COOPERATION BASED ON EXPERIENCE AND TRUST BUILT FOR 75 YEARS
The Sea Agency in Gdynia was established in 1951 to provide ship agency services and to represent foreign shipping lines, shipowners and insurance clubs (P&I), writes EUBALTICA’s Marek Kowalski — Consultancy & Advisory company for Morska Agencja Gdynia (MAG).
 
Over time, its specialization was ex panded. Now Morska Agencja Gdynia (MAG) offers forwarding services and chartering, warehousing logistics, customs agency, crewing, wind farms transport and handling.
 
Morska Agency Gdynia is a member of the Baltic And International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and the Association of Ship Agents and Brokers in Gdynia.
 
The role of the ship agent is very broad and is constantly changing. The catalogue of cases conducted by a ship agent is not closed. Regulations are changing, work is becoming more and more computerized. The ship’s agent must co-ordinate the work in such a way that all matters related to the ship’s stay in port run smoothly and effectively.
 
MORSKA AGENCJA GDYNIA (MAG) SERVICES INCLUDE:
1. Ship handling organization in port with stevedoring companies/ port terminals:
  • assistance in ship entry and exit;
  • supervision over port operations;
  • organization of all handling and loading operations;
  • repairs;
  • inspections and controls;
  • handling of ship documentation;
  • crew change; and
  • shipowner deliveries.
2. Agent co-operation with various parties operating in the port-maritime trade:
  • towing companies;
  • pilot companies;
  • shippers;
  • freight forwarders; and suppliers of the cargo.
3. Co-operation with Maritime Administration:
  • Harbour Master Offices;
  • Chief Dispatcher;
  • Customs Office — part of the tax administration;
  • border services — coastguards; and
  • sanitary and other services.
4. Co-operation with ship-handling companies during a stay in port:
  • appraisers, assessment, and control companies;
  • ship service providers;
  • services to vessels at dry docking, repairs and suppliers of spare parts;
  • certification companies; and cargo documentation (bill of lading, statement of facts, etc.).
5. Crew service /crew changes:
  • liability from ship-check-in documents;
  • reporting dossier;
  • billing documentation;
  • insurance records; and
  • crew and passenger list: visas, transport, other airports, medical care (visits to doctors, hospital stay).
 
MAG LOGISTICS SERVICES
As a logistics service provider, MAG operates in the process of managing resources, including how they are trans ported, stored, and received, including customer service, demand forecasting, warehousing, material handling, inventory control, order processing, and transporta tion. MAG guarantees reliable cargo delivery anywhere in the world — by sea and land. Thanks to many years of experience and creativity of its staff, Morska Agencja Gdynia has become a partner brand of exporters and importers around the world, forwarding companies, shipping lines, forwarders, ports, maritime offices, customs and border offices, banks, financial institutions and insurance companies.
 
WAREHOUSING
MAG operates its own or leased ware houses in strategic locations in Poland; in Gdansk, Gdynia, Swinoujscie and Szczecin Port and Malaszewicze (Polish east border). Storage space can function like bonded warehouse, temporary storage warehouse or reloading place under customs supervision.
 
MAG warehouses are in key transport locations in Poland. An optimal location is important for organizing logistics and reducing costs. The warehouses are adapted to both the shipment of products transported by sea and rail. They also meet all safety standard.
 
MAG TERMINAL IN THE PORT OF DARLOWO
The MAG Darlowo terminal plays an important role in logistics activities. It has its own transshipment quays and has warehouses and paved storage yards with a total area of over 17,000 square metres.
 
It offers comprehensive services to individual customers and forwarding com panies, including land transport, i.e. rail, road and sea transshipment.
 
NEW PROJECT
MAG is currently in the design phase and will then begin the process of building a paved storage yard for products trans ported by sea, road and rail. The new storage yard with an area of nearly five hectares is located near the largest coal import terminal, i.e. the Import Terminal in the Northern Port of Gdansk. Once the construction is completed, MAG will provide customers with storage space for bulk cargo and other operations such as screening, loading onto trucks and rail cars. The next stage will be the design and construction of a closed warehouse. This investment is a milestone for MAG in terms of logistics solution.
 
 
 
SUMMARY
MAG ensures the safety and economic efficiency of port terminals and offers many additional services, such as product screening, quantity and quality control for all groups of goods handled in ports, sea transport and in storage throughout the country. The scope of services includes all types of operations related to cargo securing, preparation of loading plans, supervision, reporting and documentation, and distribution to end customers.
 
MAG acts as a ship agent and freight forwarder for principals operating in the port’s terminals in the field of wide range of bulk goods in Polish ports, such as: agri products, coal, coke limestone, biomass, aggregates, cement, fertilizers, wheat pellets, chemical products, scrap, wood logs, wood cheeps and others.
 
The number of ships handled in 2024 reached a record level of 1,338, ranging from offshore, coasters to ships the size of Panamax and Cape. Thanks to the fact that MAG is the number one ship agency in Polish ports. Coal and coke are the main group of all bulk goods, in which MAG also plays the role of a logistics service provider. Dry bulk cargo accounts for about 32% of the agency’s vessel volume. The total volume of bulk cargo is about 2.2 million tonnes. in dedicated departments to handle these issues.
 
The dynamic growth of logistics works mentioned above resulted in the employment of additional staff in dedicated departments to handle these issues.
 
Reliability, safety and professionalism supported by many years of experience of a team of specialists from each industry have created a well-coordinated team, which has resulted in the position of the Gdynia Maritime Agency as a leader among companies in the maritime services industry in Poland.
 
The management board emphasizes “Our company always strives to maximize customer satisfaction, is characterized by flexibility and diversification, and guarantees that customer expectations are met to achieve their business goals.”