Maritime Directory

Chennai, India

West Asia Maritime Limited (WAM) was incorporated in 1993. The company has been promoted by Emirates Trading Agency (ETA) and Associated Construction & Investments (ASCON) based in Dubai. The ETA-ASCON group of companies has been promoted by the Al Ghurair Group of Dubai and Amana Investments of Hong Kong in 1973. The promoters have a stake of 49.50 per cent in the company. The ETA-ASCON group is a diversified organisation engaged in the following business activities: Engineering & construction Trading Shipping Leisure Manufacturing & assembling Retailing & distribution (of casual apparel, jewellery and consumer electronic goods) West Asia Maritime Limited owns three bulk carriers and has one bulk carrier on bareboat charter. WAM has a subsidiary company viz. West Asia Maritime Overseas Private Limited at Singapore. The company has established a ship management company called ETA Ship Management Company Limited (ETA SML), which manages ships of WAM. It has also promoted ETA Ports and EC Tops which among themselves own a floating crane and two 9,500 DWT self discharging barges. The turnover of WAM for the FY1999-2000 was Rs. 640.88 million. Future plan The company would be acquiring a gearless Panamax vessel for conversion into a craned hopper self-unloader for 10-year contract to Tamilnadu Electricity Board/ Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Limited.

United Kingdom

Wijsmuller Marine Ltd (Tyne-Tees) provides marine services including towing, salvage, and offshore support in the United Kingdom.

Kowloon, HONG KONG, China

Williamson Marine Service Limited provides maritime services including vessel classification society approvals and 24-hour emergency services in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Wilmington Shipping Company provides vessel husbanding, container freight station, chassis maintenance and repair, and warehousing services at North Carolina State Ports.

Rio de Janeiro,, Brazil

Wilson Sons is Brazil's largest integrated port and maritime logistics operator with over 188 years of experience, serving more than 5,000 clients across various economic sectors including offshore energy and agribusiness.

River Rouge,, Michigan, United States

World Shipping, Inc. is a vessel agency and logistics company providing end-to-end cargo transportation and freight services including ocean drayage, trucking, freight forwarding, air freight, customs brokerage, warehousing, and vessel husbandry.

Sharjah,, United Arab Emirates

Wrist Middle East is a leading global ship and offshore supplier offering provisions, stores, spare parts, and logistics services across 35 locations and 750+ ports worldwide.

Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China

Zhoushan Ocean Shipping Supply Corporation specializes in providing general ship supplies, including stores, provisions, safety equipment, engineering parts, offshore logistics, and spare parts for ships calling major Chinese ports.

Zeebrugge, Belgium

Eagle NV provides customs, shipping, forwarding, logistics, and warehousing services in Zeebrugge, Belgium.