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If you are a shipowner or a vessel operator or in a trade related to shipping, you’d know how vital ship husbandry is and the important role a local agent/service partner or a port agent plays in your trade. Ships repair and maintenance require comprehensive set of services that are dependable, quality assured and done in an efficient manner that will not disrupt planned schedules. Repairs and maintenance are such critical parts of the process, it is of utmost importance that your service partner is carefully picked.

This article gives a breakdown of the different types of vessel maintenance, followed by five key aspects that you can consider when picking a service provider and will end by detailing how ‘Pership’, a premier shipping company in Sri Lanka can deliver a high standard of services across all the ports in Sri Lanka.

Key aspects to consider when picking a service partner in an overseas country

1. Reputation and Experience

Trust is gained over a long period of time. However, reputation is something we contribute to daily; be it corporate or personal. That is why it is imperative to know who is behind the organization, what is/are their business/es and capabilities and where is their base/home. These aspects can shed a lot of light on how suitable a business is to another business (B2B).

Find out how long your service provider has been in business and their current portfolio of business. Have they always been in the same field or is this a new venture of theirs?

For instance, if you are on the lookout for a maritime (ships agent or a port agent)  and logistics partner in Sri Lanka and were sailing to a Sri Lankan port (Colombo, Galle, Hambantota or Trincomalee) you could call on Pership for all your port services & vessel maintenance/repairs, 24×7.

2. Transparency and ethical conduct

When you pick Pership as your partner on the ground in Sri Lanka, your company will be rewarded with the utmost integrity and respect from a highly qualified professional team at Pership. That is the reason most of their corporate relationships span over fifty years, from one generation to the next. In fact, Pership has successfully and gracefully faced global economic turbulence and maritime industry challenges, survived pandemics and natural disasters to grow and diversify into other lucrative industries such as seaweed and cosmetics.

3. Know their capabilities on the ground – clout at home

Pership with its clout in maritime, logistics and freight demonstrate its unparalleled clout in Sri Lanka with its human capital that is a combination of industry knowledge and experience spanning 130-plus years.

In time, critical industries such as shipping logistics, Pership has the ‘home advantage’ when it comes to sourcing materials, equipment and machinery, obtaining customs clearances, arranging visas, port permits, project cargo and experience handling new builds, tanker discharging, oil rig discharging & loading to dry docking or carrying out marine surveys, transparent and cost-effective solutions are the norm at Pership. Get a quote from Pership for complete end-to-end solutions for shipping transportation, 3PL requirements and your logistics from a single source such as Pership to enjoy the best in services in Sri Lanka.

4. Efficiency in Vessel Repairs/Maintenance – Exceeding KPIs

When it comes to ocean shipping, Vessel Turnaround Time at a port- will determine how efficient the operation will be to the vessel owner. This is in fact, one of the most critical factors in choosing a service provider along with other key performance indicators (KPIs) to know your agent at the port is competent and meets international maritime standards.

5. Safety Standards and Quality Checks?

Environment, Health and Safety are three pillars that hold up the service aspect of the business.  Environmental health and safety (EHS) will cover various measures that are taken to protect people from the harmful effects of environmental factors, such as noise, radiation, dangerous materials and pollution.

Safety and quality checks is a smooth flow of work that is tech-driven on one hand and on the other hand by experience in servicing various types of vessels. Check if your service partners have strong relationships in their ecosystem to offer you the best in equipment, machinery, technology and qualified professionals to carry out the work.

More about Pership

Pership has a rich heritage that began in 1889. They are a knowledge-driven group of companies in Sri Lanka representing one of the top ten shipping lines in the world, The Shipping Corporation of India, amongst other ship agencies.

Pership is also the joint venture partner in Sri Lanka for DSV – the world’s third-largest freight forwarding company, counting 75,000 employees in more than 90 countries. DSV specializes in logistics solutions from design through to implementation of any logistics.

With such an impressive list of partners from Europe, the Far East, Indian subcontinent, it is clear that Pership is a highly respected entity with global recognition. From a B2B point of view, the Pership portfolio of services is a very attractive proposition with their logistics arm, an Inland container terminal, freight forwarding services as well as a host of services in maritime to be your best partner in Sri Lanka. If you’re on the East West shipping route, Sri Lanka is just five hours away and Pership is standing by to assist you 24 x7.

Any enquires can be channeled to our senior team:

prasanna.aal@pership.com or on his mobile +94777766923

tiran.aal@pership.com or on his mobile +94777766923

dinesh.aal@pership.com or on his mobile +94 776 635 096