The incessant growth of commerce within and outside the country continually pushes the expansion and evolution of efficient shipping and logistics in the Philippines.
At some point, your business will need to transport people and goods from one destination to another. Hence, selecting the right shipping and logistics provider is crucial as the reputation of your company may depend on the provider’s reliability to deliver.
Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corp. (Chelsea), the shipping and logistics arm of the Udenna Group, steps up to demands for a reliable, punctual, efficient and safe logistics solution. Chelsea is a one-stop shop for your shipping and logistics needs in both local and international setting.
Through its subsidiaries, Chelsea offers the following services:
- Maritime-transport services (tanker operations, cargo and passenger);
- maritime-auxiliary services (cargo handling, container yards and depot);
- port services (tugs and tow services, fueling and watering);
- warehousing/trucking;
- land/sea/air freight services;
- courier services;
- ship management; and
- crew manning
With various providers professing to offer similar services, why should you choose Chelsea?
Safety
In Chelsea safety is the highest priority. The group complies with the ever-changing and stringent maritime transport and logistics landscape.
In relation to the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Act, or Republic Act (RA) 11058, Chelsea has nominated safety officers who are required to undergo the 40-hour Basic Occupational Safety and Training (BOSH) Program, which is conducted annually and in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment Occupational Safety and Health Center. Chelsea ensures that all operational personnel are competent and skilled in safe procedures, and are aware of potential hazards and how to avoid them.
On the other hand, The Philippine Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has issued a document of Compliance to Chelsea Shipping, Trans Asia Shipping and Starlite Ferries an evidence that its safety management system and company processes (safety operation and pollution prevention) are compliant with the requirements of International safety management code.
There is collective concern for safety shared throughout the Company at every level. And this is how Chelsea makes sure that people and cargos are safely transported to their destinations.
Stability
From a single vessel in 2006, Chelsea has grown its fleet to 89 vessels, including 30 Ro-Ro passenger vessels, 11 fastcrafts, 15 cargo ships, 12 tankers, 15 tugboats, four barges and two floating docks.
In compliance with the applicable Marina regulations, Chelsea has strengthened its shipping modernization program by acquiring reputable shipping lines while entering into strategic partnerships with leading Japan-based shipbuilders, namely, Kegoya Dock, Fukuoka Shipbuilding and Kumiai Senpaku, for the construction of brand-new, vessels.
Chelsea has been expanding its footprint through its subsidiaries (i.e. Chelsea Shipping, Trans Asia, and Starlite Ferries) to cater to passengers and shippers from different regions of the country, further contributing to its market dominance and providing alternative reliable transportation to Filipinos.
The acquisition of the Philippines’s biggest registered vessel M/T Chelsea Providence with 29,877 gross registered tonnage brings the company at the forefront of oil-hauling sector and farther into international waters.
On the ground, Chelsea has been actively growing its logistics reach through Worklink Services, which broke ground on its 2.5-hectare property in Taguig City, for a warehouse complex development last year.
Continuously exploring and developing new routes, Chelsea has helped boost Philippine tourism with the range of destinations opened to the riding public. Chelsea also has the advantage of coloading among its subsidiaries, given the breadth of assets and operations of these companies, resulting in unparalleled efficiency and reach across the Philippines.
With Chelsea’s innovative business initiatives, strategic partnerships locally and abroad, and conformance to global standards, it stands ready to face various challenges ahead.
Sustainability
Chelsea has taken steps to reduce the environmental footprint of its operations from services to transactions, such as reducing the volume of generated waste and increasing the percentage of recycled waste. It consciously observes more efficient operations and employs technologies, which allow faster turnaround times and increased port capacity; better designed engines and systems; and change of fuel usage from heavy fuel oils to low-sulfur oils.
Together with local government units and non-governmental organizations, Chelsea aspires to strengthen its adaptive and preventive capacity to environmental threats and natural calamities.
Being an active end-to-end logistics provider with the people and the environment at the center of its initiatives, Chelsea continues to devote its resources to become the country’s prime mover of people, vital goods and cargoes.
Chelsea was built on the principles of safety, stability, and sustainability.