Thirty years of getting cargo where it actually needs to go, on time, on paper, on record.
Campus Quill is an agency built for one industry only: marine shipping and logistics. No side businesses, no divided attention — just freight, ports and the people who move both.
- Regional port authorities
- Tier-one container operators
- Bulk and breakbulk carriers
- Freight forwarding networks
- Terminal operations groups
Started on a dock, not in a boardroom
Campus Quill was founded by former terminal planners and ship’s agents who were tired of watching logistics firms bolt shipping onto a general practice as an afterthought. We built a company that does one thing: marine cargo, from berth application to final delivery note.
- Every consultant has worked a vessel call
- Single-industry focus since day one
- Offices built around port operating hours, not office hours
What we actually do
Vessel & port operations
Berth scheduling, stevedoring coordination and terminal liaison handled by people who have stood on the bridge.
Cargo & documentation
Bills of lading, customs filings and cargo manifests managed to the standard port authorities expect first time.
Fleet advisory
Route, charter and compliance guidance for owners and operators running mixed container and bulk fleets.
The old way of running a shipping desk versus ours
| Generalist logistics firm | Campus Quill | |
|---|---|---|
| Industry knowledge | Shipping is one account among many verticals | Every consultant works marine cargo exclusively |
| Port relationships | Routed through a regional call centre | Direct lines to terminal and harbour master contacts |
| Documentation turnaround | Batched with unrelated freight paperwork | Bills of lading and manifests cleared same working day |
| Incident response | Escalated up a generic support ladder | Answered by staff who have handled a vessel casualty before |
What thirty years on the water adds up to
30 yrs
operating as a marine-only shipping agency
1,400+
vessel calls coordinated across client ports last year
94%
of bills of lading issued within the same working day
12
port cities with a resident Campus Quill agent
Leadership on the bridge, not just the org chart
Marguerite Osei
Managing director, ex-harbour master’s office
Devlin Achebe
Head of vessel operations, former chief mate
Priya Nathwani
Director of cargo documentation
Our port operations lead was seconded to advise on the 2014 IMO Bravery Award incident review — the kind of call you only get when people already trust your read of a crisis.
Internal note, Campus Quill operations desk
Questions clients ask before signing
Do you only work with large carriers?
No. We agent for independent owners with a single bulk carrier as often as we do for larger container fleets — the vessel size changes the paperwork, not our attention.
Can you cover a port you’re not resident in?
Yes, through our partner agent network, though response times and rates are best in the twelve cities where we keep staff on the ground.
What happens if a vessel is delayed or diverted?
Your assigned agent stays on the file end to end and reworks berth windows, customs filings and onward logistics directly with the terminal, not through a call queue.
Do you handle customs and compliance, or just scheduling?
Both. Documentation and compliance sit in the same team as operations, so a hold at customs and a berth delay get solved by one conversation, not two departments.
Bring your next vessel call to people who only do this
Tell us the port, the cargo and the date. A Campus Quill agent who has worked that route will call back within one working day.