The company’s principal ships agency activities currently lay within the following sectors:-
Marine
Ships husbandry, port agency and crew changing services to all types of ship owners and operators Stevedoring, cargo handling, inland transportation, storage.
Energy
Energy Services Include :-
- The handling and storage of OCTG, line pipe and casing to the industry’s highest API standards. Providing a complete charterers ‘’turn around’’ package to a full range of oil supply vessels and dive support ships operating in the North Sea.
- The safe handling, storage and transportation of bulk chemicals and ores for use in the offshore industry.
- The handling and shipping of wind and wave turbines and related “renewable energy” equipment.
- Short-sea and deep-sea oil and bulk ore carriers are routinely dealt with by the company’s marine department.
- Specialised handling of sub-sea well head equipment.
- Mobilising and demobilising dive support ships at the company’s principal ports of Aberdeen and Peterhead.
Chartering
Operating as a chartering broker and as occasional ship charterer. The company has an enhanced reputation within the ship owning and operating communities for very high attention to detail on documentation and stringent adherence to freight payment terms and conditions.
Cargo Management and Forwarding Services
As part of the ships husbandry package, the company provides a full range of forwarding services utilising road, sea and air freights to underpin its overall client service requirements.
Cargo Management Services Include :-
- Container Loading/Unloading
- Customs
- Distribution
- Cargo Management
- Marine Surveys
Storing
Long term storage facilities (both open air and undercover) are available to rent on short and long term basis.
Agriculture
- Barley, Malting Barley, Oilseed Rape, Sugar Beet by-products are routinely handled
- Timber exports are rapidly increasing
- Biofuel by-products are increasingly being handled and shipped
Food
Fresh and processed fish export and imports are increasing through the ports of Peterhead and Fraserburgh.
Manufacturing
Paper making and construction industries materials are routinely handled through a number of the company’s operating ports and increasingly rapid loading and discharging rates are being achieved by the introduction of new and heavy duty handling equipment.
Leisure
Cruise ships, pre-arranged tours for passengers to various North-East sites of interest are routinely arranged Specialised visitors packages are available to the North-East’s most famous golf courses and distilleries.
Support Services within the Leisure Sector Include :-
- Itinerary Planning
- Baggage Handling
- Meet and Greet
- Crew Repatriation
Security
The company has fully implemented all aspects of the ISPS code regarding port security issues.
Safety
There is no job worth doing unless it is done safely. The company’s operations are safely managed under the criteria of the internationally recognised Institution of Occupational Safety and Health by an in-house safety manager who is accredited and certified under the IOSH scheme.
Trade Body Memberships
The company is an active participant of the Aberdeen Port Users Association with the Managing Director, Mike Packer, having been a past Chairman of that Association.




