Husbandry Services

Go-to agent for all your husbandry needs

As your husbandry agent, GAC Malaysia delivers the best care for all your vessel’s husbandry needs at all ports and terminals in the country.

You can rely on us to look after your interests and work our local knowledge and strong connections with the local authorities to take care of your crew and deliver fuel, spares and provisions on time and on budget. And all through a single contact and billed on a single invoice at standard rates for optimum efficiency.

Speedy and well-coordinated husbandry services enable fast vessel turnaround, and that helps you optimise your operational efficiency. Our services include:

  • Crew change handling: meet & greet, hotel bookings, shore passes, travel arrangements, etc.
  • Cash to Master
  • Spares clearance and delivery
  • Supplies of bunker fuels, lubricants and chemicals
  • Provisions and fresh water
  • Inward / outward clearance of ships
  • Liaison with local authorities and communications assistance
  • Coordination of service engineers / technicians for vessel boarding etc.

Lay-up and ship care support

GAC Malaysia has the resources, experience and expertise to provide a one stop solution centre for all your lay-up and rig stacking needs. We also provide technical assistance to ship and rig owners in particular in the areas of maintenance and safety of your laid-up ships. Our lay-up package can be customised to any owner's requirements for either hot or cold lay-up and covers customs/immigration clearance, marine services, rig moves, ship care services, storage, logistics and other shipping-related services.

Waste management

We are registered with the Department of Environment for receiving, storing, and disposing of general waste discharged from vessels /rigs at anchorage or alongside strategic ports. In addition, we are permitted to handle the disposal of oil waste, medical waste and hazardous waste through our approved vendors. We also purchase scrap metal (hard waste) from asset owners for disposal.

All disposals will be accompanied by a full report with pictures and consignment note, meeting compliance requirements.

GAC Malaysia has offices in both east and west Malaysia. We cover all ports and terminals and can combine our husbandry services with ship agency and a range of shipping and logistics services to create a tailor-made integrated support package to meet the specific needs of every vessel and every port call.

Let’s start a conversation

We are here and ready to help you to achieve your business needs. Let’s start a conversation today.

GAC Shipping (Malaysia)
Petaling Jaya

GAC Shipping (Malaysia ) Sdn Bhd (146766A) | B-801-2, Tower 2, Wisma Am First, Jalan S5 7/15 (Jalan Stadium), Kelana Jaya, 47301, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia., Petaling Jaya

Shipping / Marine
Bony Somanathan

General Manager, Shipping Services