WHAT WE DO:

Provide Quality Shipping Services for Commodity, Project and Packaged Shipments

The Shipbrokers and Chartening Agents of Stewart Alexander & Company, Inc., represent charterers of many commodities and products.  Examples of this include- grain, sugar and other agricultural products; fertilizers, cement and gypsum; coal and petcoke, metals and ore; recyclables, lumber and forest products; as well as a full range of dry bulk commodities. We get the right ship for the job.  Whether standard or specialized, such as self-load/discharge bulkcarriers, we are able to arrange trial shipments and containerized cargo through our sister company, Stalco Forwarding Services, Inc., to provide full-service transportation for our clients.

Our brokers are experienced in the technical details of the commodities as well as in the current and projected freight rates, and can obtain the best rates and terms for our charterers. Our team is able to rate business for our clients prior to the sale, and the trader can decide whether to short the freight or fix forward. We can arrange single spot voyages, timecharters (including management), and contracts of affreightment, working with reliable owners and operators world-wide.

Our highly experienced post-fixture department handles notices, coordination of cargo deliveries, charter party preparation and operational follow-up, as well as prompt finalization of all voyages for our clients. On-line banking is done through JPMorganACCESS of JPMorgan Chase, providing rapid freight money transfers and close control of our clients' funds.  Clients also have access to operational information (vessel and freight tracking) via password protected Internet access.

WHY WE DO IT:

Your Cargo is Safe with Us

Stewart Alexander & Company, Inc. performs all of the services for our clients' shipments to ensure all aspects of cargo transportation are performed smoothly and efficiently.  In business since 1983, we have established an excellent name in the shipping community.  As individuals, we also have a lot of prior experience in shipping as a team working together; and our group has cumulatively well over 150 years of experience in the business.  Our customers vary from small traders and producers up to Fortune 500 multinationals and the major international trading companies.

Stewart Alexander & Company, Inc. is a member of the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), the Association of Ship Brokers and Agents (USA), Inc(ASBA), the Baltic Exchange in London, and the United States Chamber of Commerce, and we subscribe to their codes of ethics and standard industry practices.  We conduct business in New York with many different owners, brokers and trading houses; in London on the Baltic Exchange through our correspondent brokers; and in the other shipping capitals throughout Latin America, Europe and Asia.