Shipboard Technical Services

GMS provides Shipboard Technical Services to ship owners, managers and Masters.  Our team is strategically positioned all over the U.S. and its territories to provide very cost-effective service.  The team has highly experienced individuals with a diverse range of expertise including comprehensive ship management and extensive sea-going experience.  We can provide a complete range of services which include:

• Full range of Port Captain & Port Engineer Services

• Vessel inspections with detailed reports

• Hire/Purchase inspections with comprehensive reports

• Assist in all facets of cargo operations

• Assistance with cargo operations (Dry, Containerized, Liquid, Chemical & Gas)
• Assistance with cargo planning – emphasis on special cargoes
• Pre-purchase and pre-hire vetting and inspections
• Cargo survey and loss control
• Shipboard training and preparation for vetting/inspections
• Attendance during ship repair
• Conduct ISM, ISO and Environmental audits
• Incident investigation and confidential in-depth reports with root cause analysis
• Provide reports on local port conditions for clients’ risk assessment purposes
• Liaison with local authorities
• Provide local advisories when required
• Owner interest representation in other shipping matters

Worldwide Port Captaincy & Technical Service “WayPoinTS”
waypoints@chgms.com

WayPoinTS provides ship owners, managers and Masters with worldwide access to the technical and marine services listed above and the associated support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 WayPoinTS is anchored with expertise, local knowledge and local contacts worldwide.  To achieve this, we have set up a network of GMS representatives who are amongst the best professionals providing a full range of shipping related services.  The network consists of established organizations covering all major shipping hubs.  The service is intended to establish a “global attendance” to support the ship until the client’s in-house representative can be physically present at the location where the vessel requires the support or service. 

 Our representative network operates from the following strategically located principal ports:

1. Dubai, U.A.E. – Covering the entire Middle East and North Africa
2. Mumbai, India – Covering the entire Indian subcontinent from Pakistan to Malaysia
3. Singapore – Covering the entire Far East region from Malaysia to China including Indonesia, Philippines and Hong Kong
4. Melbourne, Australia – Covering Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands
5. Lisbon, Portugal - Covering Europe