2. INTRODUCTION
STARLIGHT MARITIME (SLMT) is an Iraqi registered company and is the biggest service provider of LAND, SEA, AIR LOGISTICS & Ship Agency services in all Iraqi ports. Our market base is mainly IRAQ with branches in IRAQ (Baghdad, Erbil, Sulaimaniyah, Umm Qasser, Zakho, Safwan, Dohouk and Basrah), Mersin Turkey, Amman Jordan, United Arab Emirates (Sharjah and Dubai), China (Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Yiwu) and Houston, Texas USA.
We serve to a wide range of satisfied clients from major oilfield companies and freight forwarders. With a backing of 7 solid years of service in IRAQI market and offices in all the major cities, airport and entry points in IRAQ has earned us a major reputation within the freight forwarding, airline and oil and gas community. In compliance with clients requirements we organize transportation of cargo on the highest standards including best services on its handling, customs clearing, door delivery and daily personal updates to the clients with related information on the flow of the shipments.

3. OUR HISTORY
Starlight Maritime (an IRAQI registered Company) was established in Baghdad City. On the same year we open a branch in Erbil, Sulaimaniyah, Basrah, Umm Qasser, Zakho, Safwan Amman Jordan and London UK.
A hub in Dubai and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates was established to serve as a hub for all shipments coming worldwide to IRAQ and is now serving as Starlight Maritime Head Office. On the same year we opened an office in Mersin to cover the needs of all transshipments coming by SEA and to be transported to IRAQ by LAND.
A branch in China (Guangzhou and Shanghai) was established.
We open a branch in Houston, Texas to support the major oilfield operators. Expand the branches in China by opening an office in Beijing. Another branch in IRAQ was established in Dohouk on the same year.
Established an office in Yiwu China and on the first stage of establishing the new branches in Germany and Canada.

4. OUR SERVICES FREIGHT SERVICES AGENCY REPRESENTATION SERVICES
Sea Charter: Bulk, Break bulk/Ro Ro Ship/Barge.
Project Management.
International Air, Land & Sea freight forwarding.
Air freight Chartering.
AGENCY REPRESENTATION SERVICES
Cargo (Dry & Liquid), Passenger, Live Stock, Military Vessel Husbanding.
Charterers & Ship Owners Protective Agency.
Cargo and passenger flights handling in IRAQ.

5. OUR SERVICES LOGISTICS & WARE HOUSE SERVICS
Import and export clearance and customs formalities.
Door to door delivery to any destination with in Iraq including all Military Air Bases.
Bonded ware house facilities which are fully equipped inside BIAP and ERBIL.
Cargo Protection and Security Coverage (inside IRAQ).
Secured Oil field Equipment and Ware housing inside IRAQ.
Hydraulic Low bed trucking in to IRAQ.

6. OUR STRENGHTS
SLMT staff enjoy close and cooperative relations with the various authorities in Iraq
at all levels. We actively manage our relationships with third parties to ensure that
our customers benefit fully.
We are the agents with diversified and rich experience of handling wide range of
vessels calling IRAQI ports.
We have well established branch office operations at all the Iraq ports.
We have qualified teams headed by highly experienced managers for smooth
handling of shipping requirements.
SLMT can be single focal point for Forwarding, haulage, equipment rentals, surveys,
stevedoring services, project cargo management, launch operations, samples
deliveries, work-camp management and procurement.

7. SHIP AGENCY SERVICES
SLMT provides port agency services across all the ports of IRAQ for Ship Owners and Cargo Charterers Of all types of vessel supply boats and inshore vessels, navy ships, bulkers and tankers, and for all types of commodity ranging from grains , cement and containers in to Umm Qasr , to fuel imports at Khor Al Zubayr and crude oil exports at the Offshore terminals. SLMT is as familiar with the procedures and requirements for Government and NGO clients in Iraq as with commercial cargo and customers.
SLMT long standing presence at IRAQ ports , we enjoy excellent relations with the loading terminal & local authorities that enables us to smooth handle berthing, loading & sailing of the vessel. As a local agent we offer security and peace of mind to our customers with business in Iraq .We can demonstrate financial robustness and integrity we work to well defined QMS &HSSE procedures. We benchmark response times to enquiries, estimates, D/A turn around times, customer praise and complaints, and other information requested by our clients.

