Bunker collaboration
Bunker suppliers and traders serving vessels at Mombasa need an agent who knows the port's permissions for ship-to-ship transfer, the anchorage's working rules, the customs treatment of bunker cargo and the surveyors who attend deliveries. Maingate Shipping acts as agent for suppliers and traders at Mombasa, at berth and at the anchorage.
The partnership covers the supply operation itself and the receiving vessel's call where the trader also nominates us for the vessel, so that both sides of the delivery are coordinated by one desk.
Port permission for ship-to-ship transfer at the designated anchorage, mooring master and fender arrangements where the supply tanker comes alongside, barge scheduling at berth, and customs documentation for bunker cargo entering and leaving the port.
Surveyors appointed by the supplier and the receiving vessel coordinated for soundings and sampling, bunker delivery notes witnessed, disputes recorded at the time, and the receiving vessel's agent kept informed of timing so that the vessel's schedule is not disturbed.
Where the trader also appoints Maingate as agent for the vessel's bunker call, the desk handles the vessel's port formalities, crew and stores alongside the delivery, and the trader receives one account for the call.
Maingate Shipping Limited, Mombasa: ship agents at Kenyan ports since 2020, crew managers and recruiters of Kenyan seafarers, ship brokers for the East African trades, and the coordinating desk for port calls across Africa. The office at Express Building on Moi Avenue is a short drive from Kilindini Harbour and Moi International Airport, which is why crew, spares and cash reach vessels at Mombasa without a wasted hour.
The company works for owners, charterers, managers, traders, lines, clubs and fleets, and puts its terms, its DAs and its reports in writing.
At the anchorage areas designated by the port for the purpose, subject to the port's permission for each operation and the weather.
Yes, with the roles set out in writing so that each party knows whose instruction the desk is acting on for each task.
Bunker call agency at Dar es Salaam, Djibouti and Port Louis is coordinated through our Africa agency line.
Nominate Maingate Shipping and the answer comes from Mombasa with a proforma DA attached.
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