24 hour assistance with loading, discharging,
repairs, dry-docking and bunkering at all the major ports
throughout sub-saharan africa to deal with a range of sea borne
traffic.
Sturrock Shipping's Ships Agency Division represents ship
owners, managers, operators and charterers from around the
world, and provides assistance on a 24 hour basis with
all aspects of loading, discharging, repairs, dry-docking and
bunkering at all the major ports throughout sub-Saharan
Africa. It also offers an off-port limit service.
The company has the resources and expertise to deal with a full
range of seaborne traffic from small general cargo coasters to
large bulk and multi-purpose container vessels, VLCC's as well
as chemical, gas and refrigerated carriers.
Sturrock Shipping is a member of the South African
Association of Ship Operators & Agents (SAASOA) as well as
the global S5 Agency
World Ltd. Membership of these associations, together with the
company's ISO 9001 - 2000 certified Quality Management System,
provides customers with the assurance of professional and
controlled service at all times.
As a means of extending our reach and depth as an
international ship's agency with significant experience in both the
tanker market and the dry cargo and liner business, Sturrock
Shipping acquired the business of two successful and long
established ship's agency businesses in Australia in May 2010. The
two operating agency brands acquired in terms of that transaction
are Hetherington
Kingsbury Pty Ltd and the McArthur Shipping & Agency Co Pty
Ltd.
Both Hetherington Kingsbury shipping agency and McArthur Shipping
represent international principals operating ships in a wide
variety of trades with Australia.
The range extends to include
• liner services
• tramp and bulk
operators
• refrigerated and fishing
vessels
• car carriers
• tankers
• livestock carriers
• manning contractors for
offshore drilling and supply vessel operations
Hetherington Kingsbury was incorporated in Sydney in 1951 while
the history of McArthur Shipping dates back to its incorporation in
Brisbane in 1908. Both companies enjoy a physical presence in 13
ports around the Australian coast whilst providing service to a
total of 22 Australian ports.