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Chartering and ship broking
When a cargo is too large for containers, or regular enough to need its own arrangement, it needs a vessel. We find suitable tonnage, negotiate the terms and see the fixture through to discharge.
Voyage charter
A vessel for one voyage, from a load port to a discharge port, with freight paid per tonne or as a lump sum.
When to use it
A single shipment of bulk or general cargo large enough to justify a whole vessel, such as grain, minerals and ores, fertiliser, steel or project cargo.
What we handle
- Finding suitable vessels for the cargo and ports
- Negotiating freight, laytime and demurrage terms
- Drafting and checking the charter party
- Coordinating the vessel's nomination, loading and discharge
- Laytime and demurrage statements after the voyage
What to send us for a quote
- Cargo type and quantity (with any allowed variation)
- Load and discharge ports
- Laycan
- Loading and discharge rates if known
- Any terms your sale contract requires
Time charter
A vessel hired for a period of time, with hire paid by the day and the charterer directing its employment.
When to use it
When you have several cargoes to move over weeks or months, or want control of a vessel's schedule.
What we handle
- Vessel search to your size, speed and gear requirements
- Negotiating hire, period, delivery and redelivery
- Checking the charter party clauses
- On-hire and off-hire coordination
What to send us for a quote
- Period required
- Trading area
- Vessel type and size
- Cargo types to be carried
- Delivery and redelivery areas
Contract of affreightment (COA)
An agreement to carry a set quantity of cargo over a period in several shipments, without naming each vessel in advance.
When to use it
Steady volumes of the same cargo on the same or similar routes, such as a year's supply contract.
What we handle
- Structuring the contract (total quantity, number of liftings, spread over the period)
- Negotiating freight and terms
- Nominating vessels for each lifting
- Keeping the lifting schedule in order
What to send us for a quote
- Total quantity and period
- Number and size of shipments
- Load and discharge ports
- The supply or sale contract terms that the COA must match
Sale and purchase enquiries
Introductions between buyers and sellers of vessels.
When to use it
You are looking to buy a vessel, or have one to sell, and want enquiries handled carefully.
What we handle
- Taking your requirements or the vessel's particulars
- Circulating enquiries to suitable parties
- Passing offers between the parties
- Coordinating inspections through independent surveyors
What to send us for a quote
- Vessel type, size and age range (to buy), or the vessel's particulars (to sell)
- Your timing
- Any conditions on the sale
Send us the details.
Tell us the cargo, the route and the dates. We will reply by email with what we can arrange.
