Amin Kawar Shipping & Sons - Part of Kawar Group

Mission:

We are committed to delivering superior ship agency & transport services that enable our business partners to prosper and grow.

History:

The History of Amin Kawar & Sons Shipping Co. began in the most unlikely of places, in the dusty mining grounds of Ruseifa, 15 kilometers northeast of Amman, with late Amin Kawar, a young innovator and a man of many ambitions.

In 1926, the late Amin established the first pharmacy in Amman. By Royal appointment, he later became pharmacist to Emir Abdullah bin Al-Hussein, founder of the Emirate of Trans-Jordan.

Fueled by an avid interest in geology and mining, and reports of oil excavations, Amin began digging for valuable minerals in the hope of bringing wealth to the country. On October 31, 1935, he discovered the phosphate mineral in the railway cuttings adjoining the town of Ruseifa.

Amin’s discovery led to the establishment of the Trans-Jordan Phosphate Company, which by 1939 was exporting to the outside world through the port of Haifa in Palestine. Exports were suspended due to the outbreak of the Second World War.

After the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, phosphate was exported via Beirut and eventually Aqaba. The company, which represents one of the strongest sectors in the Jordanian economy today, continues to exist by the name of Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) with the government holding majority equity. When Amin Kawar died in 1965, he left his country a legacy, which grew from 300,000 tons to more than 3.5 million tons of phosphate yearly exports today.

In the years that followed, Amin’s son, Tawfiq, left his job as export manager at JPMC, where he established contacts with shipping agents who exported phosphates out of Beirut to Europe. He saw an opportunity for rendering shipping services for the growing sea trade out of and into Aqaba. In 1955, Tawfiq registered Amin Kawar & Sons as shipping agents, and from thereon devoted his career to shipping, and related businesses.

Today, the company, which is dedicated to shipping and related services and is firmly entrenched as the professional agent in Jordan, is part of the Kawar Group of companies, a leading conglomerate of businesses

Values

• We act with the highest ethics in all dealings.
• We believe that our people are the source of our strength.
• We believe in honest and open communication.
• We strive for excellence in everything we do and continuously search to improve the service we provide to our customers.
  
• We are partners with all whom we do business with, customers, principals and suppliers.

Our Commitment

Amin Kawar & Sons has always believed that giving back to the community is not only a nice thing to do, but is sound business sense.

One of the initial supports is volunteering for INJAZ - which is an NGO that has been established with the aim of enhancing the skills of youth and increasing their participation in the economy and provide them with the skills required by the job market - to give students professional training that reflects their experience in different fields from leadership, problem-solving, business entrepreneurial, communication and other soft skills.

AKS also supports organizations such as (Save the children, YWCA, Jordan River Foundation, & SOS),and offers mentoring, internships programs to build students' corporate skills, and follows environmentally sound practices such as recycling.

In the future, AKS will team with kawar group to create a fund to support charitable opportunities. AKS believes in community, and in giving back.

Quality & Safety

Since its establishment in 1955; Amin Kawar and Sons Co. W.L.L. (AKS) made a commitment to provide all its clients with high quality services in all aspects of ship agency and shipping services. Meeting or exceeding the requirements agreed with our customers and principals will ever remain the focal point towards which the efforts of management and staff are directed. In 1997 Amin Kawar and Sons (AKS) was the first shipping company in Jordan to achieve ISO 9001:2000.

Quality, safety, and professional high standards have always been a hallmark of AKS.

Services:

• Amin Kawar and Sons made its name through service. Our goal is to provide one-stop-shopping, incorporating logistics, maritime shipping, freight-forwarding, agencies, surveys, and other services into one customized package, enabling our clients to worry less about shipping and focus on other aspects of their business. Our offices in Aqaba and Amman, with their around-the-clock service, are staffed with talented and dedicated professionals who run the first ISO-9002 certified management program in the Kingdom.
• For businesses or individuals, AKS is the partner of choice. Experience, knowledge, and dependability enable AKS to offer unparalleled services as liner agents. AKS can handle a variety of cargo types from container to RORO, to breakbulk, bulk or reefer for major international shipping lines calling at the port of Aqaba.
• With over 50 years of experience in the shipping industry, AKS has built a strong network with prominent semi-regular and tramp operators, whose vessels have been calling at Aqaba to discharge all types of commodities, be they breakbulk or bulk to liquid and reefer cargoes.
• AKS is agents to several international charterers and trading houses, such as the World Food Program and Mitsubishi, to name but a few.
  
• AKS provides the peace of mind that ship owners’ interests are well protected.With over fifty years of experience in the field, AKS has the track record of reliability to protect ship owners’ interests and facilitate smooth passage. We can ensure that everything will run efficiently.
• Whatever type of cargo you have, AKS connects you with the appropriate vessel. The vast network of principals AKS collaborates with gives the company the advantage of sourcing the right vessel for you at a short notice. AKS provides a complete range of shipping services for its clients.
• The company was among the first in the Jordanian industry to offer brokerage services, successfully linking charters and owners and making sure all needs are met.
  
• AKS well trained staff & knowledge in handling claims, urgent matters & sudden problems places the company in the unique position of being among the very few agents in Jordan with the title of P&I Correspondent. AKS represents the major P&I clubs that are members of the International Group.
  
• AKS has experience and a network of contacts in the region. Our record of innovation and consistency speaks for itself, supporting our long-term vision of expanding our services in the region.