BROKERS AND AGENTS

SOPISCO PANAMA is a BIMCO member company based in the Panama Republic and handles a wide variety of vessels throughout all the country’s ports, offering these services:

SOPISCO PANAMA transits and booking arrangements

• Serving all ports throughout the country
• Close attention to solid and liquid cargo operations
• Coordinating ship repairs, freshwater supply and lubricating oil delivery
• Coordinating delivery of provisions and stores
• Coordinating garbage, slop and sludge disposal
• Arranging customs clearance, transportation and delivery onboard of ship´s spares and stores
• Arranging the necessary permits, visas, transportation, lodging for joining crew and coordinating respective repatriations
• Bunkering full assistance
• Drug and alcohol tests for international toxicology laboratories
• Ship to Ship (STS) coordination (Tankers and LPG vessels)
• Quick, accurate, detailed PDAs
• Prompt communication
• Efficient dispatch of cargo documents and D/As
• Local knowledge on line-ups/special requirements
• Understands your trade/cargo requirements
• Funds handled locally/Port Agency Representation
• Provides Security Personnel
• Clearance and Delivery of Ships Spares
• Attendance to Sick/Injured Crew
• General Ship Husbandry Services
• General Port agency
• All documentation services
• Supply of Stevedoring quotes/services at all ports
• Cargo Management

Charterers Nominated Agency (CNA)

SOPISCO PANAMA 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.

If you would like to make an enquiry or require any further information, please contact: sopisco@sopisco.com