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Cruise Services
The development of the cruise business at Dover and Harwich has lead to the establishment of a dedicated cruise services division, offering specialist and personal services to international cruise operators. Our unmatched knowledge of local suppliers and service providers ensure that the division offers a comprehensive and competitive answer to our client's needs:
- Up to date advice on port facilities and local services
- Liaison with Port Authorities, ground handlers and tour operators
- Facilitating all aspects of passenger transfer, embarkation & disembarkation
- Liaison with HM Revenue and Customs and the UK Border Agency
- Provision of all supplies
- Facilities available for handling large volume foreign exchange transactions
Cargo Services
Our cargo agency business based at the ports of Dover and Sheerness provide quality services to ship owners and operators of many types of vessels. Our expertise in turning ships around quickly and effectively means we can provide assistance in many key areas, including control of all port costs, liaison with port authorities, government bodies and local service companies, procurement of supplies, husbandry services and management of clients' funds.
We can also provide, or arrange, a wide range of ships' services for vessels transiting the Dover Strait or Medway ports, including:
- Deck and engine chandlery
- Navigation equipment repairs
- Welding and mechanical breakdown services
- Bunkers ex-barge and ex-truck
- Fresh water ex-quay
- Bonded stores and fresh provisions
- Crew changes
- Medical assistance
- Charts and nautical publications
- Courier and forwarding services
- Bulk foreign exchange handling
- EUR1 and ATR document authorisation
- Trinity House Light dues collector
and much more.
Additionally, anchorage at Dover roads being serviced by local tugs and motor launches or one of the multi user berths at Dover port, provide ideal safe haven for effecting repairs with minimum deviation from the shipping lanes.
For more information on Agency Services please contact James Ryeland on 01304 248322 or e-mail jgr@georgehammond.plc.uk
or click here to visit the general company contacts.
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