8. CARGO RELATED SERVICES
KEY AGENCY FEATURES
SHIP RELATED SERVICES
CARGO RELATED SERVICES
Acting as Owners/Charterers protecting agents.
Co- ordination between ship owners, charterers, and receiver’s etc. Including Documentation & handling port formalities for cargo operations.
Handling Customs, Immigration, Port Health formalities
Handling customs procedures/ documentation for cargo operations.
Arranging license from authorities for Vessel Inward/ Outward movements.
Attending to customs notices for cargo losses on behalf of owners.
Husbandry agents- crew changes sign-on/off [repatriation].
Professional adv for any difficulties or claims that may arise during vessel stay or cgo transportation.
Arrangements for delivery CTM (CASH TO MASTER) on board.
Regular updates Cargoes & Market Info.
Supply of provision bunker/ freshwater/ provisions/ lubricant oils.
Arranging survey for Draft, On Hire/ off hire bunker survey.
Handling port formalities for ship's movements.
Delivery of ship spares consignments-inward–outward.
Organizing Air Travel, Hotel booking, transpiration, launch, medical aid etc for ship's personnel.

9. PORT OF UMM QASR GENERAL INFORMATION
The Port of UMM QASR is located in SE Iraq and to the NE of the city of the same name (population 30,000+).Situated in the confluence of KHOR ZUBAIR And KHOR ABDDULLAH rivers, it lies on the west bank of the KHOR AL ZUBAYR river; a well protected natural in let tidal harbour. The Kuwaiti border is adjacent to the facility (approx 1km south).
The port has road links NW to BASRAH and S across the Kuwait border, plus a main line rail link NW to BASRAH. The port perimeter is fenced and/or walled, with multiple entry control points and guard towers. (a) Lat ' N Long ' E. (b) Grid (GR) QU
Pilot Station : The present pilot station is between buoy no. 3 and 5. Coordinates.
Lat N
Long E
Anchorage Position : Vessels calling Umm Qasr and Khor Al Zubayr are waiting on the vicinity closer b/w Buoy No. 2 and buoy no. 3. Once the agent confirms the sea pilot boarding time then can proceed to the inner channel at the pilot station.
Coordinates: Lat N / Long E

10. PORT OF UMM QASR PORT RESTRICTIONS & LIMITATIONS
1. New Port (Berth No. 11) – 9 M (In High Water)
2. New Port (Berth No ) – 10.5 M (In High Water)
3. New Port (Berth No.( 17-) – 9.5 M (In High Water)
4. New Port (Berth No 18-19) 10.5 M (in High Water )
5. Grain Silo (Berth No. 10) meters (in High Water)
6. Old Port (Berth No ) – 11.0 M (In High Water)
7. Old Port (Berth No. 4-7) – 9.5 M (in High Water
Max Draft in the Channel.
The maximum arrival draft at the channel should be 12.5 meters (in high water).
Limiting Depths of Approach Channels, Basins and Berths.
1. Previous maximum allowed arrival draft was 11.0m. At the Old Port draft along the berths
(2 to 8a) was 10.5m and New Port (12 to 22) varied from m.
2. Grain Silo Berth (10) draft was 11.0m. Due to the reduction in draft levels , the maximum
size of vessels able to berth had been reduced from 50,000 to 55,000 metric tons.
3. Vessels bound for or departing from Iraqi ports and offshore oil terminals must pass
within a five nautical mile radius of (29-35n/048-53e).

11. PORT OF UMM QASR

12. PORT OF UMM QASR

13. PORT OF UMM QASR

14. PHOTO GALLERY

15. OUR OFFICES

16. STARLIGHT MARITIME FZE
CONTACT US
STARLIGHT MARITIME FZE
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