Ocean Star Shipping is a Bhavnagar-headquartered port agent delivering end-to-end marine services across India’s western coastline. From the world’s largest ship recycling yard at Alang to the busy container terminals of Mundra and Pipavav, our team handles every operational detail that keeps your vessel — and your voyage P&L — on schedule. As an experienced port agent Bhavnagar shipowners trust, we coordinate clearances, supply, pilotage, and crew movement under one accountable roster. Whether you arrive for demolition vessel delivery, cargo discharge, or a routine bunker call, our 24/7 desk gives you a single, English-speaking point of contact at every step.
Before any vessel takes a berth, mooring buoy, or beaching slot under our care, our master mariners and senior surveyors carry out a comprehensive onboard inspection. We verify documentation, bunker quantities, gas-free certification for end-of-life tonnage, mooring readiness, and safety-equipment compliance against Indian flag-state and class requirements. Findings are reported within hours, complete with photographs, so owners and managers can take corrective decisions before the pilot is requested. This pre-arrival diligence has helped our clients avoid costly off-hire claims and Port State Control deficiencies across Bhavnagar, Alang, and Hazira.
Reliable tug support is non-negotiable on India’s busy western coast. Ocean Star Shipping arranges harbour tugs, ASD tugs, and high-bollard-pull ocean-going tugs for berthing, unberthing, beaching manoeuvres, and emergency response across Alang, Pipavav, Mundra, and Hazira. We hold direct relationships with leading tug operators, so rates stay competitive and availability is confirmed before your vessel reaches the pilot station. For demolition vessel delivery at Alang Ship Recycling Yard, we mobilise purpose-built tugs experienced with high-windage hulls, dead-tow conditions, and the strict tidal window every cash buyer must respect.
Dead-tow voyages, salvage transfers, and last-leg deliveries to Alang each demand a tailored towing arrangement. Our team prepares the full package: certified tug selection, tow-master nomination, weather-routing input, MARPOL-compliant bunker planning, port-of-refuge contingency, and underwriter-ready documentation. We coordinate with class surveyors for tow approval and liaise with Indian customs for temporary import formalities. From single-leg coastal tows out of Mumbai or Kandla to international deliveries entering Alang on a dead-tow certificate, every towing arrangement is structured to satisfy P&I clubs, hull underwriters, and the receiving recycling yard simultaneously.
Ocean Star Shipping handles the full customs and documentation cycle for both general cargo and ship-related imports. Our in-house CHA-licensed partners process IGM/EGM filings, bills of entry, duty drawback claims, and DGFT clearances across Bhavnagar Port, Pipavav, Mundra, and Hazira. For demolition vessels arriving at Alang, we manage the unique import-as-scrap procedure including BIS compliance, pre-shipment inspection coordination, and customs valuation. Exporters benefit from our consolidation network, faster terminal slot bookings, and accurate pre-alerts — minimising detention, demurrage, and the documentation rework that erodes export margins.
Vessels at any of our covered ports can source genuine engine spares, automation cards, navigation electronics, safety equipment, and deck/engine stores through our supply desk. We work directly with OEMs and authorised distributors for MAN, Wärtsilä, Yanmar, Furuno, JRC, and leading automation brands, with documented authenticity certificates. Same-day delivery is possible within Bhavnagar and Alang; 24–48 hour delivery applies to Mundra, Pipavav, and Hazira. Critical AOG-style spares are air-freighted from Mumbai, Delhi, or Singapore and cleared through customs under our agency cover.
Beaching at Alang is a high-stakes manoeuvre with no margin for error — and it is the moment a cash buyer’s investment is realised. Ocean Star Shipping coordinates licensed pilots with deep familiarity of every plot from yard number 1 to 180. A typical engagement covers pre-arrival hydrographic review, tide-cycle planning around the spring peak, master–pilot information exchange, and joint command on the bridge during the final run-up. Our beaching pilot Alang network has overseen hundreds of safe groundings, including VLCCs, capesize bulkers, and FPSOs.
Our core port agency service covers vessel call management at Bhavnagar, Alang, Pipavav, Mundra, and Hazira. This includes pre-arrival notifications, husbandry, port disbursement account (PDA/FDA) management, immigration and customs liaison, cash-to-master arrangement, owner protection during sub-agency calls, and full statement-of-facts preparation. We act for tramp owners, liner principals, ship managers, and one-off charterers — providing the same disciplined cost transparency on every call. Each appointment is run by a named agent with WhatsApp escalation to senior management, so decisions don’t wait for office hours.
Ocean Star Shipping operates a fully stocked ship chandling India desk supplying provisions, bonded stores, fresh water, lube oil, paints, lashing materials, and IMPA-coded engine and deck items. Provisions are sourced daily from Bhavnagar’s wholesale markets and APEDA-approved suppliers, ensuring freshness for crews staying onboard during long Alang turnarounds. We deliver to anchorage, alongside, or directly at the beaching plot, with proper survey of quality and quantity before sign-off by the chief steward. Bilingual chandling staff bridge any communication gap with multinational crews seamlessly.
Crew transfer Gujarat operations are coordinated end-to-end by our travel desk: visa support letters, joining and signing-off immigration formalities at FRRO Bhavnagar, health protocols where still required, hotel accommodation, and ground transport to Ahmedabad or Mumbai airports. We also handle crew launches between anchorage and shore for ports where direct boarding isn’t possible. For demolition voyages, where entire crews sign off simultaneously, we plan staggered transfers to avoid airport congestion and ensure every seafarer reaches home with original documents and final wages intact.
Whether you’re nominating a demolition vessel delivery to Alang, planning a container call at Mundra, or arranging a crew change at Bhavnagar, our team replies with a fully itemised PDA within two business hours. Share your vessel particulars, ETA, and scope of work — we’ll handle the rest. Email : operation@oceanstarshipping.in or message our 24/7 WhatsApp desk to lock in your appointment today.
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