Costa Maritime

Ship Agency · Crew & Husbandry Services

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.

24/7
Crew Desk
NATIONWIDE
BRAZILIAN PORT COVERAGE
Husbandry
Local Vessel Support
1
Point of Contact
Two Jobs, One Team

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.

What We Handle

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 supplied

Need 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
Where We Operate

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

Core portRecife
Core portSuape

Northeast Brazil — Costa Maritime team mobilization

Selected ports and terminals

Itaqui — São Luís
Fortaleza (Mucuripe)
Pecém
Natal
Areia Branca (Porto-Ilha)
Cabedelo
Maceió
Aracaju area — TMIB, Barra dos Coqueiros
Salvador
Aratu-Candeias
Ilhéus

Other Brazilian ports — Vetted partner network

Belém
Manaus
Rio de Janeiro
Vitória
Santos
Paranaguá
Rio Grande

Working somewhere else in Brazil? Just ask.

Frequently Asked Questions

Crew & Husbandry in Brazil, Answered

Do you handle crew visas and immigration in Brazil?
Yes. We handle sign-on and sign-off arrangements and assist with the applicable immigration, visa and OK-to-board requirements, working with the Federal Police and relevant parties.
Can you arrange hotels, flights and transfers for a crew change?
Yes. We arrange hotels, airport transfers, local transport and flight coordination around the vessel's port schedule and the crew's travel plans.
Do you supply fresh water and provisions?
Yes. Fresh water, provisions and bonded stores delivered to the vessel. We can run a fresh water analysis as well.
How do you handle garbage and MARPOL waste?
We arrange garbage, sludge and empty oil drum collection with the relevant service providers, including the transport documentation required for the job. We also arrange fuel oil sample landing.
Can you handle cash to master and onboard errands?
Yes. Cash to master, local procurement, documentation delivery and the day-to-day errands a vessel needs while she's in port.

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.