Scandinavian Near East Agency (SNEAL)

Profile

Scandinavian Near East Agency S.A. (SNEAL) for more than a century, remain an important Liner Shipping Agency offering excellent services in freight forwarding, customs clearance, container control, road transportation, import and export traffic. Further to services rendered to commercial vessels, a highly trained and experienced team fully geared to expedite and attend to all matters concerning cruise vessels under any circumstances in all Greek ports. SNEAL also represent a variety of top-level companies activated in the commercial field.

History

Over a century Scandinavian Near East Agency S.A. (SNEAL) provide high quality services, keeping intact in time all those features which highlighted the reputation of an organization, faithful to the vision of its founder Eugene Eugenides. Scandinavian Near East Agency, founded in 1907 in Constantinople by Eugene Eugenides but the Asia Minor catastrophe and the ensuing events, forced him to leave Constantinople and settled in Port of Piraeus.

In 1925 Scandinavian Near East Agency converted to S.A. company and were becoming one of the biggest agencies in Greece based in Piraeus and Sub-Agencies in every Greek port. The activities of the Agency Founder were continued by late Nicolas Vernicos-Eugenides and Eugene Eugenides sister late Marianthi Simou. Today Scandinavian Near East Agency S.A. continues its activities guided by the values and business ethics as set by its Founders.

Operational Services
Ship Agency:	Yes

Servicing
Cruises:	Yes
Passenger Lines:	Yes
Yachting:	–
Cargo:	–

Services Supplied
Berth booking:	Yes
Crewing:	Yes
Lubricant:	Yes
Fresh Water:	Yes
Other Supplies:	Yes

Delivery Conditions
Delivery Point:	Yes
Delivery Means:	Yes

Forwarding Agency
Stevedoring:	Yes
Cargo Handling:	Yes
Cargo Forwarding:	Yes
Warehousing:	Yes
Custom Clearence:	Yes
Other Operations:	Yes

Tourist Services
Shore Excursions:	Yes
Tour Operator:	Yes
Travel Agency:	Yes
Transfers	Yes
Ticketing:	–

Other
Pre & Post Hotels:	Yes
Land Programmes:	Yes
River Cruises:	–

Philosophy

Scandinavian Near East Agency S.A. look forward confidently to the challenge of the new millennium based on experience, reputation and the highly qualified staff whose combination assures the uninterrupted continuation of operations in the intensely competitive climate of today’s market and the maintaining of historical bid in any kind of shipping and transport work.

Covered Geographical Area

SCANDINAVIAN NEAR EAST AGENCY S.A. is a long established Port Agency with Head Office located in Piraeus, port city in the region of Attica. It is located within the Athens urban area and lies along the east cost of the Saronic Gulf.

Piraeus has a long recorded history, dating to ancient Greece. The city was largely developed in the early 5th century BC, when it was selected to serve as the port city of classical Athens and was transformed into a prototype harbour, concentrating all the import and transit trade of Athens. In the modern era, Piraeus is a large city, bustling with activity and an integral part of Athens, acting as home to the country’s biggest harbour and bearing all the characteristics of a huge marine and commercial-industrial centre.

The port of Piraeus is the chief port in Greece, the largest passenger port in Europe and the third largest in the world, servicing about 20 million passengers annually. SCANDINAVIAN NEAR EAST AGENCY S.A. serve all Greek Ports with Sub-Agencies in every Greek Port. Historically speaking, some of our collaborators in the Greek Islands, work with us for more than 30 years.

Represented Principals

Cruise Companies:

Crystal Cruises INC.
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
NYK Cruises
Ponant
Scenic Cruises
Sea Cloud Cruises GMBH
Seadream Yacht Club
Star Cruises

Shipping Companies:

Cenk Group
Holy House Shipping
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Polish Ocean Lines
Swedish Orient Lines
Turkon Container Transportation & Shipping
United European Car Carriers
Ustica Lines
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean
X-Press Container Line

Other information

Our company has been certified with the BS EN ISO 9001:2018 since April 11, 2013
Our company was awarded with EcoVadis Sustainability recognition Bronze Medal, since October 25, 2021

Affiliated Company fully owned subsidiary namely:

STAT S.A. Activities: Shore Services to cruise vessels. All tourist activities.

Organisation Chart

At Scandinavian Near East Agency S.A. we believe that people play a significant role in the company’s continued success. We invest in our human resources and place particular emphasis on the right recruitment and staffing, acknowledging that a working environment characterized by respect, rewarding excellence and contributing to the professional development of employees, is probably the most important investment for the company’s future. The company employs about 35 people.