Westline Shipping

Established in the year 2014, WESTLINE GROUP has evolved and expanded its operations to a range of businesses. The company is now a Port Agency and Logistical Services provider to the Oil, Chemical and Dry Fleet owners. Presently, the WESTLINE GROUP ranks among the leading port agencies in India. The strong fundamentals of offering a wide spectrum of a SINGLE STOP service for all the associated activities.--These include: • Customs • CHA • Technical • Legal • Travel--Other than these, the company has an in-house team that is equipped and experienced to cater to almost every requirement from the Port related services. Today they are associated with esteemed principals in India and aboard. It is the association with their partners that has fuelled their growth story.--Our Company is based in Gujarat and the head office is responsible for handling all the monetary transactions and offer services as General Agents, Owner’s Protective Agents, Charterers Agents, etc. The core operations within the company are managed by a well- qualified and experienced team of professionals who have been a part of the shipping industry. The team also comprises of individuals who are well-versed with Taxation and customs laws clubbed with an experience to offer guidance and solution as a part of their comprehensive services to Master Mariners and Technical Superintendents. WESTLINE GROUP has its own network offices spread across all the major Indian Ports.--Each of these offices is managed by well-experienced professionals and does not include any sub-Agents as intermediaries. To increase the trust worthiness and ensure that that the company abides by the global quality standards, they have are an ISO 9001:2008 Certified Port Agency.--Presently, the company handles about 30% of the sea traffic annually from the major Indian Ports. In order to assess the efficiency levels, the company pays high importance to the feedbacks gathered from Master and Owner of each vessel. A dedicated team is appointed to investigate any flaws or lapses if reported from the customers. They are also equipped with a well-devised standard of corrective measures for avoiding any recurrences of same lapses in the future.--Westline Group loves the idea of having close relationships with all of our ship manager’s and owner’s departments. This particular trait enables us to conduct our duties smoothly and deliver services that enhance the smooth operation of ships with close cooperation with the crew members.--Our company also provides an optional all-inclusive Crew Management Scheme which is aimed at providing services to our clients that ensure their peace of mind. The Crew Management Scheme is an all purpose service conducted by us for the selection.--The CMS has the following features:--Customized servicing--Formulation of cooperation schemes that is unique for every client--Providing briefing and documentation for the personnel--Arranging work permits, visa and other immigration documents required for the different countries all around the world--ISM documentation & Custom reporting--Validation of STCW-95 certificate & inspection of licenses--Crew rotation & changes--Crew payroll preparation & wages administration--Competence Management--Cadet project adoption program--Crew loyalty & Crew welfare schemes--support in crew training courses and certifications according to international requirements--Initial screening & conducting interviews of the candidates--Arrangement of fitness & medical examination certificates--Providing a separate team of individuals dedicated for the successful running and maintenance conduction of the vessel--Control Crew Management software & Customized IT monitoring (crew management & control software)--Creation of personal pool--World class services at pocket-friendly rates--We deliver all of our services by the total management attributes chalked down in the customer service provisions. This particular feature in our operational procedure allows us to provide our clients with the flexible, versatile and expedient services. We help you to gain profit be bearing most of the burden so that you can be at peace.--We retain the personal details and qualification files of the personnel currently recruited both electronically and on paper. This ensures that we can keep track of our personnel regarding their employment and professional history. The accumulated data on each of the candidate under our radar consists of the following aspects :--Previous contracts and commitment--Previous work details--Feedbacks related to instances of cancellation in contracts, professional misconducts,--Duration of contract--Rank position--Possible cases of promotion--The employment procedure can be described in the following stages :--Contacting the shortlisted candidate/candidates and prepare the required documents along with immigration documents. The acquisition of work permits, visas, recommendation letters.--Conducting medical examinations of the candidates along with details regarding their medical records of wherever applicable--Certifying employment documents--Intimate the client--Providing the candidate with details relating to the failure of departure or confirming the same on the details of departure.