About

A leading provider of port services


Established in 1989, through a merger of a number of experienced port service companies. Global Shipping Services has since become one of the leading providers of port services in the Humber Estuary, handling over 1.5million units of cargo per annum. 

The Humber Estuary is the UK’s busiest estuary and for over 30 years Global Shipping Services has been providing stevedore, warehousing, storage and port agency services across three of its major ports. We operate out of three key locations within the region, providing services in Hull, Goole and Immingham Docks. Our various locations provide us a range of options and the flexibility to add supply chain value, as a key player in the handling of cargo, through the Humber ports.  

Experience / Ability / Excellence


Our long lasting client relationships are built from our extensive industry experience. Meaning our customers have confidence in our ability, knowing that their cargo is in safe hands when they work with us. At Global Shipping Services we’ve built our business around delivering to the highest standard, whilst providing excellent customer service. We appreciate and understand the complexities of our industry and that’s why we go the extra mile, to guide our customers through the process, ensuring we take the time and effort to make their experience a positive and rewarding one.

As an independently owned business the director and senior managers are actively engaged day to day. Ensuring customers receive personal attention from the senior leadership team, who can tailor the decision making process, to best support our customers’ requirements. 

With over 130 employees over the three port locations, we provide a highly skilled and motivated operational team. Who are trained in all aspects of loading and discharging activities, handling Breakbulk, dry-bulk and project cargo. Each of our stevedores undergo our in-house POST training, in addition to all being certified to a minimum of NVQ Level 2 in Port Handling. 

 

 

Our Core Values


Throughout our operations we feel our core values are a reflection of our standards and our approach to delivering successfully. Through our embedded values approach, our customers see and feel the benefit of choosing to work with Global Shipping Services.

Knowledge

Our knowledge within the port services industry is something, we as a business take pride in. We constantly build on our extensive experience and strive to use our knowldege, as a key to adding more value to our customers. We believe our long running customer relationships are built on our knowldege and experience across the Humber Ports and the value we have added over the years has saved our customers, time, money and effort all whilst maintaining a quality service.

Quality

At Global Shipping Services we strive for excellence in everything we do. We treat every project with the same approach, ensuring all of our customers receive the highest quality standard of service. We go above and beyond to ensure this is embedded throughout the business, starting with staff training all the way through to our customers project delivery.

Reliability

To be succesful within the port services industry, we believe it is essential to maintain reliability. Our customers are important to us and we make sure that they can rely on us, whenever our services are required. Regardless of the challenges, we maintain a consistent approach and to all aspects of our business, providing our customers with the confidence, that they can count on us.

Trust

Global Shipping Services, is a business that undertsands the value of trust. We know that within our industry, the challenges can be tough, the demands of the ever changing working conditions often require a focussed and diligent approach, in order to succeed. Therefore our customers need to be able to trust us to deliver but we also need to trust each other. That's why Global Shipping Services have embedded 'trust', as a core value within our business. We understand in order to gain and maintain trust, we have to give our customers a consistent and positive experience. To do this we ensure our team our trained to high standards for the work they undertake and educated in the reasons why Global Shipping Services choose to operate this way.

Customer focused

At Global Shipping Services, our customers are our business. We aim to deliver an excellent standard of service, while utilising the very best of our abilities within our port operations. We want all our customers to share the same positive experience working with us. Our knowldege, experience and network of suppliers in port services along the Humber estuary, adds significant value to our customers and we utilise this through every project we undertake. We want our customers to feel valued and that we are working with them to support them in their goals.

Teamwork

Across each of our locations and through each of our services we recognise the key to our success is teamwork. Working in a challenging industry such as port services, there can be many unforeseen demands, and the key to adapt and overcome within this environment is our excellent teamwork. Our strong team ethos has built excellent internal communication links and our experience shows us the value this adds. We work closely together and depend on each other to reach a common goal and get the project delivered succesfullly.

Recent News


Discover more about our operations and learn more about the services we provide our customers, supporting them to overcome their shipping challenges.  

Global Shipping Continues To Support Local Grassroots Football


October 11, 2024 - 11:45am

Global Shipping Services provides shirt sponsorship for Hornsea Sporting under 11s for 2024 / 2025 season.

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Assisting with over 3000 Tonnes of British Made Steel Sections


June 26, 2024 - 11:25am

Global Shipping Services have recently supported loading operations for over 3000 tonnes of steel sections.

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Global Shipping continued sponsorship of Goole AFC


June 3, 2024 - 9:30am

At Global Shipping we are passionate about our local community and we would like share some exciting news!

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