Cruise calls
Zanzibar is the call passengers remember, and the one where the port's small quay, the ferry traffic and Stone Town's narrow streets make the agent's planning visible. Maingate Shipping coordinates cruise calls at Zanzibar through its partner at the port, with the Mombasa desk planning the itinerary leg alongside Mombasa and the islands.
Berth or tender is the first decision; passenger clearance, excursion coaches at the gate and provisions that can actually be sourced on the island follow from it.
Larger ships anchor and tender, smaller ships berth at Malindi Port between the Dar es Salaam ferries. The desk agrees the plan with the port weeks ahead, books the tender landing and the security cordon, and keeps the ferry operators informed so that the passenger flow does not collide.
Passenger and crew manifests go to immigration and health in advance for face-to-face clearance on arrival; excursion coaches for Stone Town, the spice farms and the north coast beaches are marshalled with the line's tour operator at the terminal gate.
Fresh fruit and fish from the island, other provisions brought over from Dar es Salaam or Mombasa on the desk's arrangement, waste removed under the port's rules, and the crew change or spares timed to the same call. The Mombasa leg is planned by the same desk.
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.
Larger ships anchor and tender; the desk confirms the berth or tender plan with the port for each ship's length and draft.
The line's tour operator runs the excursions; the desk coordinates the terminal, the coaches and the timing with them.
Yes. Both calls are planned as one leg with one reporting style.
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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