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Every person who owns a vehicle pays attention to the well-being of the vehicle by doing weekly or biweekly checkups by themselves or doing service rounds at an authorised service station centre. We pay a lot of attention to the proper functioning of our vehicles as those are the vessels that carry us and goods from one place to another and we care about our safety and the efficiency of their performance. Maritime vessels should be taken care of in a more comprehensive way as the journey presents itself with more challenges than any other vehicle that travels on the road face. For this purpose itself, there are ships husbandry services which cover many aspects such as maintenance, cleaning, and general upkeep of the hull, rigging, and equipment of a ship. Sri Lanka has one of the prominent harbours in the Indian Ocean and due to its strategic geographical location, many ships visit it as a terminal. As a result, ships' husbandry services in Sri Lanka need to be at a state-of-the-art level. Here are the top 05 ships' husbandry services that are available in Sri Lanka.
Pership Shipping was established in the year 1889 and they strongly believe that it is their years of knowledge which makes their name stand out from the rest. Apart from the regular husbandry services Pership contains emergency teams for any urgent repairs stationed at all ports around Sri Lanka, namely Colombo, Galle, Hambantota, and Trincomalee. As the only shipping agent in Sri Lanka that maintains a Stowage Coordination Center, managed by highly skilled and experienced planners with state-of-the-art software under the supervision of Master Mariners, Pership can provide comprehensive stowage planning services to our Principals / major shipping lines.
The strategic placement of its 06 offices and the expertise of the 300+ employees at GAC Lanka make them one of the prominent ship agents in the country. Among many shipping, logistics, and marine services they offer, their service in ships husbandry is quite exceptional. They offer an array of services such as lay-up assistance, medical evacuation, crew handling, Comprehensive support for dry-docking and repair supervision etc.
HS Lanka is a relatively novel company to the industry which commenced its operations in 2018. Despite its novelty, HS Lanka provides many services such as husbandry services, crew services, provision supply, and underwater services with the support of futuristic technology. The company provides services inside the port, at anchorage, as well as outside port limits in all ports of Sri Lanka (Colombo, Galle, Trincomalee, Hambantota).
Hayleys Advantis covers more areas of services other than marine-related services. With coverage across air, land, and sea, they offer solutions for complex logistics requirements across diverse industry verticals. The husbandry services of Hayleys Advantis include conducting ship surveys (Underwriters surveys, towing approvals, bunker surveys etc.), crew management which includes crew supply, delivery takeovers, full crew management etc, and vessel lay-ups.
Hemas is a leading name in many industries and has been recognised as one of the few prominent shipping services in Sri Lanka. Among the husbandry services they provide medical evacuations and assistance, vessel terminal operations handling, and off-shore ship services/STS operations are the main categories. Apart from these husbandry services, Hemas Maritime provides services that include liner/ feeder and tramp vessels port agency, hospitality logistics, spare parts logistics and offshore support services.
These companies are the top 05 husbandry service providing companies in the country with every company holding their unique speciality and global reputation. The state-of-the-art technology, highly expert staff, and strategic geolocation have made all of these companies the best in Sri Lanka.
