Services
Ship Agency & Brokerage
On July 26th, 1864, a company was founded under the name of "COMPANIA DE AGENCIAS DE COSTA RICA", by a great number of local personalities, involved mainly in the import/export business, but also in the banking and political affairs of Costa Rica. The main object of this company was to manage shipping and custom brokerage activity.
In 1893, Northern Railway Company, having concluded the construction of the railways and piers, decided to terminate the contract and to undertake themselves the shipping activity in Costa Rica. As can be easily understood, our company faced a tremendous competitor. The newly imposed tariffs, made it extremely difficult to survive. This prompted the shareholders meeting of 1894, to dissolve the company in view of an eminent bankruptcy. It was at this meeting that two of the shareholders, Mr. Felipe J. Alvarado and Mr. Roberto Jimenez-Saenz suggested the take over of the company and in 1895, the name of the company was change to "Felipe J. Alvarado y Compania Sucesores de Agencias y Comisiones, Sociedad Anonima", later shorten to its actual name.
Today, our company has become a single family owned enterprise and it is chaired and directed by Mr. Roberto Jimenez-Soto, grandson of Mr. Roberto Jimenez-Saenz.
At present we act as general agents for Hyundai Merchant Marine and in general and container cargo, with many Tramp operators. Eukor Ltd., is handled for the car carrier business. This last company is result of the recent merge between Hyundai and Wallenius Lines. We also represent, Western Bulk Carriers and others and also many tanker lines calling port Moín, Limon, Costa Rica which is our oil / chemical pier.
In a few words, FJAPANDI also known as Felipe J. Alvarado Group, is a port agency in Costa Rica, that offer several services some of them are P&I club correspondent, ship brokers, survey inspection, and legal maritime services. FJAPANDI works for the whole centralamerican region, included Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
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