Your interests, represented in port
When charterers nominate the port agent, the agent works for the party that appointed them. Owners still carry the vessel, the crew, the hull and much of the cost. As Owners' Protective Agent, AMS acts for the owners alone: a trusted local presence that keeps you informed and looks after the ship's interests through the call.
What we look after
Port call oversight
We follow the call from arrival to sailing and keep owners informed of anything that affects the ship.
Port costs
Disbursements reviewed with the owners' interest in mind, with questions raised before funds are released.
Time and records
Attention to the events and documents that later decide time and money, so nothing is missed.
Owners' husbandry
Crew changes, spares, cash to master and other matters for owners' account, handled directly.
Incidents and claims
Local support and coordination with surveyors and P&I correspondents when something goes wrong.
Straight reporting
Short, factual updates in the format the owners prefer, with issues flagged early.
When owners appoint us
- Charterers have nominated the port agent
- First call at a Bangladesh port
- Long anchorage or lighterage stays
- Cargo with claims exposure
- Crew change during a charterer's call
- Repairs, spares or survey needed in port
How we work
Owners' instructions only
We take instructions from the owners and report to them. No conflict of interest.
Cooperative, not confrontational
A professional working relationship with the charterers' agent and the port keeps the call moving.
Discreet
What we see and report stays between us and the owners.