The experienced gained over this time enables us tailor the lay-up to suit owner and vessel requirements, ensuring vessels are returned in optimum condition. Typically this involves protection of machinery against static seizure, dehumidification of accommodation and engine room, hull protection via strategically placed anodes and blanking of hull apertures, and appropriate protection for all external deck equipment. Once laid-up, 24 hour on board watch-keeping enables the entire crew to be repatriated providing significant cost savings to owners. Routine maintenance schedules are agreed and regular reports keep owners apprised of vessel's condition. In addition, by liaising with local shipyard facilities, BP Shipcare is able to assist with arrangements for any remedial or refurbishment work that may be required, making efficient use of the period the vessel is in lay-up.

Misurata,, Libya

Established and based in Misurata City, Bab-Libya office is managed by experienced and dedicated shipping staff speaking English and Arabic and are fully trained in the intricacies of international shipping, representing ship-owners, operators and charterers and offering: * Ship Agency Services * Stevedoring and Tally * Clearing and Forwarding, Freight Forwarding * Project cargo Handling and land transport * Organize and supervise : - Provisions supply; - Crew-changes and air tickets; - Bunker and Lub-oil supply; - P & I Clubs representatives; - Local solicitors experienced in shipping if required Whether you operate bulk carriers or container vessels on a fixed or tramp schedule, anywhere along the Libyan ports, BabLibya Shipping has the ability to provide your company full agency representation, either from our own office or through a network of solid, reputable, reliable affiliated agencies.

Bagsvaerd, Denmark

BIMCO is the world’s leading private association of shipping companies. Among its many activities, the organisation provides strictly professional, non-political information and counselling services for the maritime community including owners, brokers, agents and club members.

St. Bruno (Montreal), Quebec, Canada

ECCanada expert in loading, and expediting of cargo vessels, particularly forest products and project cargoes; Safe-Guarding Owners/Charterers interests; ice navigation; casualty investigation; independent opinions to legal profession, and P & I clubs; member of AMAC. Service available world-wide.

Suriyawong Bangrak,, Bangkok, Thailand

Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

We would like to take advantage of this opportunity to introduce ourselves. We are general ship agents acting on behalf of vessels' Owners and Charterers. We are specialized in the general protecting assistance, even assistance in any of shipyards located at the bay of Rio de Janeiro. We are independent Ship agents, covering the ports of Natal, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro,Angra dos Reis, Sepetiba, Macaé, Santos, Paranaguá, São Francisco do Sul and Itajai. We offer a quality Agency Assistance under the highest international standards. Ourteam of Ship Agentsis at your full disposal; it will be our pleasureto hearing from you!

Bremen, Germany

København Ø, Denmark

Hilding Bidsted founded Bidsted & Co. A/S in Copenhagen on 2nd September 1940. For nearly a decade, the company’s core business was carrying coal for Danish coal traders. In the booming post-war period, the company expanded its activities, primarily servicing Danish coaster and bulk-carrier owners. The company has been instrumental in bringing and refining the Danish shipping market to its present high standard. Today, the company is involved in all areas of dry cargo shipping, including – but not limited to – sale and purchase, commercial ship management, and charter and operation of cargo contracts. Our list of customers worldwide includes Investeringsgruppen Danmark, Korn- og Foderstof-kompagniet (KFK) of Aarhus, First Steamship of Taipei, Shih Wei Navigation of Taipei, Lauritzen, D/S Torm, Pioneer Navigation, D/S Norden, Taiwan Wallem of Tapei, T&E Bulkers, Maersk Bulk and Armada.

Seoul, South Korea

Bogo Line Co., Ltd. has been established in March, 1997 with the spirits of pioneering based on the cooperation, friendships, creative and knowledge, which are enable us to proudly march to the world shipping market as one of the most competent, well organized ship-operator in South Korea. Since it's established, Bogo Line has been building up it's reputation as the most reliable, quick correspondence, and most qualified services to our clients with staffs' knowledge of shipping concerned, keeping commercial mind, and our uncompatible relationships with not only the almost of the local trading houses, world major trading corporations, but also major ship owners in local area and also world wide recognized ship owners in the world. And our staffs who are highly grade educated with local and abroad institutes, trained with the most kinds of vessels, skilled and experienced with various shipping world such as chartering, owned vessels operating, ship broking, agency, cargo surveying, marine engineering, sale and purchase etc., now can best offer to our clients for hereby mentioned business and we, definitely, will try to create utmost benefits from the said business for mutual ends and we are sure that our this activities will contribute to grounding our relationship firmly in future for any related in shipping aspects. Finally, we can say proudly that we are the one who has known as a few specialist in this shipping world in Far East. and we are now marching to world market with self-reliance for earning only one goal "The best and The last".

