SURCALOG

Ship agency, consulting and advisory services.

We attend vessels and advise on operations along the Paraguay River and the Vía Navegable Troncal, backed by port, logistics and customs services.

Maritime and river agency

We represent shipping lines and shipowners, and attend vessels, convoys and dredging and buoyage units at every port call.

Port call

  • Nomination and pre-arrival notice
  • PDA (proforma disbursement account) and final settlement
  • Arrival, berthing, operations, clearance and sailing
  • Turnaround time and demurrage control
  • Line-up, position reports and daily operations reports
  • Protecting agency for owners and charterers
  • Agency for dredgers, buoy tenders and service vessels

Representation

  • Representation of shipping lines, owners and feeder lines
  • Agent for insurers and P&I clubs
  • Representation and mandates for foreign shipping agencies

Consulting and advisory

We advise on the operation of the waterway: regulations, authorities, traffic and the logistics of the equipment working on the river.

Waterway operations

  • Traffic, port call and navigation window analysis
  • Planning around draft, low water and channel restrictions
  • Coordination with terminals, pilotage and channel users
  • Operating procedures and reports

Regulations and authorities

  • Regulatory framework in Paraguay and Argentina
  • Permits and approvals before maritime, port and customs authorities
  • Compliance and documentation follow-up

Equipment and works on the river

  • Logistics for dredging and buoyage equipment
  • Operating, anchorage and navigation permits
  • Supplies, crew reliefs and spare parts

Ship services

We attend the vessel and her crew throughout the port call, with a single agent in charge.

Navigation and manoeuvres

  • Pilotage and river pilots
  • Towage for berthing and unberthing
  • Launch services
  • Mooring and unmooring
  • Anchorage and waiting at the roads

Authorities and documents

  • Filings with maritime authority, customs, immigration and port health
  • Arrival and sailing documents
  • Navigation certificates and permits
  • Manifests and operations documents

Crew

  • Crew changes
  • Visa handling
  • Cash to Master
  • Transfers, accommodation and medical assistance

Supplies

  • Provisions and ship chandling
  • Bunkers and fresh water
  • Customs release of spare parts and delivery on board
  • Waste removal

Barge convoys

  • Barge fleeting and moorings
  • Convoy make-up and re-formation
  • Tracking of convoys in transit

Complementary services.

Operations do not end at the quay: we also coordinate port work, cargo, customs, warehousing and distribution.

Port services

We coordinate everything the vessel and the cargo need in port.

Quay operations

  • Stowage, unstowage, loading and discharge
  • Container, general cargo and bulk operations
  • Coordination with terminals and port operators

Vessels

  • Towage, assistance and salvage
  • Chartering
  • Sale, purchase and leasing of vessels

Freight forwarding

We coordinate import and export shipments from origin to destination.

Shipments

  • Full container load and consolidated cargo
  • Consolidation and deconsolidation
  • Project and oversized cargo
  • Bulk cargo in barge convoys

Transport and documents

  • Multimodal: river, ocean, road, rail and air
  • Space bookings with shipping and feeder lines
  • Bills of lading (HBL/MBL) and manifests
  • Cargo insurance

Customs and foreign trade

We coordinate customs clearance for imports and exports in Paraguay and Argentina.

Customs

  • Import and export clearance
  • Tariff classification and certificates of origin
  • International customs transit
  • Special regimes: free trade zone, bonded warehouse and temporary admission

Registrations

  • Importer and exporter registration
  • Filings before each country's control agencies

Warehousing and storage

We coordinate storage of domestic, imported, in-transit and transhipment goods.

Storage

  • Domestic, imported, in-transit and transhipment goods
  • Containers, packages and vehicles
  • Bonded warehousing

Management

  • Export consolidation
  • Inventory control and handling
  • Management of own or third-party warehouses

Logistics and distribution

We coordinate road transport and distribution of third-party goods.

Distribution

  • Domestic and international road transport
  • Door-to-door delivery
  • Container pick-up and return

Resources

  • Commercial logistics for third parties
  • Vehicle and machinery hire, with or without staff

We also handle imports and exports of agricultural, industrial and food products.

From the quay to the warehouse, with a single point of contact.

The same team handles every link of the operation. No intermediaries, and the information stays in one place.

  1. 01Vessel

    Arrival, berthing, operations and sailing.

  2. 02Port

    Stowage, loading, discharge and containers.

  3. 03Customs

    Import and export clearance.

  4. 04Warehouse

    Storage, consolidation and bonded warehousing, as each operation requires.

  5. 05Destination

    Door-to-door road distribution.

Agency, advisory and operations: the same team at every port call.

Tell us about your next operation.

With origin, destination and cargo type we put the proposal together.

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