ASA – Agosto Shipping Agencies
ASA – Agosto Shipping Agencies born from the professional experience of a multidisciplinary international team in the shipping sector for more than 25 years between Europe, Asia and America.
A humble human team with a different vision of the traditional maritime agency model and with over 15 years of experience in Dominican Republic and the Caribbean.
AGOSTO is an innovative company with a different value proposition for the maritime industry, through market leading services and support, developing new opportunities in maritime digitalization while following the international regulations for “zero emission shipping”.
Ships agency work is our passion not only for providing an innovative and unique service in the Caribbean to the shipping community but also in the social component, transparency, value and ethics.
Services
Port Agency
Providing full, protective, hub, bunker and husbanding agency services on the Dominican Republic means you can always have a 360° one stop integral solution with a clear visibility and traceability.
Operating Ports: Río Haina, DPW Multimodal Caucedo, Santo Domingo – Sansouci, Boca Chica, Barahona, Azua, Cabo Rojo, La Romana, Isla Catalina, Cap Cana, Samaná, Las Salinas, Arroyo Barril and Puerto Plata.
We protect the owner and charterer interests when, under the charter party, the vessel is consigned to another agent attending crew management, repairs, spare parts, provisions, classification society surveys and non-related to cargo matters.
Shipbroker, Marine and Logistic
It is all about trust. We provide shipbroking and chartering services covering all major segments within the industry in Latin America.
Our marine services activities cover stevedoring, dry-docking, lay-ups, bunker call, towage, pilot, line handling, oil samples, marine survey, cargo and vessel inspections.
We take care about you and your people. Passengers and seafarers will be on the right hands at any port in the Dominican Republic.
We complement our agency services via our sister companies; Omega Shipping (OSS) Services specializes on shipchandler services and Niord Logistics as a 4PL leveraging expertise and innovative online digital tools to manage and manage your freight forwarding needs.
Port Agency
Cruises
We are focused on the safety and satisfaction of the passengers and crew to ensure a smooth experience onboard. We know how important it is to maintain quality and efficiency of operations.
Tankers & Isotanks
As an experienced bulk & tank container agent, we can serve a wide range of services of transportation for food-grade, bulk liquid chemicals, compressed and liquefied gases.
Container Liner
We have extensive experience supporting our principals in handling liner container and feeder vessels, and we will arrange for smooth inward and outward clearance of vessels as well as cargo and vessel operations during port stay.
RoRo Liner
The port of Sansouci concentrates most of the RoRo movements in the country and our local Santo Domingo team will handle any grievances as well as any queries about the RoRo service and cargo handling requirements.
Tramp Vessels
We are at the entire disposal of the owners and charterers to support with the
different port agency, marine and logistics service. We are specialist in handling of bulk, break bulk, ro-ro & project cargo in complex environments.
Navy Vessels
Our aim is to supply the most agile and transparent services to the benefit of the different modern military forces and it’s fleets.
We have an extensive experience attending NATO members, USA Navy, US Coast Guard and the Latin America Navies among others.
Cruises
We are focused on the safety and satisfaction of the passengers and crew to ensure a smooth experience onboard. We know how important it is to maintain quality and efficiency of operations.
Our agency operations include Santo Domingo – Sans Soucí, La Romana, Isla Catalina (anchorage), Cap Cana (anchorage), Samaná (anchorage) and Puerto Plata.
Services include port agency, provisions, husbanding, tour operator excursions and boat services for anchorage cruises.
Tankers & Isotanks
As an experienced bulk & tank container agent, we can serve a wide range of services of transportation for food-grade, bulk liquid chemicals, compressed and liquefied gases.
We bring your chemical products, petroleum products and foodstuffs to their destination safely, efficiently and quickly.
Container Liner
Liner Service may be defined as a service that operates on a schedule with a fixed port rotation, fixed frequency (weekly, fortnightly, monthly) with published dates and sometimes named day of calls at the advertised ports.
We have extensive experience supporting our principals in handling liner container and feeder vessels, and we will arrange for smooth inward and outward clearance of vessels as well as cargo and vessel operations during port stay.
RoRo Liner
Liner shipping is not restricted to just container ships but also applies to other types of cargoes ships like RoRo.
The port of Sansouci concentrates most of the RoRo movements in the country and our local Santo Domingo team will handle any grievances as well as any queries about the service and cargo handling requirements.
