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Promote your service and grow your business.

We provide a contract management solution for a select group of vetted, competitive, and high quality service providers to increase their business by accessing a growing list of leading vessel-operating companies.

Last year, our customers collectively made over 140,000 port calls worldwide and spent more than $5.7 billion on port expenses.

Your benefits of working with us:

  • Increased volumes
  • Worldwide access to a growing customer base
  • No commission or other fees
  • Reduced marketing costs
  • More efficient contract management
  • Electronic invoicing and payments settled directly

Become a PortsDirect towage supplier and benefit from our global customer network.

We have been working closely with high-quality harbour towage suppliers worldwide since 2008.

With PortsDirect, more than 200 principals can become your customers. Contact us and if your company is contracted, you will be appointed for each and every contractually covered port call by participating customers.

We do not charge any commission to the harbour towage companies and all discounts are passed on to the customers.

Send us your proposal and we will evaluate it against our framework of objective criteria that balance price and quality.

Contract directly with global shipping companies and grow your business opportunities.

Traditionally, shipping companies don’t always know who are handling their vessels at a port. As a PortsDirect supplier, you will have direct agreements with a growing network of more than 200 principals and you will always know when you are nominated.

If you are a qualified and competitive provider of pilotage services and are looking to promote your business, we would like to hear from you. If your company is contracted with us, you will be appointed for each and every contractually covered port call by participating customers.

Access a growing network of global shipping customers for your launch hire services.

Traditionally, shipping companies don’t always know who are handling their vessels at a port. As a PortsDirect supplier, you will have direct agreements with a growing network of more than 200 principals and you will always know when you are nominated.

If you are a qualified and competitive provider of launch hire and motorboat services and are looking to promote your business, we would like to hear from you. If your company is contracted with us, you will be appointed for each and every contractually covered port call by participating customers.

Mandatory OSRO certificates at a lower cost

If you are a qualified and competitive provider of services such as holds cleaning, underwater services, crew changes, surveys and other port services and are looking to promote your business, we would like to hear from you.

As a PortsDirect supplier, you will have access to a growing network of more than 200 principals. If your company is contracted, you will be appointed for each and every contractually covered port call by participating customers.

If you would like more information about how we can help you promote your business, please contact us.

Access one of the largest networks of vessel operating companies.

Become part of our network

  1. Contacting PortsDirect
  2. Compliance check passed
  3. Proposal submitted
  4. Evaluation and vetting passed
  5. Contract activated
  6. You are in business
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