 SHIPPING OPERATIONS
As leaders in the ship agency business, Carpenters Shipping is the local agent for numerous internationally and regionally reowned Shipping Principals, providing connections to and from all the major ports in the world. The offices of Carpenters Shipping are strategically located at Fiji’s main sea gateways namely at the port cities of Suva and Lautoka. It also operates sub-offices within the Suva and Lautoka port premises, thus facilitating – excellent communication and speedy service to its agency vessels and the expedient and efficient receiving and delivery of its Principal’s cargo. Carpenters Shipping also operates fully equipped modern Container Terminals in close proximity to the Suva and Lautoka ports, with facilities for maintaining freezer containers and with round the clock forklift services. It also provides computerised container tracking services to the Principals it represents.
 AIR FREIGHT FORWARDING
Carpenters Airfreight is an approved IATA agent well versed in all IATA, airline and other statutory regulations. Carpenters Airfreight Nadi Branch office is located in heart of the International Airport complex and its centrally located Suva Air Freight office with its full complement of experienced and licensed staff, specialises in Air Freight Forwarding and ancillary services. Carpenters Airfreight is the local agent for several international Air Freight Forwarders and provide strategic facilities such as Transit Bond Warehouses, within its Nadi and Suva offices premises. For the convenience of consignees in Suva, daily road transfer of underbond cargo is provided from Nadi to Suva.
 CUSTOMS HOUSE AGENTS
Carpenters Shipping is a licensed Customs House Agent and provides facilities for the Customs Clearance of Import/Export Sea and Air Freight Cargo in all of its offices. It is the appointed Customer Agent for an impressive portfolio of commercial enterprises in the country engaged in the import/export sectors and provides door-to-door pick-up and delivery services to destinations around the world, through its wide network of international associates.
PERSONAL EFFECTS AND HOUSEHOLD REMOVALS
Carpenters Shipping provides a personalised and thoroughly professional Personal Effects and Household Removal service of inbound or outbound shipments either by Sea or Air. It provides a full turn key service using the very best in packaging materials and includes Packing, Documentation, Customs Clearance, Insurance and Door-to-Door pick-up and delivery to and from anywhere in the world.
 GENERAL & TRANSIT BONDED WAREHOUSES FOR CARGO DECONSOLIDATION & CONSOLIDATION
Carpenters Shipping is the local agents for a number of international Air & Sea Freight Forwarders and provide facilities for the deconsolidation of bulk cargo in Suva, Nadi and Lautoka.
Carpenters Shipping operates electronically protected large Bonded Warehouses with modern facilities for cargo handling and also offers spacious and secure facilities for the warehousing of general cargo at locations in Suva and Lautoka.
TRANSPORT OPERATION
Carpenters Shipping is a major heavy equipment handler in the country, operating a large fleet of over 80 commercial vehicles. The fleet includes a full range of heavy duty trucks, trailers, vans and other modern container handling equipment such as swing loaders and forklifts and is capable of handling all types of shipments including containerised, heavy load and over dimensional cargo with radio telephone communication to it’s fleet. Our fleet is also comprehensively covered by Carriers Liability Insurance against loss or damage to cargo whilst in transit.
LOCAL COURIER
Carpenters Shipping provides daily inland courier services to and from all the major cities in the country, through courier trucks based at strategic distribution hubs in Suva, Lautoka, Nadi, Sigatoka and Ba Branches.
 INTERNATIONAL COURIER - FedEx
Carpenters Shipping is the local contractor for Federal Express Corporation of the USA and provide international courier services of time-sensitive packages to most destinations in the world through its world-wide network. Delivery services of inbound packages extend to all major cities and town in the country through couriers based in Suva, Nadi and Lautoka Offices.
Computerised on-line tracking services are offered to customers through the FedEx Global Link Port System to track the status of packages from time of pick-up until final delivery at destination.
COMMERCIAL WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES
Carpenters Shipping is the leading commercial waste disposal contractor in the country. The services include the provision of commercial waste bins and the pick-up and disposal of waste using specialised equipment.
Being the pioneer of waste disposal in Fiji since 1974, Carpenters Shipping waste disposal has a full range of different sized Bins ranging from 4.5 cubic meter to 6 cubic meter and Jumbo sized 9 cubic meter that can cater for all your waste disposal needs plus same day service is available.
 LLOYD’S AGENCY
Carpenters Shipping is the Lloyd’s agent in Fiji and acts as Surveyor and Settling Agent for the over one hundred Insurance companies around the world.
We conduct or arrange surveys on ships and cargoes for insurers and commercial interests throughout the world and granted authority to adjust and settle claims arising under Lloyd's certificates of insurance.
We provide a high quality survey and adjusting service for the Lloyd's marine insurance market. Today many underwriters and their assureds throughout the world utilise the services of Lloyd's Agents and evidence of this is usually reflected in the wording of cargo insurance certificates which often incorporate the clause: "In the event of loss or damage which may result in a claim under this insurance immediate notice should be given to the Lloyd's Agent at the port or place where the loss or damage is discovered, in order that he may examine the goods and issue a survey report".
It should be noted that in carrying out surveys or other tasks, whether for insurers or other principals, the Agent is being employed directly by these parties and is not acting as an Agent of Lloyd's underwriters unless specifically instructed by them.
Additional Roles
We Lloyd's Agents are traditionally known for conducting a variety of marine surveys. With the increased scope and complexity of modern insurance many Lloyd's Agents have widened their activities into other fields including aviation and non-marine surveys and investigations. Although much of the routine work of Lloyd's Agents relates to cargo loss or damage, there is a wide range of other cargo and/or hull related survey activity carried out by Lloyd's Agents worldwide. These include: draft surveys, bunker surveys, ship damage and collision surveys, on-and-off-hire condition surveys, pre-shipments surveys and cargo out-turn surveys.
Electronic Reporting
We the Lloyd's Agents are equipped with software which allows for the electronic completion and transmission of all the Lloyd's standard surveying and claims adjusting forms and schedules. Survey reports and other standard forms can now be sent to principals via e-mail by most Agents upon request. Principals will need the appropriate reader software to access the completed documents.
 MARINE CHARTS & PUBLICATIONS
Carpenters Shipping is the sole agent in Fiji for the British Admiralty Charts & Hydrographical publications and maintains a comprehensive stock of marine charts and other marine publication for the sale to mariners.
The world-renowned British Admiralty Charts & Nautical Publications (NPs) are used by mariners to assist safe navigation. There are currently over 220 different publications available, all of which are listed in the Catalogue of Admiralty Charts and Publications (NP131).
Admiralty NPs fall into the following categories:
- Sailing Directions (Pilots)
- Admiralty List of Radio Signals (ALRS)
- Tidal Publications
- List of Lights
In addition, the UKHO publishes a range of Additional Publications, listed below (NP number in brackets):
- Admiralty Distance Tables (NP350(1) - NP350(3)
- Admiralty Maritime Communications (NP289, NP290, NP291)
- Chart Catalogue (NP131)
- Chart Correction Log (NP133A)
- How to Keep Your Admiralty Charts Up-to-Date (NP294)
- IALA Buoyage System (NP735)
- Ocean Passages for the World (NP136)
- Symbols and Abbreviations (5011)
- The Mariner's Handbook (NP100)
The Admiralty Charts & Nautical Publications are sold by us The Authorised Admiralty Sales agents in Fiji.
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