SHIPPING SERVICES
Cristobal. Its operations departments work 24 hour a day and 7 days a week, responding to the needs of the agency principals from around the world who use the Panama Canal and Panamanian ports. Associated Steamship Agents are also agents for Lloyd’s of London and undertake hull and machinery surveys on behalf of underwriters from Europe, the United States and the Far East. The agency was the first to apply
computer based solutions to its operations and the accounting and operations platforms more than compare to other world class organisations. Associated Steamship Services has formed a strategic alliance with Wilford & McKay, Fernie and Gateway Transit offering domestic experience and know how, allowing it to compete with shipping lines that have opened their own Panama offices over the past 10 years. The Canal expansion has proved
‘positive in every way for shipping agencies,’ says Associated Steamship Agents president Charles Langman. Most of this business will come from aggregates for construction, dredging and from moving crews, spare part, bunkering and will benefit the local economy, he explains. Rozo & Cia (Panama) S.A.
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www.therozogroup.com) is part of the Rozo Group which is composed of Jaime Rozo Gomez & Cia Ltda, ship chandlers founded in 1961; Rozo & Cia Ltda, maritime agents (1989); Rozo y Cia (Panama) S. A., ship agents (1997); and Overseas Ship Suppliers Corp (OSS), general ship chandler at the Panama Canal. OSS has been in Panama since 2001 and offers shipping agency and supply services in Cristobal and Balboa, Manzanillo International Terminal, Chiriqui Grande, Almirante and Bahia Las Minas. The Rozo Group offers a quality service
where it goes the extra mile to ensure that the specific needs of its clients are fulfilled to the best of their interests. Expertise, availability of resources and supervision of personnel, allow Rozo & Cia (Panama) to deliver excellent service and easier handling of port operations from vessel’s arrival to departure. C.B. Fenton & Co (
www.cbfenton.com) is one of the oldest shipping agencies established in Panama. The company was established in 1916 and has been owned by the same family since the retirement of the founder, Captain Charles B Fenton, in 1958, now in partnership with Adrian Holmes. It represents more than 150 shipowners throughout the world, with agents in Europe, the US and the major shipping capitals of the Far East. It also has four domestic offices, two at each terminal of the canal with the capability to provide full agency services at all ports within the Republic of Panama.
PANAMA MARITIME REVIEW 2011/12
All cruise lines must now use the cruise terminal Colon 2000 on the Atlantic coast. ‘We pride ourselves on the personal
attention that has been rendered to owners and operators over the last 95 years, providing clients with an economically priced service without reducing the level of attention that is so important in the industry if delays and unacceptable costs are to be avoided,’ says Adrian Holmes, vp C.B.Fenton & Co. Since October 2010, C.B.Fenton & Co
has moved its headquarters in Panama- Pacifico to the former Howard Air Force base, which has been transformed into an
economic development area. Cruise clients flock to CB Fenton, whose customer list includes Seabourn, Saga, NCL, Star, Lindblad, Temptress, Island Cruises and Star Clipper Cruises and the National Geographic Sea Lion. The Sea Lion which will make six home port calls at Colon 2000 from November 2011 to January 2012 is the only cruise vessel making calls at the Smithsonian Research Centre in Barro Colorado, during the Canal passage. Although there has been a slight
increase in cruise lines at the Panama Canal, regrettably there have been some noticeable cancellations in the 2008- 2009 and the 2009-2010 seasons as a result of the economic situation. However it is the smaller exploration cruise vessels that have been most affected as the costs of a canal passage have increased quite
Your trustworthy Agent at the Panama Canal. With a highly qualified personnel in the maritime industry, will reduce vessel’s waiting time with minimum delays even during times of canal congestion. We have acquired our experience and expertise over the course of 50 years participating in worldwide maritime business.
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