AMA (African Maritime Agencies)
is a network of independent Maritime Agencies (or subsidiaries of maritime companies), Stevedoring companies and Freight forwarding companies based on the Atlantic Coast of Africa. Thanks to the rich experience of every member in the network, AMA is capable of offering to any ShipOwner a full set of high ranking services for any trade whether Liner shipping, RORO Services, tankers or bulk carriers. In addition, our coordinating hub AMA Overseas, based in Paris allows a total and centralised control of all services. It intervenes in the commercial and financial fields as well as in the specific sectors such as tankers operations and urgent response plans at the international levels.
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AMA answers all the needs of maritime companies it represents as well as those of other ShipOwners looking for a wide range of services:
- Viable alternative to existing networks
- Total awareness of ShipOwners requirements
- Immediate feedback
- Full knowledge of the local conditions
- Close relationship with the local authorities
- Costs awareness
- Clear and precise disbursement account
- Professional and quick feedback of informations
- Standardised operational procedures
- Integrity and availability.
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Companies Basic activities:
- Maritime Agency
- Maritime Transit (paper)
- Maritime Transit (warehouse)
- Maritime Transit (Bulking)
- Maritime Transit (Unbundling)
- Air Freight
- Conventional Handling
- Containers Handling
- Warehousing
- Third detention
- Non professional Bulking
- Non professional unbundling
- Maintenance reference
- Containers reparations
- Trucking
- Pre/Post Transport
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Communication via AMA Overseas
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The communication with the African countries is difficult in the normal conditions and worse during the rainy season. Our managers in Europe are therefore present in order to coordinate and send back the information to our clients and within our network 24h / 24h.
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Fees of disbursement account
All the expenditures, advances and transfers are accounted and controlled by our European departments. This operation allows us to minimize the expenses for our client and reduce the production time of disbursement account in assuring a better follow up.
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Marketing and Sale
Our sales team analyses the market situation and the goods’ movement.
On request, it advises our customers and assist them in the field of maritime freight and strategy.
In a near by personal contact with the non professional ones, the shippers and the receivers, our team assures the best results.
In constant touch with the clients, it gives information’s about the market.
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