Head Office Durban

031 309 3244 / 083 324 9854

Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) and Coega (Ngqura)

041 367 4035 / + 27 632 722 284
 

Services

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Customs Clearing & Forwarding

  •  Licensed Customs Clearing agents.
  • Airfreight, Road freight, sea freight (Breakbulk, bulk, containerised)
  • EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) submissions of all Customs bill of entry, release, etc.
  •  All cargo dues submissions.
  •  Customs Stops and examination attendance and scanner stop.
  •  Liaison with Shipping Lines, Airlines and Groupage Operators.
  •  Transport National and cross border.
  •  Warehousing bonded and free store.
  • Project and Project Cargoes.

Charterers & Port Agency

● As Charterer’s agent Logos Shipping protects the interest of the charterer/shipper/receiver.
● Expeditious, quick turn-around after cargo operations is vital to the logistics cost of “Charterer’s/Shippers/Receivers.”
● Ensure complete and efficient cargo operations.
● Engagement of stevedores, tallymen, transporters, warehousemen and other associated service providers.
● Full liaison with port authority and owners’ agents.
● Engagements of all surveyors-cargo, hatch cleaners and infestation etc.
● Supervise all loading or discharge operations “PERSONALLY” with experienced cargo operations staff on board vessel and wharf side.
● Coordinating cargo operations with ship, stevedores and cargo owners.
● Recording accurate delays for completion of statement of facts and laytime calculations, demurrage and despatch.
● Providing full cargo operations report daily until completion.
● Attending to all manifest and bills of lading requirements.
● Coordinating and assisting in any cargo claim issues.

Owners Agency – General & Husbandry

●Crew change and OPL launch boat operations.
● Marine port attendance (berthing, tugs, fresh water, pilotage etc)
● Cargo attendance for vessels fixed under (FLT) Full Liner Terms (Stevedoring discharge and loading)
● Husbandry services
● Bunker attendance: -coordination with oil and fuel supplier majors for bunker stem and coordinating bunker barge deliveries.
● Attendance of layby berthing requirements for general ship repairs
● Drydock attendance
● Coordination of ship suppliers and provisions, deliveries, nautical charts, equipment certification renewals, surveys (bunkers, infestation and draft surveys.)
● Hatch surveys & certification, hatch cleaning if necessary’
● Sludge and waste removals
● Cash to master receipt and security conveyance.
● Attendance to crew medical requirements, crew changes, crew hospitalisation and repatriation formalities through immigration and passport control.
● Airline “okay to board”, visa application and crew accommodation ashore.
● Off port limit attendance.
● Coordination of anti-piracy security / stowaways
● Personnel disembarkation or embarkation.
● Coordinating ship spares, customs clearance and delivery
● Salvage tug and towing coordination.

Protective & Port Agency

  • We assist with Charter parties under terms FILOS / FILO / FOB / CIF.
  • Render all “Notices of Readiness” (N.O.R) timeously.
  • Monitor the appointed charterer’s agent cargo operations with our wharf side staff.
  • Check stevedore performances.
  • Check all appliance/equipment and installation gear and record delays not associated with ships equipment and/or ships master and crew.
  • Check warehouse intake/despatch capacities and capabilities.
  • Check cargo transport/rail/stockpile/cargo availability and general cargo operations.
  • Check all receipts and despatches and general tally services.
  • Record and check all cargo, operation stoppages and delays, rain/weather delays.
  • Complete our own “Statement of Facts” to assist master/ chief mate to check and sign charterer’s statement of facts.
  • To coordinate and arrange “All Holds Clean “with surveyors and when necessary to arrange cleaning services expeditiously and cost effectively.
  • Coordinate all surveys related to the cargo e.g. infestation, drafts.