‘SINO-POS’ is trusted extension of your ship management team in China. We are your partners in port, providing you tailor-made solutions for your business needs when your ships call all Chinese ports. We strive to keep turnaround time for your ships within the ports to minimum.

‘SINO-POS’ provides you with full range of Port Agency Services through a network of owned and managed offices within China. Our staff consisting of highly dedicated and motivated team members who have collective experience of over 50 years in the shipping industry is a perfect blend of experience and youth.  Our staff has prime motive to ensure that all our principals’ needs are met to the complete satisfaction. Our Port Agency teams are on hand 24 hours a day every day of the year to ensure quick, accurate and effective communication with our principals.

Over the years, we have built strong relationships with port authorities and cargo interests to ensure the smooth and timely berthing and dispatch of principals’ vessels. Our professional, experienced and qualified port captains and operations staff is trained to have a proactive and forward thinking approach. This ensures that potential problems are anticipated and acted upon before they can escalate.

Our core service functions are,

Charterers Nominated Agency (CNA)

SINO-POS offers a full agency service, covering all cargo requirements and documentation, inward and outward clearance, ordering of pilot, tugs, stevedores and other services for and on behalf of the Charterer, with the disbursement account being sent to the appointing party.

Owners Nominated Agency (ONA)

Similar in nature to the Charterers Nominated Agency (CNA) service but provided for and on behalf of the ship owner. ONA includes full agency services like CNA.

Owners Protecting Agency (OPA)

A full supervisory service to protect the Ship owner’s interests in monitoring and reviewing the Charterers’ agency function and overseeing all the port activities.

Owners Husbandry Agency (OHA)

A comprehensive Owners' Husbandry Agency service to ensure dry docking, repairs, spares and stores, crew matters, cash to Master and other Owners' husbandry requirements are met. With a Husbandry service agreement, you can save up to 20% in charged agency related fees.

Our fully comprehensive services include:

●Full Vessel Clearance   
●Bunker Calls Coordination
●Lay Ups
●Port Information
●Cargo Superintendants
●Load/Discharge
●Protective Agency
●Cargo Trans shipment
●Repairs 
●Cash to Master
●New Buildings Spares Delivery
●Crew Changes
●Stevedoring
●Dry Docks
●P&I Advice
●Surveys
●Port Captains  

We cover all sectors of the industry, including but not limited to:
 
●Crude Oil
●Product 
●Gas
●Chemicals
●Container ships
●Reefer
●Dry Bulk
●Break Bulk
●Ro-Ro
●Project/ Heavy Lift
●Tug & Barge
●Coastal Traders

Our Key Strengths are,

●Quick, accurate, detailed PDAs.
●Prompt communication.
●Local knowledge on line-ups/special requirements
●Good Understanding of your trade/cargo requirements
●Efficient despatch of cargo documents and D/As
●Network of Experienced port captains, cargo and bunker surveyors.
●Funds handled locally

What we provide to your business is,

●Local expertise to reduce costs
●Efficient turnaround of the vessel
●Peace of mind with our proactive approach to find solutions to challenges.

If your business priority is time and cost efficiency, while your ship is calling in ports within P. R. China, look for FC shipping to become your partner in port. We understand the key elements for your operations, and with our excellent relationships with local authorities, we provide not only a service, we provide reliability. 

You will enjoy full transparency from a partner with a focus on governance and compliance.

We believe in working in Proactive manner than reactive manner.