Trade Ocean Shipping Services
Freight Forwarder in Cape Town

Trade Ocean Shipping Services has offices in South Africa and Namibia, with representation through a reliable Network for all other centres. Trade Ocean Shipping Services offers a range of professional services to clients including port and shipping Agency services, Clearing and Forwarding.

Trade Ocean’s Ships’ Agency offices in Cape Town, Durban and Walvis Bay handle a diverse portfolio of shipping clients, emanating from several unique sectors. This established agency leverages its extensive experience and expertise in the maritime sector to deliver outstanding port, customs and freight services. Accredited by the Department of Customs, Trade Ocean facilitates quick and efficient customs clearance of sea, air and road freight, as well as cross border freighting solutions in to Southern Africa. Trade Ocean provides specialist global freight forwarding services by air, sea and road freight to virtually any destination in the world. In addition, we provide unique cross border freight shipping solutions for cargoes destined for Southern and Central Africa. Cape Town is one of the busiest ports in South Africa, with port services including significant repair and maintenance facilities. The excellent port service found in Cape Town harbour is also ideal for the many cruise ships that berth in Cape Town. Port services in Durban, the gateway to Africa, have been developed over the last 150 years and today, admirably caters for what is purported to be the second largest container terminal in the Southern Hemisphere. The Port Of Johannesburg is the largest dry port in the world, consisting of the container terminal at City Deep, which has been declared an IDZ (industrial development zone) by the Gauteng government. Johannesburg is one of the world’s leading financial hubs and it is the economic and financial centre of South Africa. The Port Of Walvis Bay, with sheltered deep water and a temperate climate, provides excellent port services for the thousands of vessels which make port calls each year. The port of Walvis Bay is located half way down the coast of Namibia, with direct access to principal shipping routes, This makes Walvis Bay a natural gateway for international trade, and is a popular and reliable option as it is rare that delays are caused by bad weather. Trade Ocean’s crew services turn what can be a complex aspect of vessel management into a seamless process. Crew changes are performed in all major ports in South Africa, including Cape Town, Durban and in Namibia, Walvis Bay. Crew changes can be performed once vessels are in port, alongside taking bunkers, when they are engaged in cargo operations or at Off Port Limits using a launch. An essential aspect of Trade Ocean’s marine crew services includes full crew repatriation facilities, hotels, travel agents etc. Providing efficient courier and comfortable accommodation facilities is all part of Trade Ocean’s crew services.