4014 Stavanger, Norway

Vancouver,, British Columbia, Canada

The Chamber of Shipping has proudly served the international shipping industry community in British Columbia since 1923. The Chamber is a forum for the gathering, developing and disseminating of information both to the membership and shipping communities around the world. Information relating to new developments in shipping services, government legislation as well as alternative services and opportunities in trade, commerce, or education are handled by the Chamber and its dedicated committees. Established as a non profit society in 1923, The Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia provides its services to three categories of members. 'Full Members' are drawn from the ship owners, operators and agents, representing the foreign flag international deep sea segment of the B.C. shipping community. Associate or Service Membership is offered to other entities which see value in a close relationship with the Chamber. The Chamber has 140 members, in total. The objects define a role of facilitation and interaction, in the interests of members, with all levels of government and the wider marine community. The President, Staff and Board of Directors are all actively involved in the work of the Chamber in fulfilling its mandate. This is achieved through their involvement in standing and adhoc committees devoted to key topics, for example,Ship and Port Operations, Navigation and Pilotage, Cruise, Liner, Legislation etc. The facilitation role is further exemplified through the Chamber's role in the registration of vessels under the Canadian oil spill regulations. The Chamber has also spearheaded the formation of an informal coalition, The Western Marine Community (WMC), with the aim of ensuring an equitable regional apportionment of the Coast Guard's cost recovery program.

Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom

Background The British Shippers' Council is a strategic policy making arm of FTA. Its members comprise industry representatives from a cross section of businesses who require international freight transport, logistics, distribution and shipping services. The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is a leading UK trade association and serves industry as users of transport & distribution services by all modes. FTA's 11,500 member companies represent all sectors of UK industry and consign 70% of UK visible exports, 90% of all freight moved by rail and also operate nearly half of the UK fleet of commercial vehicles. Our Strength At the heart of FTA is its unrivalled knowledge of transport and distribution, shared between 360 staff operating out of five UK offices and Brussels. This knowledge resource is delivered through local, national and European representation together with a comprehensive range of commercial services. Our Objectives FTA's membership is a broad church of mostly freight service providers (primarily road freight) and users of freight services (i.e. shippers). The British Shippers' Council has traditionally focussed most of its attention and activities on the maritime and air freight services and on trade facilitation through customs and documentation. Policies are made which aim to provide the right conditions in which industry is able to take advantage of a wide range of competitive and efficient services. Such services would enable them to enhance rather than hinder their global supply chains and promote the competitiveness of their products in overseas markets. FTA's Rail Freight Council is a forum of both users and operators and UK track infrastructure owners - all of whom are FTA members. This Council is FTA's principal strategic policy making body for matters to do with rail freight, both domestic and European. Together with FTA's Road Freight Council, largely comprising freight vehicle operators, FTA seek to promote developments in the freight industry which benefit industry and make their supply chains more efficient.

Russia

We are working as Charterers broker for shipments of fruits and vegetables, timber, general cargoes, equipment and project cargoes. The main activities are in Baltic and North seas region, Mediterranean and Black seas, Caspian Sea, Russian Waterway System. In worldwide shipping we have shipments from South America to Baltic, Baltic to North America and vice versa, Baltic to India and South-East Asia region. As Owners brokers we are working with one of the biggest German owner who is operating with fleet over 50 vessels including coasters abt 1500 mt cargo capacity up to ocean going vessels up to 18000-cargo capacity.

Rome, Italy

Ottawa, ON, Canada

The mandate of the Canadian Shipowners Association (CSA) is to promote an economic and competitive Canadian marine transportation industry. In keeping with this mandate, the Association supports a national policy conducive to the development and maintenance of the Canadian flag merchant fleet in the inland, coastal and Arctic waters of Canada, in an effort to foster the growth of a Canadian flag merchant fleet. The CSA monitors Canadian and U.S. government legislative and regulatory actions, initiatives by various inter-national marine organizations, political trends and public policy relating to navigation, safety and the Canadian shipping environment. In addition, it conducts strategic communications and public relations campaigns.