Sharaf Shipping Agency Saudi Arabia

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Economic Indicators(Saudi Arabia) Capital Riyadh

Type of Government Monarchy

Natural Resources Petroleum, Natural Gas, Iron Ore, Gold, Copper

Total Area 2,150,000 sq kms

Population 28 Million of which 7.5 million are expatriates

Currency Saudi Riyal (SAR) 1 US$ = 3.75 SAR

GDP US$ 741 Bn

GDP Real Growth 6.7%

GDP Per Capita PPP US$ 25,700

GDP Composition by Sector Industry: 66.9% Services: 31.1% Agriculture: 2.0%

Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices) 4.6 %

Import Duty (Gen Cargo) 5 % to 20 %

Economy Oil based

Exports USD 382 Bn

Imports USD 137 Bn

Balance of Trade USD 177 Bn

Oil Production 9 Mill bpd

Oil Exports USD 315 Bn

Taxes on Income NIL

About Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia whose economy is oil based is one of the largest

country in the GCC, possesses about 1/5th of the worlds

petroleum reserves and ranks one of the largest exporter of

petroleum

Taking advantage of its large economy Saudi arabia has

diversified its investments into power generation, telecom,

natural gas exploration and petrochemical sectors

Strong oil prices have also led to a maximum increase of saudi

gross domestic product (GDP)

Saudi Arabia is also one of the largest country in the GCC with

great business opportunities

About SSA (Saudi Arabia)

Sharaf Shipping Agency (SSA) has grown into the largest shipping house in

Saudi arabia and has emerged as a one stop for quality shipping, marine

and logistics services

Our services have evolved with time and today besides Ship Agency Service we have

ventured into Freight Forwarding, Logistics & Warehousing Services

With a passion to serve our ever increasing clientele base we have continuously

expanded our network of owned offices throughout Saudi Arabia

Recognizing the distinct needs of different kinds of vessels we have created teams of

specialists for the cargo operations

Our excellent relations with the Port, Customs & Terminal authorities ensures a

quick and efficient vessel turnaround

We aim to deliver to the highest standards real time information to every Principal

ensuring operational savings and quick turnaround of vessels

Our Network

Sharaf Shipping Agency offers one of the largest regional networks in

Saudi Arabia

Principals and customers benefit from our comprehensive and solid

coverage of key markets to complement their regional and international

position

In order to cover this large country we have set up our offices throughout Saudi

Arabia so as to serve our principals intrests in all ports.

Being a very large network we have divided our offices into two regions Eastern and

Western regions

Our Offices

Eastern Region

Central office is based at Dammam which overseas the branch offices located at

Riyadh, Ras Tanura, Jubail, Ras Al Khair & Ras Al Khafji

Sharaf Shipping Agency Co. Ltd

2nd Floor Suite A21, Luluwa Building, King Abdul Aziz Street

P.O.Box: 6553, Dammam 31492, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Tel : +966-1-3- 835 2293//94//95 , Fax : +966-1-3- 8353258

Email: info@ssadammam.com

Western Region

Central office is based at Jeddah which overseas the branch offices located at

Duba, Yanbu, Rabigh & Jizan

Sharaf Shipping Agency Co. Ltd Ground Floor, Al-Falah Building

Opp. Hail Petrol Station, Hail Street, District Ruwais

P.O. Box 24204, Jeddah 21446, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Tel No: +966-1-2-6532905 // 6532926 // 6532901 , Fax No: +966-1-2-6572794

