What is underwater ship husbandry?

[ˌəndərˈwôtər SHipz hˈhəzbəndrē] 1. A highly specialized agent providing repairs and maintenance to the below-waterline hull of a vessel while vessel is in the water.

Who is the company representative of the ship?

A vessel agent (or ship’s agent) is a local expert who acts as a representative of ship owners, managers, or charterers and carries out all the necessary duties and obligations required by the vessel’s owner or crew.

What are the types of vessel husbandry services?

Ship Agency & Vessel Husbanding Services

• Port formalities and berthing arrangements.
• Arranging inward and outward clearance for ships.
• Undertaking crew changes and related.
• Coordination & supervision of cargo discharging.
• Launch services.
• Supply of provision and fresh water.
• Delivery of cash to master.

What are husbandry agents?

A husbandry agent attends to the non- cargo matters of the ship, its crew, repairs, provisioning and supplies, classification surveys, etc.

What are husbandry services?

Services include: Meet & greet, assistance with baggage claims, hotel bookings, shore passes, transportation and offshore transfers, visas, permits, medical assistance, etc. Cash to Master. Spares clearance and delivery, storage and logistics. Supplies of bunker fuels, lubricants and chemicals.

What does a husbandry agent do?

What is unloading a ship called?

A stevedore (/ˈstiːvɪˌdɔːr/), also called a longshoreman, a docker or a dockworker, is a waterfront manual laborer who is involved in loading and unloading ships, trucks, trains or airplanes.

Can a sea captain marry you?

A ship’s captain generally does NOT have the legal right to officiate a wedding at sea. In order for a Captain of a ship to perform a marriage at sea, he must also be a judge, a justice of the peace, a minister, or an officially recognized officiant such as a Notary Public.

What is arrastre and wharfage?

If you follow PPA port tariff definition, as a general rule wharfage/arrastre/handling fees are one-time cargo charges based on metric tonnage or revenue tonnage (whichever is higher) or container size. Storage are time-based charges.

What is stevedore in shipping?

It is therefore the process of loading or discharging/ offloading of a ship or cargo to/from a ship. Stevedoring is a term which is derived from the word stevedore. Stevedore refers to the act of loading or offloading cargo to and/or from a ship. A person or company engaged in such act is known as a stevedore.