|
Barwil Egytrans is a company within the
Wilhelmsen Group, one of the leading ship agents
in the world handling in excess of 50,000 port
calls globally from 2200 ports in 116 countries.
WSS is headquartered in Oslo and operates a
network of national based companies organized
into four main regional groups. Barwil Egytrans
falls within the Africa, Middle East & Black Sea
regional group, which is headquartered in Dubai.
Barwil Egytrans Shipping Agencies is an Egyptian
company and has been a fully licensed ship agent
since 1996 when the Egyptian government first
permitted foreign agents to enter the market.
The management of Barwil Egytrans is located
in Egypt and is exclusively responsible for all
activities in Egypt. With a staff of about 200
in total located in the Alexandria Head Office,
Port Said, Suez, Damietta and Cairo, the company
currently handles about 2000 vessel appointments
in Egypt per annum. Under the guidance of an
ex-patriate General Manager and with a very
experienced local operations team, the company
has achieved an established track record of
quality performance in Suez Canal transit
agency, Port Call agency, Liner Logistics
(agents for Norasia Line) and Marine Service
Provision for almost all vessel types. EGYTRANS
owns 30% of Barwil Egytrans.
|