Ships Agency
BLS Portco SA is a well established company, with owned offices covering all major ports in South Africa. The services and offerings which BLS Portco SA provide include, but are by no means limited to, the following:
BLS Portco SA offers a full agency service. As such we cover all cargo requirements, including documentation, inward and outward clearance, and the ordering of pilots, tugs and stevedores.
We also provide numerous other services for and on behalf of the Charterer, including sending the disbursement account directly to the appointing party.
We offer a full supervisory service to protect the Ship Owner’s interests, including the monitoring and review of the Charterer’s agency function, and overseeing all port activities.
As a comprehensive Owners’ Husbandry Agency, we ensure that dry docking, repairs, spares and stores, crew matters, cash-to-Master and other Owners’ husbandry requirements are met.
We have experience in handling a range of bulk and break-bulk vessels shipping commodities such as: