INDEPENDENT SHIP’S AGENT IN AFRICA SINCE 1844
HISTORY – REPUTATION – VISION
GHANA
NIGERIA
HULL BLYTH AND ITS SUB AGENTS OFFER THE FOLLOWING SERVICES THROUGHOUT AFRICA: TANKER AGENCY • Crude oil • CPP • LNG LINER AGENCY • Multi-principal agency house GENERAL AGENCY Project Cargo Specialists • Tramp • Break-bulk • Reefer • Dry bulk, especially minerals and commodities • Ro-ro • Crane operators OIL AND GAS AGENCY • Survey and Research vessels • Sub-sea installation vessels • Well stimulation vessels • PSV / AHTS experts • Drilling Rigs and Drill ships – Agency and TI • Manpower Supply • Vessel Brokerage SPECIALIST AGENCY • Cable Lay • Military • Cruise RELATED SERVICES • Project Cargo Clearing & Forwarding • Cross border delivery • Warehousing • Deconsolidation • Bonded Depots • Collateral management
SOUTH AFRICA
WEST AFRICA’S FOREMOST SHIP AGENT ESTABLISHED IN AFRICA 170 YEARS AGO, HULL BLYTH IS THE FOREMOST PROVIDER OF SHIP AGENCY SERVICES AND THE LONGEST ESTABLISHED AGENCY IN WEST AFRICA. WITH OWN OFFICES IN ALL PORTS OF NIGERIA, GHANA AND SOUTH AFRICA, HULL BLYTH OFFERS A FULL HUB AGENCY SERVICE, COVERING ALL MARKET SECTORS, THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF WEST AND EAST AFRICA USING A RANGE OF TRUSTED SUB AGENTS. HULL BLYTH IS THEREFORE STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE AND QUALITY SERVICE TO THE SHIPPING PRINCIPAL SEEKING TO OPERATE IN THE DYNAMIC AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT.
THE FOLLOWING ARE HULL BLYTH’S KEY CAPACITIES: • Coverage of whole region through own offices and hub network of sub agents • Profound knowledge of all ports and terminals in the region • Strong and experienced expatriate management and knowledgeable national staff • Independent – no conflicts of interest • Excellent local knowledge and understanding • 170 years of experience in West Africa • Delivery of international standards in challenging environments • Trusted operator – excellent relationships with local and national authorities • UK based finance centre – impeccable financial references • Wide range of value-added services to the shipping and forwarding sectors
Hull Blyth additionally owns and operates the successful “Mainport Africa Shipping” and “Kestrel Maritime” brands.
MAINPORT AFRICA SHIPPING Acquired by Hull Blyth in 2013, Mainport Africa Shipping is a longestablished provider of ship agency services to the project and break-bulk market in South Africa and its neighbouring territories. Renowned for its high standards and personalised levels of service, it operates in all ports in South Africa and has become the byword for independent quality service. As a specialist in the project cargo field, Mainport offers a range of services, including:
KESTREL MARITIME Kestrel Maritime is the leading cargo broker and commercial agent for project cargo in South Africa. In addition, Kestrel offers project cargo freight management solutions to shippers or receivers needing this service. With offices throughout South Africa, and sub agents around the remainder of the continent, Kestrel offers the following range of services:
• Tanker attendance and supervision including off port limits calls
• C onventional reefer, port operations agency and landside logistics
• Cargo broker specialising in project breakbulk, bulk, abnormal and heavy lift cargoes
• O ut of Gauge, abnormal cargo, flat rack and bolster shipments specialists
• O wners’ and charterers’ agency representation and vessel agency / husbandry
• V essel repair, dry docking, ships agency supervision and assistance
• L andside port logistics, operations, superintendence and management
• NVOCC operations
• Bunker ships attendance
• V essel ‘ship spares’ deliveries and crew changes
• Project cargo freight management
• O ff-shore survey, supply, rig tender, AHTS, service vessel attendance both in port and off port limits • Project cargo, port operations superintendence and cargo procurement
• I MO and dangerous cargo port operations • B ulk and breakbulk vessel agency and port operations superintendence • O ther ships agency services as may be required
• S upercargo and port captain services • I MO cargo procurement, port organisation, supervision and management • M aritime consultancy and freight management
• 3 PL project and heavy lift cargo logistics • O ther logistics services as may be required
WEST AFRICA’S FOREMOST SHIP AGENT
Group Head Office 2nd Floor Millennium Heights Building Liberation Link Accra, Ghana Tel: + 233 30 2962017 E-mail: enquiries@hull-blyth.com Group Finance Office Hull Blyth & Co Ltd 2nd Floor, 10 Coldbath Square London EC1R 5HL England Tel: + 44 207 713 6417
BOTSWANA
Johannesburg
togo
kumasi
lagos
(Destined for inland port status)
cotonou
(apapa & tin can ports)
namibia
LESOTHO
tema accra
durban
port
harcourt
Cote D’Ivoire
Onne
douala
EAST LONDON
takoradi
cape town
Ghana Hull Blyth Ghana Ltd Tema Tel: + 233 303 219219 E-mail: enquiriesghana@hull-blyth.com
Nigeria Hull Blyth Nigeria Ltd 34 Wharf Road Lagos Tel: + 234 1 764 4914 E-mail: enquiriesnigeria@hull-blyth.com
Port Elizabeth
indian ocean
South Africa Hull Blyth South Africa Office 418 The Atrium @ Overport City 430 Peter Mokaba Road Overport, Durban Tel: + 27 31 3600 700 E-mail: enquiriessa@hull-blyth.com