Maritime Directory

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.

Oslo, Norway

Shipping on Demand The Western Bulk Group was established in Norway in 1982 as a ship owner and operator. Today, Western Bulk is a global shipping company controlling approximately 60 handymax vessels, specialising in Ocean Transportation. Western Bulk concentrates on handymax bulkcarriers in the dry bulk cargo sector, utilising modern vessels. The Group has 3 commercial operating offices located in Oslo, Melbourne and Seattle respectively, as well as Representative Offices in New Orleans, Houston and Concepcion Bay, Chile.

Albany, NY, United States

Westway Terminal Co LLC operates a marine terminal in Albany, NY, providing cargo handling and storage services.

Portsmouth,, United Kingdom

Wightlink Ltd operates ferry services connecting the Isle of Wight with the mainland UK, providing passenger and vehicle transport across the Solent with award-winning service.

Flensburg, Germany

FRS Helgoline operates highspeed catamaran ferry services from Hamburg, Brunsbüttel, and Cuxhaven to Helgoland, Germany's only high-sea island, offering comfortable and fast passenger transport.

Arcola,, TX, United States

Wisco Moran Drilling Company operates drilling rigs and rig moving equipment, providing safe and environmentally sound services in Texas.

Washington, DC, United States

The World Shipping Council is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing more than forty liner shipping companies serving America's international trade. Council members include the largest container lines in the world as well as smaller niche carriers, and carriers providing roll-on/roll-off and heavy-lift services. In addition to ocean transportation, they provide a wide range of intermodal and logistics services to American importers and exporters. The Council's goal is to provide a coordinated voice for the liner shipping industry in its work with policymakers and other industry groups interested in international transportation issues, including: maritime security, regulatory policy, tax issues, safety, the environment, harbor dredging and upgrading the infrastructure needed to handle America's booming trade. Partners in America's Trade The liner shipping industry is a vital, contributing partner in America's foreign trade and economic growth. Over the past ten years, U.S. international trade in goods has doubled and rapid growth is expected in the next decade as well. Last year, U.S. oceanborne trade amounted to more than $700 billion. Liner shipping, with its network of vessels, containers, port terminals and information systems, handled two-thirds of that trade and did so smoothly, efficiently and at rates lower than those fifteen years ago. These low rates enhance the competitiveness of U.S. products in world markets and bring a variety of quality goods to our homes at low cost. Your VCR was carried from Hong Kong for about one dollar; ocean shipping services from Asia added about 40 cents to the price of the sneakers you're wearing; and it cost three cents to put that bottle of German beer in your refrigerator. The liner shipping industry is a constant innovator- linking American businesses directly and efficiently with their customers around the world on a door-to-door basis. The industry is also an essential investor in the transportation system that carries the United States' international commerce. Liner carriers have invested over $150 billion in transportation assets currently in service worldwide and, if trade projections are accurate, they will need to invest billions of dollars more in ships and equipment to service trade growth over the next ten years. With confidence in how public policy will affect our industry, members of the World Shipping Council can build on this partnership in serving America's trade and keeping the country's economy strong and growing.

London, United Kingdom

Worldscale is a London-based organization providing standardized tanker freight rate schedules for the maritime shipping industry.

The Hague AS, Netherlands

Xantic was formed by the merger between Station 12, Telstra Global Satellite and KPN Broadcast. By combining the knowledge, expertise and skills of four top companies, Xantic has created an unrivalled portfolio of solutions in an area known as CAT: Content, Applications, Transactions. As a result Xantic is one of the world's leading communication providers, offering high-level ICT and CAT oriented solutions to all those who work in a business to business environment. Xantic operates two Land Earth Stations -one in Burum, The Netherlands and one in Perth, Australia. With offices and agents in more than 30 countries, Xantic provides customers with a premium service and quality, wherever they are in the world.

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

Yantian International Container Terminals Ltd operates container terminal services in Shenzhen, China, specializing in container handling and logistics.

Ystad, Sweden, Sweden

Ystad Hamn Logistik AB operates the port and logistics services in Ystad, Sweden, facilitating maritime transport and cargo handling.

Jefferson,, LA, United States

Zito Companies are internationally recognized for service, quality, and integrity in serving all your worldwide marine shipping industry requirements