Email: info@ssajeddah.com

Ports & Types of vessels handled

Eastern Region

King Abdul Aziz Port Dammam

Container, Bulk, Break bulk & Project cargo vessels

Ras Tanura & Juaymah SPM Terminals

Tanker vessels

Jubail Commercial Port

Container, Bulk, Break Bulk & Project cargo vessels

King Fahad Industrial Port Jubail

Tanker, Bulk & Project cargo vessels

Ras Al Khair Port

Bulk , Break bulk and Tanker vessels

Ras Al Khafji SPM Terminals

Tanker vessels

Ports & Types of vessels handled

Western Region

Jeddah Islamic Port

Container, Bulk, Break bulk, Project cargo & Tanker

vessels

King Abdullah Port

Container, Break bulk & Project cargo vessels

Petro Rabigh

Break bulk, Project cargo & Tanker vessels

Yanbu Commercial Port

Container, Bulk, Break Bulk, Project cargo vessels

King Fahad Industrial Port Yanbu

Container, Project cargo & Tanker vessels

Dhiba Port

Tanker vessels

Jizan Port

Bulk, Project cargo & Tanker vessels

Bulk Cargo - Imports

49%

34%

12%

2% 1% 1%

Grain

Iron Ore

Cement

Rice

Alumina

Barytes

Petroleum Coke

Manganese Ore

Aggregates

Garnet Sand

Bulk Cargo - Exports

40%

36%

24%

Urea

Sulphur

DAP

Break Bulk & Projects - Imports

49%

37%

12%

1% 1%

Projects

Steel

Vehicles

Timber

Rice

Break Bulk & Projects - Exports

100%

Steel Products

Liquid Cargo – Imports

58%

42%

Petrochemicals

Refined Products

Liquid Cargo – Exports

61%

25%

12%

2%

Crude

Product

Chemical

LPG

Our unique selling proposition

Very reputed Agency in the Eastern & Western regions of KSA

Fully conversant with the handling of all types of vessels

A good understanding of local & terminal requirements

A complete understanding of Owners, Time & Voyage Charterers intrests

Maintain close & continuous monitoring of cargo operations at all times

Ensure quick dispatch of vessels

Well experience & skilled operations department which is continuously manned

Experienced Master Mariners at the helm of operations

Our strong contacts with Port & our proactiveness in collecting Market

Intelligence has helped us stay ahead of all other agencies

Strategic Framework

Experienced Staff Operations

Information Technology

Charterers Agent For

Vessel & Cargo Handling

Owners Protective Agent

Liner Services

Marine &

Husbandry Services

Services Offered

As Charterer’s Agents

Undertake all functions, duties, and obligations in

connection with providing the services in accordance with

standards of first class charterers’ agents upon

instructions from the charterers

Provide a full and comprehensive attendance to all matters

pertaining to the vessels, prior to arrival, during port

stay, upon departure and after departure

Closely liaise with vessel, port authorities/customs and with

cargo shippers/receiver / surveyors for minimizing

turnaround time of the vessel

To help principals not only with their current operations but

also with future planning and sharing knowledge such as

local market & operational intelligence comprising of port

line-ups, new port developments and availability of storage

facilities at the port

Ensure all disbursement accounts and port cost calculations

are checked by our team who is specialized in maritime

accounting and finance in order to maintain an accurate

disbursement and fund management

Services Offered As Owner’s Protecting Agents

As owner’s agents we ensure the charterer’s agency

function is thoroughly supervised and owner’s intrests are

safeguarded

Check the correctness of PDA & FDA of charterer’s agents if

it has to be routed through OPA

Confirm through the handling agents whether the vessel is

registered at port

Cross check with port sources on the reliability of this

information and keep the owners updated accordingly

Check and ensure through the C/A the receivers are duly

notified of vessel’s arrival. Accordingly for export cargo

check and update owners on the cargo readiness and

whether the shipper has arranged export clearance in order

to commence loading immediately upon berthing

Keep the owner’s duly posted of any break downs or

stoppages whatsoever

Check the correctness of cargo documents/SOF/time

sheets submitted by C/A to Master and keep the owners

duly informed for further course of action and issuing LOP

Services Offered

Liner Services

Undertake all functions, duties, and obligations in

providing the services in accordance with the

Standard Liner Agency Agreement which include,

Provide Market Research sufficient enough to enable

the principals to expand their services in the region

Our highly experienced sales teams who has

excellent contacts and cargo connections in the

Saudi market can canvass and book the cargo to the

desired level of the principals

With our highly skilled operations team we can

handle & supervise all types of vessel

Our documentation team is fully conversant with a

wide range of computerized documentation systems

Ensure all disbursement accounts and port cost

calculations are checked by our team who is

specialized in maritime accounting and finance in

order to maintain an accurate disbursement and

fund management

Services Offered

Marine & Husbandry Services

Crew change assistance : Meet & greet, Hotel

bookings, Flight bookings & Travel

arrangements

Crew welfare : Medical assistance such as

doctor & dentists

Deliver of Cash to Master

Bunker delivery co-ordination

Spare parts co-ordination

Fresh water & stores supply

Arranging surveys for internal and external

compliance

Services Offered

Freight Forwarding Services

FCL, LCL Import & Export to & from KSA Freight contracts with some major shipping lines Door to Door under both FCL & LCL with our global network Cargo Pick Up, Transport, Temporary storage and Custom clearance Multimodal international transportation such as sea-air, road-air, rail-air, air-sea, air-road and air-rail services Space booking, Document, Manifest verification Warehousing for normal and temperature restricted cargoes Destination clearance & timely delivery Supply of SOC containers which ensures sufficient equipment supply to customer and cost saving

Services Offered

Logistics

Specialized in offering diversified logistics services for chemical products with the supply of ISO Tank Container

Handling both hazardous & non hazardous chemicals

Serving both domestic and international markets

Air, Land, Sea & Multi-modal international transportation

ISO Tank leasing, transport

Services Offered

Warehousing & Transportation

Sufficient storage space for different types and sizes of cargo

Various sizes of equipment

Modern facilities and advanced management systems

Trained and Experienced Personal

Round the clock security

Local Cargo pick up and delivery services

FTL,LTL, container trucking & air services between ports, airports and cities

Inter city and inter province haulage

Cross border trucking services.

Strengths & Capabilities

Proven Track Record & Financial Integrity

Extensive active client data base, coupled up with excellent relationship with Shippers and Consignees

Multilingual sales and customer service, with effective and experienced operations team with extensive local area experience

Information Technology to provide

comprehensive MIS reports & connectivity with Principals & Customers

Excellent Relationship with Port & Customs Authorities as well as key

suppliers, vendors & Government departments

Our belief in partnering concept

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