Services
What We Do
PORT AGENCY SERVICES
We provide agency services and shipping expertise to local and foreign ship owning, trading, and industry interests. We ensure vessels a fast turnaround, covering bunkering, stores, spares and repairs, attending to crew matters and carry out all captains’ room activities with maximum efficiency at lowest possible cost.
The Shipping department offers full range of agency services to ship and cargo owners. Our company acts on behalf of ship operators and charterers and represents them during berthing arrangements and pier reservation, inward and outward custom clearances, coordination of cargo operations in port, payment of port dues and handling of requests of ship, crew and passengers.
SHIP SUPPLY SERVICES
Our Ships Supply Service (SSS) at OPL Galle is based in GALLE, the southern port of Sri Lanka and a few miles away from Dondra head and strategically located on East-West main shipping routes. Our target is to deliver the best possible service without requiring them to divert from their course or stop. Understanding that time and money are key considerations of masters, owners and operators, our SSS operates on a 24-hour basis for 365 days and has a 24 x 7 operations team on standby for emergency response and incident management support.
SEA MARSHALS TRANSIT SERVICES
Having a wide range of knowledge, and experience and to be more effective to current security risk solutions, our special operations team is on standby 24 hours to assist security companies worldwide in connecting their Sea Marshals and equipment at OPL Galle/ Port of Colombo. We do assist armed and unarmed security escort teams by arranging embarkation/disembarkation at Sea Port and clear Sea Marshals through necessary Customs/Immigration formalities at the Airport. Most of the vessels regularly plying in the international shipping route in close proximity to OPL Galle/Dondra Head, bordering the southern coast of Sri Lanka utilizing our agency services in four selected rendezvous positions approx 8 to 12 miles offshore and our clients will be benefited with following by availing OPL services.
SHIPM CHANDELLING SERVICES
We are a highly dedicated ship chandler in Sri Lanka, providing services in all ports in Sri Lanka. We are licensed by relevant authorities and a member of the Sri Lanka Ship Chandlers Association. As our mother company in shipping agency services (ACRUS Shipping), we always deliver cost-effective solutions to our clients as our agency department can assist us in all agency-related activities without third-party involvement in direct orders. Still, we are flexible on co-operating with other agents, where clients have your agent in Sri Lanka. We intend to supply fresh food and quality stores to all our clients at competitive prices. ACRUS Shipping – The ship Chandelling department is active 24 x 7 basis to fulfil our client's requirements throughout the year and given below the brief of the items we supply.
YACHT SERVICES
ACRUS Shipping is your ideal yacht agent as we will find you the best products and services for your Yachts. The wide variety of options and vast experience of our staff allows ACRUS to perfectly select and provide the best service for all captains and crew. ACRUS Shipping takes care of everything and our main services include:
BUNKERING
We are providing Bunkering services at the ports of Colombo and Galle, Sri Lanka. We make sure to replenish our clients with quality IFO, MGO, and lubricants by selecting the right suppliers who meet internationally approved standards. For quotes and details
FREIGHT SERVICES
The International Freight Forwarding Division of ACRUS provides international air and sea transportation services. The goal of ACRUS is to provide the highest standard of service quality to our customers for international air and sea transportation services. ACRUS has the expertise to handle general cargo shipments as well as products for exhibition. We provide a full range of services including inbound and outbound customs clearance, expediting and cargo booking. The International Freight Forwarding division of ACRUS is staffed with experienced, skilled and well-trained professionals. We have operations in all major airports and seaports in the world. In particular, Colombo is the main international gateway of Sri Lanka serving major destination ports in Asia, America, and Europe. ACRUS has very competitive rates on all trade lanes while ensuring customer space availability, service quality and an extensive number of destinations. We aim to take a leadership position and adapts to changing conditions in the market to help our customer “move the World”.
HULL CLEANING AND UNDER WATER SRVICES
ACRUS Shipping is licensed to perform commercial underwater and diving services including underwater Hull/Propeller cleaning, ship repairs, ship maintenance, water surveys and salvage operations. As a diving service provider in Sri Lanka, the main goals of ACRUS SHIPPING are safety in all aspects of the company’s operations, a responsible partner in the environment and customer satisfaction. The most effective way to improve the overall fuel economy is to run a regularly based cleaning program for the hull and propellers. ACRUS SHIPPING offers a fully comprehensive underwater ship maintenance service. Our experienced underwater engineers and diver inspectors understand the complexities of such work and as part of the ACRUS SHIPPING team, embrace the challenge of undertaking these special and often innovative tasks. Every service provided by us includes a detailed report with photos and videos before and after the tasks performed.
PORT TERMINAL HANDLING
Operating efficiency is the key factor for increasing the productivity of container terminals and it is our intention to cross hands with terminal operators to assist them through our highly experienced and qualified Port Terminal Management Team (PTMT). It's necessary to mention that we are not providing employees to the industry but highly qualified and well-trained physical job trainers for hands-on job training to existing employees of the port terminals.