Maritime Directory

Sandton, South Africa

Melbouurne,, Victoria,, Australia

Australia’s leading shipbroking company! Formed in 1971 and trading as South West Chartering since 1986 we take pride in our 29 years of continuous service to Australian shipowners, operators and charterers. With an experienced staff based in offices on the nation's three major exporting coasts we provide expertise in drycargo chartering from small parcels right up to capesize bulkers for period. We are also specialists in sale and purchase and are privileged to have acted for all the major Australian shipowners in recent years. It is beyond the constraints of our bandwidth to outline our full capabilities here. But if you are an exporter, shipper, owner or operator with business within Australasia, or indeed worldwide, please contact us and let us explain in detail how we can help your business.

Subiaco, WA, Australia

Australia’s leading shipbroking company! Formed in 1971 and trading as South West Chartering since 1986 we take pride in our 29 years of continuous service to Australian shipowners, operators and charterers. With an experienced staff based in offices on the nation's three major exporting coasts we provide expertise in drycargo chartering from small parcels right up to capesize bulkers for period. We are also specialists in sale and purchase and are privileged to have acted for all the major Australian shipowners in recent years. It is beyond the constraints of our bandwidth to outline our full capabilities here. But if you are an exporter, shipper, owner or operator with business within Australasia, or indeed worldwide, please contact us and let us explain in detail how we can help your business.

Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia

Australia’s leading shipbroking company! Formed in 1971 and trading as South West Chartering since 1986 we take pride in our 29 years of continuous service to Australian shipowners, operators and charterers. With an experienced staff based in offices on the nation's three major exporting coasts we provide expertise in drycargo chartering from small parcels right up to capesize bulkers for period. We are also specialists in sale and purchase and are privileged to have acted for all the major Australian shipowners in recent years. It is beyond the constraints of our bandwidth to outline our full capabilities here. But if you are an exporter, shipper, owner or operator with business within Australasia, or indeed worldwide, please contact us and let us explain in detail how we can help your business.

Fairview,, Dublin 3, Ireland

TBS provides worldwide shipping solutions to industrial shippers through our Five Star Service: ocean transportation, projects, operations, port services, and strategic planning. The TBS shipping network operates liner, parcel and dry bulk services, supported by a fleet of multipurpose tweendeckers and handysize / handymax bulk carriers, including specialized heavy-lift vessels and newbuild tonnage.

Tampa,, Fl, United States

TECO Ocean Shipping is the ocean transportation connection in the TECO Transport family of companies. TECO Ocean Shipping carries coal and other bulk commodities within the Gulf of Mexico and to ports around the world. Established in 1959 to carry coal from Louisiana to Tampa for Tampa Electric, its sister company, TECO Ocean Shipping is the largest dry bulk ocean carrier operating under the U.S. flag. Today, TECO Ocean Shipping transports coal, phosphate, potash, corn, steel, soybeans, wheat, rice, sorghum, sugar and limestone to Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Northern Europe, as well as to the east and west coasts of the United States. The company currently operates twelve oceangoing tug-barge units and three ships that range in size from 19,200 to 42,800 deadweight tons (DWT) and have a total shipping capacity of over 450,000 DWT. In addition, TECO Ocean Shipping barges are covered and compartmentalized to enable shippers the ability to transport one or more commodities on the same voyage. TECO Ocean Shipping operates several large self-unloading barges using a variety of systems. Vessels not equipped with self-discharging gear have sufficient clear deck space on board for truck cranes, vacuvators, bagging equipment, bobcats or tractors and other equipment. This gives TECO Ocean Shipping vessels the flexibility to handle the many types and volumes of cargo. TECO Ocean Shipping has set the pushing gear standard in the marine industry. The company uses the Artubar and Bludworth systems. With the Bludworth system, the tug is connected to the barge with hydraulics between the barge’s stern and tug’s bow. The Artubar system is similar, but the tug is attached to the barge by 70-inch diameter steel pins. Both systems increase the speed at sea to reduce weather sensitivity and enhance reliability of on-time delivery. With these systems, the units can travel farther before requiring additional bunkers. This means tug-barge units can travel distances previously only covered by ships. TECO Ocean Shipping has also set a standard for dedication to marine safety. TECO Ocean Shipping has gone beyond the minimum to qualify many of its vessels and its shoreside practices for the ISM, International Safety Management Code. This is an industry standard designed to prevent injury to personnel, damage to the environment and to property. TECO Ocean Shipping has also taken a leadership role in complying with the RCP, the Responsible Carrier Program. This is a national set of "best practices" designed by the American Waterways Operators to improve marine safety and environmental protection for inland and coastal towing industries. By its leadership in these programs, TECO Ocean Shipping offers a recognizable level of quality that our customers can count on. As part of the TECO Transport family, TECO Ocean Shipping has access to two sister companies which complete the TECO Transport water transportation network: TECO Bulk Terminal, the largest coal storage and transfer terminal on the Gulf Coast; and TECO Barge Line, an inland river-barge company.

Bangkok, Thailand

Washington,, D.C., United States

The American Institute for Shippers' Associations is the nation's leading trade group representing the interests of the cooperative shipping industry and allied enterprises.

Arlington, VA, United States

The National Industrial Transportation League was formed in 1907 to represent the interests of shippers before government regulatory agencies. With the advent of deregulation and globalization, however, the League has evolved into a broad-based advocacy organization for freight transportation. Earlier this year, the membership adopted Vision 2020, a sweeping proposal to change the structure of the organization. Now all companies involved in freight transportation are eligible for full, voting membership in the League. The roles of carriers, shippers and intermediaries are increasingly blurred and intertwined, so the League membership has been expanded to allow for more cooperative efforts, because through the promotion of a safe, efficient freight transportation industry, the needs of shippers, and the entire economy, are best met. It is anticipated that the new organization will become the forum where issues of mutual interest will be discussed and new creative solutions will be formed to benefit the entire U.S. economy. The League also has added a membership category for Affiliates, which includes, individuals who are interested in matters connected with the shipment or receipt of commodities and/or the purchase of transportation services. To receive information on becoming a League member; getting a copy of the Annual Report; exhibiting at TransComp; advertising in League publications; ordering a list, labels, or diskette containing the names and addresses of League members and affiliates; or ordering the Rail Users' Manual, please contact the League at (703) 524-5011 or via e-mail at info@nitl.org.

London,, United Kingdom

The Shippers’ Voice has been established as an independent networking site, primarily for shippers, but we welcome participation and contibutions from all others involved in the transport and logistics industry. We aim to be a repository of knowledge: opinions, policies and insights, and to share information about developments and issues of critical importance to shippers. The Shippers’ Voice has been set up as a joint venture by SV2 Ltd, MDS Transmodal Ltd and MissionMKG LLP.

Houston, Texas, United States

The Truckers/Transportation Homepage is a trade group promoting and protecting small businesses in the transportation industry, advocating for ethical practices and transparency among truckers, carriers, brokers, and shippers.

Ramsey,, NJ, United States

Our worldwide network of offices effectively functions as your company’s overseas export/import office. We can manage your ocean shipments of any size, including full container load (FCL) and less-than-container-load (LCL) with import to US, export from US or foreign-to-foreign. Our consolidation service includes LCL consolidation where we group shipments from multiple shippers to multiple consignees. Or we can deliver a Buyer’s consolidation service where we group shipments from multiple vendors to one or many consignee locations. We can flexibly deliver from port to port, port to door, or door to door.

Quincy,, MA, United States

London,, United Kingdom

Baltic Exchange Members, Shippers, Chartering, Management, International Traders.