A Subsidiary of Grindrod Ltd
Dan Dalton Non Liner Director
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KING & SONS A Division of Grindrod Ships Agencies (Pty) Ltd is one of the oldest ships agencies in Southern Africa, having been founded in 1881. King & Sons operates in all ports of South Africa, Namibia and Moçambique and was the first South African Ship's Agency to be awarded ISO 9001:2000 accreditation.

King & Sons represent a wide range of global principals in non-liner activities:

Non-Liner Principals

  • Multiple representation including Jo Tankers and Island View Shipping
  • Representation extends to bulk carriers, including refined petroleum and specialised chemical product and crude oil tankers
Ship's Agency services provided to ship owners and operators include: 
 
·      Landside management of cargoes
 
·   Bunkers, Co-ordinate bunker stems with oil major’s/arrange Barge where necessary and co-ordinate bunker operations as per vessel requirement.
 
·      Spares, Track and trace, arrange clearance of spares and delivery to vessel.
 
·      Stores, Co-ordinate vessels/owners requirements and delivery to vessel.
 

·      Arrange Guarantee letters. Arrange/co-ordinate flights. Arrange transportation/immigrations and customs formalities.

·      Hotel Bookings, Book inward/outward crew with relevant hotels at preferential rates as and when required.

·      Crew Transport, Arrange crew transport at owners/Masters request: to Doctors, Dentist, notaries, hotels etc.

·    Cash To Master, Arrange/co-ordinate safe receipt and delivery of CTM to masters.

Fresh Water Supply, Arrange/co-ordinate supply of fresh water to vessels as per owners/masters request.

·        Stowaways, Arrange/co-ordinate detention/removal of stowaways with relevant authorities (Immigration/Customs/P&I/SAPS)arrange/co-ordinate repatriation as and when required as per South African immigration regulations.

·        Vessel Arrests, Arrange/Co-ordinate legal processes.

·        Hospitalization, Arrange crew hospitalization as and when required. Co-ordinate feedback/doctors reports and repatriations requirements.

·        Vessel husbandry

·        Ship Repair Co-ordination

·        Dry Dock arrangements

·        SPM operations

·        Ship owners protecting Agency

·        Port Agency operations 

·        Charterers agency for World Food Programme

·        Container Logistics

·        Container Rail Management

·        Specialist depot storage for ISO tank containers, also providing repairs, preparation, washing and cleaning