Tramp Vessels & Project Logistics
We are at the entire disposal of the owners and charterers to support with the different port agency, marine and logistics service.
From tankers where the cargo loading/unloading operations could be on the terminal or at anchorage buoys via pipes connected to the vessel, to bulk and break bulk with complex and different stevedore operations in different environments.
We are passionate about the smooth handling and transportation of project cargo. Each breakbulk and out-of-gauge shipment is considered on a case-by-case basis, tailoring our solutions around your unique requirements to deliver your cargo in Dominican Republic.
Within our wide range of project logistics capabilities, we have special focus and unique capabilities in renewable energies, water treatment and power plants.
Marine & Logistics
Shipbroker & Marine Services
It is all about trust. We provide shipbroking and chartering services covering all major segments within the industry in Latin America including Dry Bulk, Offshore, Tanker, LNG/LPG and Container partnering with one of the world’s leading shipping brokerage firms.
Our marine services activities cover stevedoring, dry-docking, lay-ups, bunker call, towage, pilot, line handling, oil samples, marine survey, cargo and vessel inspections among others.
Crew Management
Passengers and crew will be on the right hands at any port in the Dominican Republic; meanwhile, our smart crew management solutions will ease your operations. We are at the entire disposal of the international Crew Management firms, Ship Managers and Owners in supporting their crew management operations.
Our long experience extends to Bulk carriers, Coasters, Ro-Ro, Containers, Cruises, Oil and Chemical tankers trading worldwide.
Omega Shipping Services
Omega Shipping Services (OSS), our sister company, specializes on shipchandler
services including fresh provisions, potable water, waste disposal, sewage oily waters and drone services among others.
Niord Logistics
Niord Logistics as our group 4PL leverages expertise and online IT digital tools to design, manage, operate, and continually improve the supply chain of your vessels and different needs including freight forwarding, track and trace, courier and customs solutions.
About us
ASA – Agosto Shipping Agencies born from the professional experience of a multidisciplinary international team in the shipping sector for more than 25 years between Europe, Asia and America.
A humble human team with a different vision of the traditional maritime agency model and with over 15 years of experience in Dominican Republic and the Caribbean.
AGOSTO is an innovative company with a different value proposition for the maritime industry, through market leading services and support, developing new opportunities in maritime digitalization while following the international regulations for zero emission shipping.
Ships agency work is our passion not only for providing an innovative and unique service in the Caribbean to the shipping community but also in the social component, transparency, value and ethics.
AGOSTO focuses on giving people the opportunity to be part of a project that goes beyond work, to improve the lives of the participants, their families and the surrounding environment while combatting that inequality and lack of opportunities which is more evident in these latitudes.
Value proposition
- Validate a new shipping agency business model in the Dominican Republic, supporting the Liner Cruise, Tank, Ro-Ro, Tramp and Navy Vessels.
- An Innovative Value Proposition for centralized agency services in the Caribbean including husbanding, crew management and 4PL services.
- Leading with IT innovation.
- Put talent and human capital first, creating a better life for employees and their families.
- A local and international multidisciplinary team, which has been educated and trained continuously at a global level.
- Demonstrate commitment, transparency, value and ethics.
Environment
Our company is encouraging the different local vendors and government entities to follow the international regulations, the protocol of our principals, and reciprocally report changes in the local legal & environmental regulations and how they affect the different owners and charterers.
Social
Our aim is to develop a rescue NGO program “Coast and Beach Safety Matters” supporting the Dominican coastal community and teaching them how to swim while promoting education, creating jobs and generating safety on the beaches.
Governance Work
The human component plays a leading role in the Caribbean given the great economic and social disparity that exists in the developing economies, and it is something that we feel very passionate and personally concerned about.
Talent, innovation, leadership are inimitable and innate to each person, and Agosto’s leadership of its family of human resources will be directly reflected in its services and success towards transparency, ethics, morality and honesty.
Fraudulent, corrupt and/or collusive practices are contrary to Agosto’s core values. Zero tolerance for such practices because we recognize the adverse effects that they could have on the activities and operations of our customers and ours.
Contact
Contact form
If you have any questions, suggestions or are interested in any of our services, do not hesitate to contact us through our telephone numbers or through our contact form below.
