CRUISE LINER AGENCY HUSBANDRY SERVICES
Our company “Dev Marine Agencies (Pvt) Ltd.” is well known amongst many worldwide Owners, Charterers, Principals and Technical Managers for our expertise in handling all types of vessels including Cruise Liners, Tanker Vessels, Yachts, Bulk Careers, Containers, PCC and General Cargo including technical assistance for ships.
We have been providing Agency Husbandry Services for the past twenty years at Ports and OPL (outside port limits) at Colombo, Galle, Hambanthota and Trincomalee.
We provide/facilitate the following areas of Husbandry Services.
- Port & OPL Statutory clearances for client’s ships .
- Passenger Embarkations & Disembarkations.
- Crew Clearances On/Off signings.
- Crew Repatriations.
- Hotel Accommodation.
- Medical Evacuation.
- Medical Repatriation.
- Doctors’ Visits and hospitalization
- Land and Sea Transport.
- Excess Baggage Handling.
- Connect “Ships Spares / Stores In Transit”. Clearance for off-landed ships stores in transit and arranging freight
- Arrange Travel/Excursions.
- Mobile Onboard Banking Facilities.
- Ship Chandelling Requirements.
- Garbage Removal.
- Sludge Removal.
- Any requirements for onboard Duty Free Shops, Hotel and Catering departments and entertainment as relevant.
Further to above, we provide other special services as per customer requirements including any Manpower/ Crew Supply, Ship Repair requirements and Under Water Services.
CRUISE LINER VIKING ORION – DURING HER MAIDEN CALL TO PORT OF COLOMBO
One of the world’s most modern vessels “MV Viking Orion” owned by the best Cruise Liner Company Viking Cruise Lines of Norway, made her maiden port call at Colombo Port on 12th September 2018. With operational headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, Viking currently operates a fleet of more than 60 vessels, state-of-the-art ships that have received numerous accolades since their launch from industry experts and travelers alike. Viking was voted the number one River Cruise Line by Condé Nast Traveler in their 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards, and for the third year in a row, has been named the number one ‘Ocean Cruise Line ‘by Travel + Leisure readers in the World’s Best Awards 2018.
This newly built luxury cruise liner “Viking Orion” carried approximately 900 passengers and to commemorate her maiden call in Colombo, a ceremony was held on board and the vessel exchanged Plaques with SLPA and their local Agents, DEV MARINE AGENCIES PVT LTD. The plaques were exchanged between Capt. Rune Lokling – Master, Viking Orion and the Managing Director of Dev Marine Agencies Pvt Ltd., Mr. H.D. Dewendre.
The passengers joined the excursions including a site seeing tour in and around the City of Colombo. Also a visit to the Independence Square and its surroundings as it is considered to be the most prestigious location in the City Tour due to its significant heritage and extraordinary work of architecture.
Communications on this project had been happening for two years by Capt. Ajantha Abeysinghe, the COO of Dev Marine Agencies and Mr. H. Dewendre (MD, Dev Marine Agencies) who are also Senior Merchant Navy Officers and have been the two pillars behind the successful canvasing and promoting the port of Colombo and smooth operations during Viking Orion’s port stay. Dev Marine Agencies are well known amongst worldwide owners and principals for their expertise in handling all types of vessels including Cruise Liners, Tanker Vessels, Yachts, Bulk Careers, Containers, Car Careers and General Cargo including technical assistance for ships.
The arrival of Viking Orion indeed signifies the quantum leap of our cruise tourism development of Sri Lanka in recent years. In order for Sri Lanka to fully capitalize on this growing tourism sector, it is extremely necessary to examine the current trends and future directions of the worldwide cruise industry.
