Your Crew On and Off. Your Vessel Stocked.
Crew logistics done onshore: immigration, transfers, hotels and flights. Plus provisions, fresh water, bonded stores and MARPOL waste support, with one Costa Maritime point of contact.
The Crew Change, and Everything Else the Vessel Needs
Crew changes and husbandry are part of our ship agency support, bringing personnel logistics and local vessel services into the port-call plan.
Crew logistics, from airport to vessel.
We handle sign-on and sign-off arrangements, immigration formalities, airport transfers, hotels and flight coordination around your vessel's port schedule.
Vessel Stocked
Fresh water, provisions and bonded stores delivered to the ship. We can run a fresh water analysis too.
Waste Collection Arrangements
We arrange collection of garbage, sludge and empty oil drums with the service providers and supporting transport documentation required for the job.
Crew, Husbandry and Port Support
One team and one point of contact across all three, so you're not chasing separate vendors.
Crew Operations
On and off the vessel- Crew Change Coordination
- Embarkation & Disembarkation
- Immigration Clearance
- Federal Police Coordination
- Hotel Accommodation
- Local Transportation
- Airport Transfers
- Medical Assistance Coordination
- OK to Board Support
- Crew Handling
- Visa & Documentation Support
Husbandry Services
Keep her suppliedNeed ship spares or wider port-call support? Explore our ship spares, agency and supply services.
- Fresh Water Supply
- Provisions Supply
- Bonded Stores Coordination
- Garbage Removal
- Sludge Removal
- MARPOL Waste Handling
- Empty Oil Drums Handling
- Waste Transportation Manifest
- Laundry Services
- Medical Supplies Support
- Fresh Water Analysis
- Fuel Oil Sample Landing
Port Support
The day-to-day- Launch Boat Hire
- Truck Supply Coordination
- Local Procurement
- Operational Errands
- Documentation Delivery
- Cash to Master Support
- Sample Collection & Dispatch
- Attendance for Owners & Inspectors
Crew & Husbandry Across Brazil
Recife and Suape are our core ports, with the same Costa Maritime service portfolio available at both. We mobilize our team across northeastern Brazil and support other Brazilian ports through a vetted partner network.
Recife & Suape — Our core ports
Northeast Brazil — Costa Maritime team mobilization
Selected ports and terminals
Other Brazilian ports — Vetted partner network
Working somewhere else in Brazil? Just ask.
Crew & Husbandry in Brazil, Answered
Do you handle crew visas and immigration in Brazil?
Can you arrange hotels, flights and transfers for a crew change?
Do you supply fresh water and provisions?
How do you handle garbage and MARPOL waste?
Can you handle cash to master and onboard errands?
Plan your next crew change.
Send the vessel name, port and ETA, the number of on-signers and off-signers, and available flight details. Include any hotel, transfer or husbandry requirements.