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Crew wages, advances and the master's petty cash still move as cash to master, and the delivery has to be secure, documented and timed to the vessel's stay. Maingate Shipping arranges cash to master at Mombasa for owners and managers, at berth, at the anchorage by launch, and off port limits for vessels in transit.
The desk handles the remittance, the currency, the delivery and the receipt, and reports the delivery to the owner promptly with the master's signed acknowledgement.
The owner remits the amount to the agent's account in advance with the vessel's name and the purpose. The desk arranges the currency the master needs, usually US dollars in the denominations crews prefer, through the bank at the agreed rate and with the bank's documentation.
At berth the cash is carried to the vessel by a senior member of the desk with the port pass. At the anchorage or off port limits it travels by licensed launch in daylight. The master counts and signs the receipt in the presence of the agent, and the receipt goes to the owner with the day's report.
Cash movements are documented for the bank, the port and the owner, and the desk follows the anti-money-laundering rules the bank applies to marine cash. Large amounts are split or scheduled where the bank requires it, and the owner is told the timing before the remittance.
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.
Two working days is comfortable for usual amounts once the remittance has arrived; larger sums may need longer for the bank.
Yes, off port limits by launch, combined with crew, spares or provisions where the vessel needs them.
US dollars as standard; euros and Kenyan shillings on request, subject to the bank's availability.
One instruction, one account, one contact for the master and one for the principal.
Related desks on the same instruction line.
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