As shipping agents, Trade Ocean handles in excess of 300 vessels per year in the ports of Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa and Walvis Bay, Namibia. Our ship agents have experience with handling non-liner vessels in bulk trades, as well as off-shore support, research vessels and the special requirements of international fishing fleets.

We operate as international shipping agents with the capacity to handle large volumes of cargo in and around South Africa and many major ports around the world. With over 100 years of collective experience in the shipping industry, there are a number of reasons why you should choose us as your port agent:

• We have operational staff who are conversant in ten international languages dedicated to service excellence

• Quick and cost-effective arrangement of ancillary services (repairs, dry-docking, chandelling, bunkers and lubricants, etc.) from within our organisation and outsourced contractors

• Competitively priced contracted services as a result of the high volume of vessels that we handle

• Regular handling of a wide variety of vessels, including:

  • Bunker vessels

  • Antarctic Expedition and Oceanic Research vessels

  • Seismic vessels

  • Offshore supply vessels/Tugs

  • Reefer vessels

  • Chemical Tankers

  • General Cargo vessels

  • Bulk vessels for discharge/load

  • General and Project cargo

  • Dry-docking vessels

  • Off-Port limits calls

  • Fishing vessels of various descriptions

• As premier shipping agents in South Africa and Namibia, we minimise your time in port and maximise your profits!