services

Northern Star Shipping Agency provides unparalleled, professional and personal, full-vessel agency attendance and ship husbandry throughout New England.  We service all vessel types and specialize in Bulk and Break-Bulk Vessels.

Ship Agent Services

  • Unparalleled, professional and personal, full-vessel agency attendance and ship husbandry throughout New England. We service all vessel types and specialize in Bulk and Break-Bulk Vessels.
  • Extensive knowledge in all local and federal regulations, regarding U.S. Customs, Immigration, U.S. Coast Guard and all other government regulations that affect our ships, crews and cargos.
  • Superior vessel monitoring. All vessels are boarded and updated on a daily basis in all ports serviced, keeping all parties informed of any and all updates.
  • Detailed Documentation Generation (Bills of Lading / Export Declarations / Manifests / Mates Receipts, etc.)
  • Full Service Personal Crewing Specialists, servicing all needs of our vessels’ crews. We personally handle all transportation needs, from going to doctor or simply shopping at the local mall, as well mobile phone rental for single port stays or coastwise voyages within the U.S.
  • Our uniquely personal family business has produced many relationships with local businesses, allowing us to provide our clients with discounts on hotels, transportation and ship spares/stores.
  • Northern Star’s intricate network of Repair Resources and Marine Equipment throughout New England’s ports means no job is too large or too small.
  • Detailed up-to-date port facility information, readily available.

Freight Forwarding

  • Northern Star forwards Ocean Shipments or Air Shipments to all international destinations.
  • Detailed Documentation Generation (Bills of Lading / Export Declarations / Manifests / Mates Receipts / Letters of Credit / etc.)
  • Northern Star provides certified Shipper’s Export Declaration submission to the AES (Automated Export System)