Ten services. One partner.

Technical management

PMS, dry docking, budgeting, vendor negotiations.

Day-to-day technical responsibility for the vessel, run by chief engineers and superintendents who have done the job at sea. Planned maintenance is kept live, dockings are specified and supervised, and every budget line is explained.

What's included

• Planned maintenance system (PMS)
• Dry-docking specification and supervision
• Budgeting and cost control
• Vendor negotiation and purchasing
• Class and flag survey follow-up
• Monthly technical reporting

Crew management

Recruitment, rosters, STCW and MLC compliance, wellbeing.

The right people on board, certified and looked after. We handle rosters and rotations, certificate validity, contracts and payroll under MLC, and we keep an eye on retention and welfare, not just headcount.

What's included

• Rosters and rotation planning
• STCW certification tracking
• MLC contracts and payroll
• Travel and logistics
• Crew welfare and retention
• Onboarding of multicultural teams

Recruitment

Certified candidates for sea and shore positions.

Sourcing and selection of officers, ratings and office staff for owners who keep crewing in-house but need reach. We draw on a strong network with flag states, maritime unions and training institutions.

What's included

• Sea and shore positions
• Sourcing and screening
• Certificate and reference checks
• Interviews and selection
• Contract preparation
• Onboarding support

ISM, ISPS and MLC management

Audits, reporting, safety culture.

The safety management system on board and ashore, under our Documents of Compliance. Internal audits, preparation for and presence at flag state and class audits, incident reporting, root-cause analysis and preventive action, with a Designated Person Ashore and Company Security Officer assigned to each vessel.

What's included

• Safety management system under our DOC
• Internal and external audits
• Assistance and presence at class and flag audits
• DPA and CSO functions
• Incident reporting and root-cause analysis
• Drills and safety culture development
• Flag state correspondence

Digital operations

Cloud-based HSEQ, crew and ship management platform.

Shipping.fo is a fully digital company. Our own cloud platform covers HSEQ, crewing and ship management, so findings, certificates, drills and KPIs live in one place and the owner sees them in real time.

What's included

• Proprietary cloud platform
• HSEQ, crewing and technical modules
• Real-time KPIs for the owner
• Fully digital workflows and approvals
• Secure, vetted external systems
• No paper, no version confusion

Peak-load assistance

Flexible cover for workload peaks and urgent needs.

Extra hands when your own team is stretched: a superintendent for a docking, DPA cover during holidays, a compliance officer before an audit, or a full technical desk for a season. Scaled to what you need, for as long as you need it.

What's included

• Superintendent and DPA cover
• Docking and project support
• Audit preparation
• Temporary technical desk
• Fixed scope and price
• Start within days

Emergency preparedness

24/7 response and contingency planning.

A manned emergency line around the clock, with certified Designated Persons Ashore and Company Security Officers who know the vessel. Contingency plans are written, drilled and updated, not filed away.

What's included

• 24/7 emergency line
• Certified DPA and CSO on call
• Contingency planning
• Emergency drills with the vessel
• Media and authority liaison
• Post-incident review

Hazardous material expertise

Safe handling, documentation, HazMat surveys.

Certified HazMat surveyors on staff. We prepare and maintain the Inventory of Hazardous Materials for EU Ship Recycling Regulation and Hong Kong Convention compliance, and advise on safe handling and documentation on board.

What's included

• IHM preparation (Part I)
• IHM maintenance during operation
• HazMat sampling and surveys
• Documentation for flag and class
• Safe-handling procedures
• Recycling readiness

Surveys, insurance and pre-towing

Inspections and insurance support before towing operations.

Condition, pre-purchase and pre-towing surveys, and support with the insurance side: warranty surveyors, documentation and approvals, so a vessel moves safely with its paperwork in order.

What's included

• Pre-towing surveys and tow approvals
• Condition and pre-purchase surveys
• Insurance documentation
• Warranty surveyor liaison
• Damage inspections
• Reports accepted by underwriters

FAS agent

Every step of a change of flag to the Faroe Islands.

As FAS agent we take a vessel from company setup to raising the Faroese flag: registration, documentation, taxation and compliance, using our expertise in registries and our relationships with the flag administration.

What's included

• Company setup in the Faroe Islands
• Change-of-flag process
• FAS registration
• Taxation and registry advice
• Flag correspondence
• Ongoing agency services