We are Hellas Shipping Agencies, a Hellenic company established in Brazil, acting as Owners protective agents with own and associated offices covering all Brazilian ports. Our company is exclusivelly dedicated to protect Owners interests, without any involvement with charterers in the local or foreign market. As protective agents we ensure that all vessel's matters are closely followed 24hrs a day, offering high level services with agility, responsibility and competence, always taking care to keep the expenses on lower possible cost. Our goal is to keep you duly updated of the services in progress before being asked. During vessel's attendance you will be notified by our various departments for each service in real time step by step, meaning that you will be aware for example when crew arrived in the airport, accomodated in the hotel and when boarded. Despite of our attending standarts, we are able/flexible to adjust the same according to your requirements, by adding any procedure your good company judge necessary. Protective agency services: ====================== - Protective agency attendance - Distress calls - Holds survey follow up - Authorities inspections follow up - Crew changes - Spare parts and container clearance and delivery - Supplies - Issuance/renewal of vessel’s certificates - Holds cleaning - Draft surveys - Hull cleaning and inspection - Towage contracts - Checking if PDA/FDA submitted by chartagents is in accordance with official port tariffs - PDA Funds reception and payments locally to service providers - Repairs by specialized workshops - Vessel’s prospects updateds and terminal’s line up - Assistance on claims and demmurage - Coordination with local P&I club and Class Surveyors - VISA issuance follow up - Bunker supply and surveys - Any other service regarding maritime activities