Different Types of Port Agency
Asia Marine Crown port Agency services include four types of Agencies:
Charterers Nominated Agency (CNA):
Asia Marine Crown offers full Agency services, covering all vessel types, all cargo requirements and documentation, inward / outward spare parts clearance, ordering of pilot, tugs, stevedores and other services for and on behalf of the Charterers.
Owners Nominated Agency (ONA):
Similar in nature to the charterers nominated Agency (CNA) services, but provided for and on behalf of the ship-owners. ONA includes full Agency services like CNA.
Owners Protecting Agency (OPA):
A full supervisory service to protect the ship owner's interests in monitoring and reviewing the charterers’ Agency functions and overseeing vessels port activities.
Owners Husbandry Agency (OHA):
A comprehensive owners' husbandry Agency service to ensure dry docking, repairs, spares, stores, crew matters, cash to Master and other owners' husbandry requirements are fully met.
Tanker Agency
We have our own branches in ports of Bandar Abbas (BND), Assaluyeh, Khark (Kharg) Island, Bandar-e Imam Khomeini (BIK), Bushehr, Qeshm, Island, and Lavan Island. Vessels under our agency are calling usually to load and discharge the following products:
- CPP (Clean Petroleum Products), including Gasoline (Petrol-Kerosene-Jet Kerosene), Gas Oil (Heavy & light End), Heating Oil (White Oil), Raffinate, Reformate, Jet Fuel, Naphtha (HTN), Condensate, Lube Oil, Base Oil, Pygas-Paraffin Wax, etc.
- DPP (Dirty Petroleum Products), including LPG, Crude Oil, Fuel Oil, Diesel Oil, Ammonia, Rubber Processed Oil (RPO), Bitumen (Tar), Carbon Black, etc.
- Chemicals, including Methanol, MEG, DEG, DPG, TEG, PX, MX, OX, LAB, HAB, Normal Paraffin, etc.
In addition to the above, we are also an agent for discharging edible oils including Palm Oil, Vegoil, Soybean Oil, etc.
Due to our recognized commitment to the industry, we enjoy close working relationships with terminal operators, Port Authorities and port service providers in all locations, helping us to achieve our aim of ensuring a speedy turnaround for vessels with the minimum port stay time and costs through working with our conscious qualified staff as we understand vessels’/principals’ concerns.
Bulk And Dry Cargo Agency
Asia Marine Crown’s second agency section is centralized on dry bulk vessels loading Iron Ore, Steel Billets, Clinker, Cement, Slab Stone, as well as discharging Soybean, Corn, Urea, Barley, Wooden Artifacts, etc.
Offshore Agency
Asia Marine Crown provides a comprehensive and specialist support service to the off-shore oil industry. In general, we offer considerable experience and capability in the following specific fields:
- Port Agency
- Offshore support vessels (Tugs , regs, barges, etc.)
- Base support activities
- Materials control
- Purchasing (i.e. bunker, provisions, etc.)
- Customs documentation and control
Crew Change
Asia Marine Crown arranges all necessary requirements for both on-/off-signers, medical support and delivery of cash to Master, which include:
- Meeting and assisting them at Airport, obtaining entry Visa upon arrival (via providing "OK TO BOARD" and/or invitation letter to the Embassy (to obtain Visa prior arrival).
- Transportation from Airport to Port.
- Signing on/off formalities and assist them till either joining the vessel or catch their flights.
- Arranging appropriate hotel accommodation (if needed).
- Quick flight arrangements for the repatriated crew through our excellent travel Agencies.
- Providing an excellent medical assistance needed along with doctor visits, Medications and medical reports.
- Providing smooth, secure, transparent, reliable and in time Cash to Master (CTM) delivers.
Ship to Ship (STS) Services
Asia Marine Crown has successfully performed dozens of ship-to-ship (STS) operations in the waters of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea in cooperation with experienced and competent companies.
Chartering Services
Apart from agency services, our chartering department is also ready to cooperate with you to charter ships for the aforementioned cargoes under CVC, Time Charter and Voyage Charter contracts. Asia Marine Crown is proud that by concluding international contracts and maintaining the interests of the parties, it has successfully provided chartering services in order to create a suitable business and legal environment among different companies in the field of transportation for the annual export and import of more than 1.5 million tons of chemical and petrochemical materials, petroleum materials and fuel oil, general cargoes and LPG.
Operation and Post Fixture Services
By using expert and experienced workforce and with a complete and comprehensive understanding of operations, Asia Marine Crown handles vessels sailing, loading and discharging, port regulations, or ship-to-ship operations on a 24/7 basis, and through continuous communication with the ship captains, operational teams and port authorities, it minimizes the costs of the parties and the demurrages.
Other Services
- Cooperating with reputable shipping agency services companies in other countries.
- Providing services for combined transport and internal transit of goods between internal customs and free trade zones.
- Responding to the needs of applicants for transporting goods outside the company's defined area and providing forwarding services.
- Obtaining loading and discharging documents and checking them.
- Calculation of demurrage