Independent Chartering Brokers · Est. 2013
Independent dry cargo brokerage out of St. Petersburg and Dubai. We work the coaster and handysize markets for charterers and owners across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
About Us
We started in St. Petersburg in 2013, focused on European coaster and short-sea trades. As the client base grew over the next decade, we opened a second office in Dubai to properly cover the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, East Africa, and Southeast Asia.
We don't own or operate tonnage — never have. That keeps us squarely on our clients' side of the table, with no conflicts from proprietary positions. Our network covers more than 150 shipowners and operators, and we fix upwards of 800,000 metric tons of dry cargo annually across coaster and handysize.
Services
Voyage fixtures, period arrangements, COAs, specialist cargoes — plus the market intelligence and post-fixture support to back it all up.
Spot and forward fixtures on coaster and handysize tonnage. We work the owner market daily, so we know where the ships are and what rates are actually achievable.
01Cargo contracts and period time charters for clients who need freight cost predictability. We handle the commercial structuring — terms, performance clauses, risk allocation — for both charterer and owner sides.
02Freight levels, tonnage lists, port delays, shifting trade flows — we track it across our active markets and keep clients informed so they can move when it counts.
03Heavy-lift, out-of-gauge, and break-bulk shipments that need the right vessel and careful planning. We assess stowage, gear capacity, and port constraints before putting a fixture together.
04When a shipment needs more than just a charter, we coordinate the logistics around it — routing, documentation, port agency — so the client deals with one desk, not five.
05We stay involved after the fixture is done. Laytime calculations, port call monitoring, B/L review, demurrage and claims — we see it through to completion.
06What We Fix
Where We Work
On coasters, our core trades run across Northern Europe, the Baltic, the Med, and the Black Sea. For handysize, we fix worldwide. The Dubai office gives us dedicated coverage of the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, East Africa, Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.
On the charterer side, our clients include commodity traders, industrial shippers, and cargo owners. On the owner side, we work with independent shipowners and operators across the main dry bulk fleets. Between our two offices, we cover European and Gulf time zones without gaps.
Working With Us
Over 150 owners and operators on our books, built up over a decade in coaster and handysize. We’re in daily contact with the market — we know who’s got what open and where.
Our brokers come from fleet management, forwarding, and trading backgrounds. That mix of experience means we spot problems early and put together deals that hold up when the market moves.
No vessel interests. No cargo positions. No conflicts. When we negotiate, it’s purely on the merits of the deal for our client — and that’s been the case since 2013.
Straight Talk
This is a relationship business at the end of the day. We make it our job to understand what our clients actually need, and to know the market well enough to give straight answers — not just tell people what they want to hear.
We started in 2013 with European and Black Sea coasters. As clients brought us more work in new regions, we followed the cargo. Dubai came when the Gulf and Indian Ocean business justified a permanent desk there. We’ve never chased growth for its own sake — every step has come from real demand, not a plan on a whiteboard.
The Team
Four brokers across two time zones. Small team, direct contact, no layers between you and the person working your fixture.
Get in Touch
Whether it’s a chartering enquiry, a vessel position, or something else — reach out to whichever office covers your trade. We’ll get back to you quickly.