Powerpoint de suporte à apresentação de Belmar da Costa, Director Executivo da Associação dos Agentes de Navegação de Portugal (AGEPOR), no VIII Congresso da Associação dos Portos de Língua Portuguesa, que decorreu em Maputo, Moçambique, a 26 e 27 de Março de 2015. Intervenção na “Sessão Plenária 3” da reunião magna da APLOP. CONSULTE O SITE DO VIII CONGRESSO DA APLOP: http://congresso.aplop.org/ Visite o portal da APLOP: http://aplop.org Estamos no Twitter: http://twitter.com/aploppress

1. SHIP AGENT

2. SHIP AGENT

6. A ship agent is employed to represent
the interests of either the ship’s owner,
the ship’s operator, or the cargo’s owner
(consignee) while the ship is in port.
SHIP AGENT

7. SHIP AGENT
“The Ship Agent is the servant of the
master and owners of the vessel”
“The Ship Agent is the conduit through
which almost all communication passes
between the ship and shore”

8. SHIP AGENT
The Ship Agency profession is also split, primarily into port
agents and liner agents.
The port agent is the representative of the principal in a
specific port or ports and is responsible to that principal for
the effective and efficient movement of the vessel and or
cargo through that port or ports.
The liner agent will undertake the same duties as the port
agent but additionally will canvass and secure cargo for the
shipping line(s) they represent. The liner agent can also
cover specific ports or a defined region. Many liner agencies
are no owned by the major liner operators.

9. The port agent will, amongst other duties:
• Provide all statutory pre-arrival notices to the shore authorities
• Make all necessary arrangements for the provision of services to the
vessel before and during the port call
• Ensure cargo is delivered to/collected from the port in good time
• Where required arrange and oversee all husbandry and crew
requirements
• Request and secure advance funds for disbursements and pay same to
contractors
• Maintain regular communication with the vessel and the owner
• Suggest options to enhance the port call
• Deal efficiently and effectively with any other issues that will arise
• Clear up afterwards, pay all the bills, send the accounts to the owner
and hopefully get paid!
SHIP AGENT

10. PLANNING & COORDINATING

11. PORT AUTHORITY

12. Pilotage

13. TUG IN/OUT

14. MOORING
BERTHING

15. AUTHORITIES

18. SHIPYARD

22. SOME “additional” TASKS
• Sales and marketing, acquisition of cargo, issuing quotations, concluding
contracts in coordination with the shipping line.
• Booking of cargo in accordance with allotments assigned to the agent for
a certain voyage by liner.
• All the necessary documentation regarding the carriage of cargo.
• Taking care of all procedures connected with physical handling of cargo.
• Managing all equipment stock in a particular area.
• To sign and issue bills of lading and other transport documents.
• To collect freight and charges on behalf of liner.
• Delivery of cargo to the consignee.

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25. SHIP AGENT

29. Reencontrámos um Rumo
• somos nós, Agentes de Navegação quem desenvolve o trabalho de
convencer os armadores a escalarem os portos nacionais.
Apresentando-lhes novos projectos, sugerindo novas ideias, realçando
vantagens comparativas e mostrando-lhes a potencialidade do
mercado. Sabemos que o aumento da oferta estimula a procura
• interessamos os agentes económicos, (carregadores e recebedores) para
a potencialidade de fazerem fluir os seus produtos pelos portos
nacionais, e a procurarem mercados, que pela facilidade de linhas
comerciais estabelecidas, fiquem mais acessíveis. Sabemos que ao
aumentar a procura estimulamos a oferta

30. OCUPÁMOS UM LUGAR NA
ECONOMIA e na CADEIA DE
TRANSPORTES
• Do casamento dos interesses dos Armadores com os dos
carregadores e recebedores resulta, não só, a animação e
actividade dos portos portugueses, como também o
desenvolvimento e crescimento das trocas comerciais.
• Contribuindo para a procura de soluções de transportes
eficientes, em quantidade, qualidade e custo ajudamos a
competitividade dos nossos produtos e asseguramos a
acessibilidade, a todos, dos produtos importados.

33. ONE STOP SHOP

34. THE ROLE OF THE SHIP’S AGENT IN MARITIME
TRANSPORT
SHIP’S
AGENT
Statutory
Authorities
Tugs/
Pilots
Stevedores/
Terminals
Other Port
Services
Shippers,
Receivers,
Forwarding
Agents,
NVOCC’s
Surface
Transport/
SSS/Road/Rail
Other
Contractors/
Social
Services
The Master and Owners/Operators

35. THE ROLE OF THE SHIP’S AGENT IN MARITIME
TRANSPORT
SINGLE
WINDOW
Statutory
Authorities
Tugs/
Pilots
Stevedores/
Terminals
Other Port
Services
Shippers,
Receivers,
Forwarding
Agents,
NVOCC’s
Surface
Transport/
SSS/Road/Rail
Other
Contractors/
Social
Services
The Master and Owners/Operators

36. SHIP AGENT – THE PORT SINGLE WINDOW

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41. SHIP AGENT

43. More than 90% of the world trade is
carried by ships and shipping is the
lifeblood for global development.
Without agents/brokers there will be no
worldwide transport of goods.
The future seems bright – but we all need
to face the challenges with an open mind.
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45. S S S

51. LOGISTIC CHAIN (Door to Door)

53. Off Shore Opportunities
• As with any new technology, significant improvements still need to be made;
• A Europe-wide offshore electricity grid needs to be put in place to bring more
effective distribution.
• This would smooth the variability of the wind power produced and improve the
ability to trade electricity within Europe.
• The supply chain needs to be improved to overcome bottlenecks, such as the
lack of suitable vessels.
• Maritime spatial planning should be implemented to give long term viability and
forward planning.
• Offshore research and development needs to be well funded to maintain
Europe’s technological lead, and enable investment in the areas less developed
such as tidal, ocean thermal and even algae.
• The turbines are getting larger and in deeper waters offering further challenges.

54. Off Shore Opportunities
• What are the challenges facing agents and brokers?
• Do we need to be more proactive?
• We need to demonstrate a greater level of understanding of specialist needs.
• We are often dealing with people who have no maritime experience at all.
• The agents role can be unduly complicated.
• In recent times agency fees in offshore have been eroded.
• We need to present a professional image to avoid further erosion and prove our
worth to the industry.
• Agents, as in liner trades, are now being asked to give extended credit putting
strain on finances.
• The offshore industry tend to view the agent as an extension of the
procurement function, rather than providing essential services with professional
standards.
• However recent evidence shows some principals are now prepared to pay the
agent for consultancy services, deserved in consideration of effort put in.
• This industry presents a great opportunity for agents and brokers.

55. Mining companies are increasingly looking to the sea for new caches of natural
resources. Toronto's Nautilus Minerals plans to scour the seabed, nearly a mile below
the surface in the South Pacific. A new breed of small, specialized mining firms plans to
dive deep undersea in a quest for rich sources of metals and minerals, as technology
and demand make the seafloor increasingly attractive as the next big mining frontier.
Previous efforts to dig for deep-ocean deposits fizzled as the reserves were too
expensive to mine or technologically out of reach. Now, new advances in robotics,
computer mapping and underwater drilling—combined with historically high commodities
prices—are reviving interest

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AGENTS

61. SE QUISER IR LONGE…VÁ JUNTO

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64. MUITO OBRIGADO