SHIP AGENCY OPERATIONS
Richfield offers a complementary range of port and shipping services to the owners, operators, managers and charterers of ocean going vessels in both the liner and tramper trade.

Richfield Marine Agencies (S) Pte Ltd was established since 1984, is an international shipping services provider with head office based in Singapore, sub-offices at Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh.

Richfield has been providing shipping services to all segments of the maritime industry.

Initially the roots of business operations were built-upon to provide shipping services to vessels (especially tanker vessels) on time-charter to Military Sealift Command of U.S. Navy, as well as other tramper agency services. The company continued to build its market position over the years to become one of the established Shipping Service Companies in Singapore, offering a comprehensive range of ship and port services to the international shipping community.

Company Milestones:

1987 General agent for Ethiopian Shipping Lines S.C.
(National Line of Ethiopia - full-container and conventional services)
1989 General agent for Kien Hung Shipping Co Ltd
(Taiwan-based shipowner operating full container services)
1999 Richfield's managing director (Mr C.C.Tan) was appointed as the Deputy Commissioner of Maritime Affairs
of The Republic of Vanuatu
1999 Certified by AJA U.K. for full compliance with ISO 9002 standard
2001 Appointed as General Agent for Grimaldi Lines UK
2002 Certified by AJA U.K. for full compliance with new
ISO 9001 : 2000 standard
2003 General agent for Hamburg-Sud
2004 General agent for TransAtlantic Lines
2006 Initial Public Offering of Richfield International Limited in the Australian Capital Market
2006 Public-Listed Richfield International Limited on the Australian Stock Exchange
2006 Opening of Shanghai Office for Chartering & Shipbrokering activities
2010 Certified by Global UK for ISO 9001-2008
2016 Completion of Acquistion & Privatization of Richfield International Ltd, the holding company of Richfield Marine Agencies (S) Pte Ltd via a Takeover by Mercantile Investment Company Limited, a public-listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange.
2019 Sandon Capital Investments Limited, a public-listed investment company on the Australian Securities Exchange acquired all the shares in Mercantile Investment Company Ltd including Richfield International Limited.
Richfield is an Accredited Shipping Agent and Ordinary Member of ITIC UK and SBF (Singapore Business Federation). In 1999, it achieved the ISO 9002 quality certification, and in November 2002, took its quality assurance stakes a notch higher to meet the extensive ISO 9001:2000 requirements and was awarded the new international quality certificate.

The Corporate Culture of Richfield:

  • Customer Focused
  • Reliable and Trustworthy
  • Result Oriented
  • Fully Committed
  • Goal and Growth Driven
  • High Standard of Business Ethics
Richfield provides comprehensive shipping entity services for both liner and tramper trade covering all aspects to shipowners, operators, charterers and managers in the Port of Singapore.
  • Liner Agency Services (Sales & Marketing, Full Documentation and Logistics)
  • Full Husbandry Agency Services for all types of vessels
  • Offshore Support Services (OPL, Ship to Ship Transfers and etc)
  • Bunkering (Inside and Outside Port Limits)
  • Ship Repairs & Underwater Cleaning Activities
  • Ship and Cargo Survey & Report
  • Ship Supplies
  • Used Container Sale & Purchase
  • Customs Clearance and Forwarding of Ship Spares and Equipment

The corporate values of Richfield are trust, responsibility, recognition, excellence and commitment. With these values the management of Richfield has built a good reputation in the shipping industry over the past 3 decades.
They also enabled Richfield to develop a strong management team of skilful and motivated people, a vision and a readiness to invest, expand and drive the business forward.

Richfield is insured with ITIC UK for the professional indemnity insurance of general limit of liability on each occurrence is USD 1 million.

Richfield recognizes that CLIENT is its most valued. Its agency operations department has established good relationships with all terminals and with all port officials, classification societies and P&I Clubs' local correspondents
at the Port of Singapore and we recognized that CLIENT'S SATISFACTION must continuously be maintained.

Richfield, exceeding 3 decades of proven operation is the trusted name in the shipping industry, is aggressively developing itself to become a major and global player in the shipping world markets.

Richfield, the company with a strong financial background, reliability, efficiency, and responsibility is committed to render tailored services to its customers for their businesses entrusted to us.