Dry Cargo Agency: Delivering commodities to the world's markets

Dry bulk

Dry bulk shipping is big business. From coal and iron ore to grain, you can enjoy peace of mind as GAC Australia’s experienced team ensures smooth and speedy vessel turnaround.

GAC has been handling dry bulk commodities and vessels since the 1950s. Today, we are the leading dry cargo agent active in diverse dry bulk markets, providing unparalleled expertise and experience in delivering professional ship agency services at any location or port around the world.

Expertise at both load and discharge ports

Whatever your cargo type, you can tap into our global network, local know-how and in-depth knowledge of all the critical stages of dry-bulk operations to achieve smooth and rapid vessel turnaround at both load and discharge ports.

GAC Australia will manage your port call from the time of appointment through to post sailing, and protecting the interests of our principal at all times. We will liaise closely with shippers and receivers, monitoring cargo stems, cargo readiness, port line-ups etc ensuring your port call is managed efficiently and safely.

GAC also offers effective disbursement account (D/A) management services on a global or regional scale. Our extensive hub agency experience enables us to reduce your administrative burden, thus enabling you to concentrate on the vessel and its operation.

To further aid efficient planning of your dry bulk operations, GAC monitors port conditions for potential problems - disruption to loading or discharging, restrictions, new requirements, port authority updates and more - and reports them through our free daily Hot Port News bulletin.

So if you’re in the dry bulk business, GAC Australia is the ship agent you need to minimise time and money spent at the country’s major ports.