Shipping Agencies

What Shipping Agencies does

New Line Agencies Limited is a privately held global shipping agency founded in London in 2000 and registered in England (No. 4175194). The company provides port agency and marine services to commercial shipping operators and vessel managers, including full vessel attendance and representation, customs coordination, crew sign-on/off and welfare support, stores and provisions supply, bunkering, and legal/operational problem resolution. The core service is Full Agency/Attendance Services, supplemented by a specialized Strait and Canal Transit Agency covering the Suez Canal, Turkish Straits (Dardanelles and Bosporus), and Panama Canal.

The company delivers these services through a network of representative and associated offices rather than wholly owned subsidiaries, with the London head office (Atlas Business Centre, Oxgate Lane, NW2 7HJ) acting as the central coordination point for quotations and operational assistance. Geographic coverage spans 13+ countries/regions including the USA (12+ coastal port locations), UK, Canada, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Panama, Latvia, Georgia, and the Russian Far East (Vladivostok). No proprietary technology platform, software product, or digital tool is disclosed; the offering is built on locally-based maritime professionals with specialized knowledge of port-specific customs, procedures, and local-authority relationships.

Commercial economics are transaction-based: the company earns fees per port call for attendance services, plus pass-through and markup revenue on bunkers, lubricants, deck stores, bonded stores, provisions, and nautical equipment. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with all estimates routed through the London head office. The customer segment is horizontal — commercial shipping operators and vessel managers worldwide — with no named logos or segment revenue split disclosed. Distribution is entirely direct: field-based enterprise engagement coordinated through the London HQ and the global representative network, with no public marketing channels beyond the company website and direct industry referrals.

Name

Shipping Agencies

Legal name

New Line Agencies Limited

Website

https://newlineagencies.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

New Line Agencies is a London-based global shipping agency providing port attendance, bunkering, crew management, stores supply, and canal/strait transit services to commercial vessel operators via a worldwide network of representative offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Port Agency Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (488390), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Vessel Husbandry & Crew Services (Crew Change, Meet & Assist, Transport, Shore Passes) (TLAHAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Port Call Clearance & Documentation (Arrival/Departure, Customs/Immigration/Health) (TLAHAJAA), Spare Parts, Ship Chandlery & Logistics to Vessel (TLAHAJAF)

Keywords

• Port agency services
• Ship attendance services
• Marine bunkering services
• Crew management services
• Canal transit agency

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Port Agency and Attendance Services: Fees charged for full agency services including port attendance, customs coordination, crew management, stores supply, and operational coordination for vessels at ports worldwide.
2. Bunkering Services: Supply of bunkers (fuel) and lubricants to vessels at ports.
3. Stores and Equipment Supply: Supply of deck stores, bonded stores, provisions, nautical equipment and publications to vessels.
4. Transit Agency Services: Agency services for vessel transit through canals and straits including Suez Canal, Panama Canal, and Turkish Straits (Dardanelles and Bosporus).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Shipping Agencies (New Line Agencies Limited) delivers ship-side port agency and attendance services for commercial vessels calling at ports worldwide, acting as the local representative of shipowners, operators, and charterers. Its service portfolio covers bunkering coordination, crew change management, supply of stores and provisions, canal and strait transit agency (Suez, Panama, Turkish Straits), and legal/operational assistance.

Product overview

New Line Agencies operates as a global shipping agency and marine service provider offering a unified network of port agency services through offices in London (head office) and representative offices worldwide. The core offering consists of Full Agency/Attendance Services, supplemented by specialized Strait and Canal Transit Agency services for the Suez Canal, Turkish Straits, and Panama Canal. Add-on services include Bunkering Services, Crew Management Services, Stores and Provisions Supply, and Legal and Operational Assistance. The network covers major shipping regions including USA, UK, Canada, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Panama, Latvia, Georgia, and Russian Far East.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full Agency / Attendance Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• GAC Group: Global shipping, logistics, and marine services group with extensive port agency operations worldwide. Closely comparable business model to New Line — multi-country ship agency, husbandry, and supply services — but with significantly larger headcount and broader service portfolio.
• Anglo-Eastern Univan Group: Large independent ship manager with port agency and husbandry services. Comparable to New Line in providing vessel attendance, crew change support, and operational assistance across a multinational office network.
• OSM Maritime Group: Global ship management and crew services company that also provides port agency support. Comparable in vessel husbandry and crew-change services, particularly across European and Asian port coverage.
• Inchcape Shipping Services: One of the world's largest independent port agencies, offering vessel attendance, husbandry, and crew services across 60+ countries. Directly comparable to New Line as a global port agency serving ship operators, though at materially larger scale.
• V. Group: Integrated maritime services company combining ship management with port agency, crew, and vessel services. Comparable to New Line in offering agency attendance and crew-related services, though typically at larger scale and as part of a wider platform.
• Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM): Global ship manager offering port agency and husbandry services as part of its full-service maritime offering. Comparable to New Line in providing attendance, crew change coordination, and port call services for managed and third-party vessels.
• Norton Lilly International: US-headquartered port agency and vessel husbandry provider with strong North American port coverage. Directly comparable to New Line in offering full agency/attendance, crew services, and operational coordination at ports.
• Transmarine Navigation Corp: US-based port agency and vessel husbandry provider serving commercial shipping across Pacific and Atlantic ports. Comparable mid-sized agency competitor to New Line's US port operations.
• Wilhelmsen Port Services: Division of Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA providing port agency and ship supply services globally. Directly comparable to New Line's port agency and chandlering offering, with comparable vessel husbandry and bunker coordination capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Maersk Agency (A.P. Moller-Maersk): Global container liner and integrated logistics provider with in-house port agency services. Overlaps with New Line's ship-agency activities but primarily serves its own liner fleet and select third-party vessels as part of a much broader portfolio.

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shipping-agencies

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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