Company Overview
We provide integrated and flexible maritime transport services for every shipping needs and for any kind of cargo: bulk, breakbulk, project, container, IMO and heavy lift.
Thanks to a highly skilled team dedicated to the management of maritime transport, we guarantee maximum reliability in shipping goods calling the main ports in the world with direct and transhipment services in collaboration with our shipping partners.
Hercules Shipping Company (HSC) is a very well-organized Italian shipping company able to offer and supply a set of customised transportation solutions, handling all heavy, over-sized and special cargoes and engineered transport solutions.
Present in the areas and ports of interest in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) plus India to satisfy customer needs.
HSC is a company set up in 2021 thanks to a group of people from the shipping field, heavy lift industries and international consulting, with worldwide experiences and that is the reason why HSC can distinguish itself for its flexible, intelligent and creative approach, where the needs of the client will always come first as well as the interests of the society regarding health, safety and environment and managed by a team of professionals with decades of experience in leading companies in the maritime sector.
The management is of great, long and proven experience at an international level: careful planning, engineering, coordination and supervision are only some of the aspects of the team's skills.
Although young, the management has more than 25 years experience in all the sectors. We are focused in: breakbulk, oversized and heavy lift as well as containerised cargo, therefore HSC can handle clients requests providing services and solutions in all the ports.
Services
An unique approach to our customers' requests means taking into account what is needed and what is relevant regarding the transportation engineering, cargo and materials management.
A dedicated team specialized in maritime transport with a network of trusted correspondents throughout the world, works alongside companies as a single point of contact, supporting all phases of transport with tailor-made solutions, from document planning and logistics, to customs consultancy up to the delivery of goods.
Careful planning, supervision during cargo operations by experienced port captains, securing of cargo by skilled marine crews is the only way to show our excellence. The safety of the cargo is our top priority and we have experts worldwide working around the clock to make sure it arrives on time and in perfect condition.
Flexibility is one of the key factors in the maritime field and especially in the heavy lift industry today. No cargoes are alike and all cargoes need to be handled in their own specific way. Our flexible service added to our extensive network and operational skill allow HSC to offer door-door solutions ensuring fast and reliable delivery, taking in charge of goods from the delivery place to the loading ports, with the relevant loading activities, the customs formalities at the discharging ports up to the delivery to the final destination (DDU-DAP/DDP), even in countries where the infrastructure are not well developed.
Our vessels are able to lift heavy cargo with its own cranes and roll over height/over length/heavy cargo via the stern ramp. HSC can assure reliable sailings for heavy lift and project cargo transport and that gives our customers a competitive advantage for keeping projects on schedule.
Thanks to our consolidated partnerships, we provide services by sea:
- Special equipment: Flat Rack and Open Top
- Bulk, Breakbulk and Project cargo/ Heavy Lift
- Door to door services
Our experts are available for:
Feasibility study
Identification of the most suitable means of transport
Identification of lifting and handling means
Constant supervision with qualified personnel to ensure the safe loading and handling of exceptional loads.
EMEA REGIONS and INDIA
HSC offers a "DIRECTIONAL" Service to EMEA REGIONS and INDIA. We can assure reliable sailings for heavy lift and project cargo, bulk and breakbulk cargo and that gives our customers a competitive advantage for keeping projects on schedule. As a matter of fact understanding our customers' needs and creating tailor-made solutions without limits is what HSC is all about.Our goal is to treat each client with a high level of professional, reliable and efficient service. HSC conducts itself with the highest integrity and ethical standards in order to protect the confidentiality of each customer and their confidence.The relationship with the customer is built on a basis of trust and we consider these partnerships as the core of our business.The experience developed over the years allows us to deal with goods of all types and to also offer our customers personalised transport solutions.
Team
The management is of great, long and proven experience at an international level: careful planning, engineering, coordination and supervision are only some of the aspects of the team's skills.
Although young, the management has more than 25 years experience in all the sectors. We are focused in: breakbulk, oversized and heavy lift as well as containerised cargo, therefore HSC can handle clients requests providing services and solutions in all the ports.
People are the heart of the company, and the HSC has invested in first class professionals with extensive experience gained in their respective industries. Engineers and heavy transport experts from a rich variety of backgrounds give the advantage of deep knowledge in any number of fields and a broad scope of capabilities to provide a suitable solution to any client's requirement.
Mission
The Customer's needs are our top priority!
HSC offers its shippers innovative and sustainable logistics solutions to meet all their needs and demands by being able to operate with great knowledge even in minor or river ports, with suitable vessels for every cargo need.
HSC offers a highly experienced ad hoc service in finding efficient solutions for complex challenges. We have the in-depth knowledge to handle all types of cargo with precision and care.
Our goal is to provide personalised and semi - liner service among ports called and served.
Solutions
We adapt our service to our clients and partners and we provide complete project solutions to a wide range of markets:
- Oil & Gas
- Naval
- Renewable Energy
- Offshore
- Civil and Construction
- Yachts
- Power
- Ports
- Dredging
- Petrochemical
VALUES
HSC is built on several corporate values. Among these the most important are: audacity, initiative, creativity – flexibility, honesty and respect. These values, already in place when the company was founded as inherited by the founders and promoters of HSC, continue to be demonstrated on a daily basis.
Audacity and Initiative
the capability to embark on new ventures and go beyond its limits and frontiers.
New emerging markets represent a continual challenge of growth for us and progress, quality and profitability drive HSC to push itself even further so as to make progress. We encourage our staff and ourselves to look for solutions even if outside their field of activities. Possessing the ability to think outside the box, that is unconventionally and from a different point of view is essential for a young, dynamic and innovative company.
Creativity and Flexibility
making any efforts to be the best at carrying out its own mission. HSC emphasizes the ability to adapt to each customer. Each context is taken into account and the steady development of technology, the flow of goods and environmental topics require persistent creativity .
Honest and Ethical Conduct Respect for Quality, Health, Safety and Environment
respecting the law, carrying out our business with integrity and showing respect to human dignity and to the rights of the individuals. To HSC consideration for each employee, supplier and customer is the principle that identifies interpersonal relations within the company. Our belief is that all accidents are caused by human error and therefore they are to be preventable with better training and administration.
OPERATIONS
Contacts
Hercules Shipping Company
H.O.: Via P. Matteucci 41 - 00154 Rome - (IT)