Allied Shipbroking is a trusted global partner in the secondhand vessel market, offering tailored support to clients looking to acquire or sell operational ships. Our experienced brokers provide discreet brokerage services, specialising on all subsectors of dry cargo ships and tankers, while retaining competence on other sectors including container and gas carriers as well as other more specialised ship types.
With access to an extensive international network of sellers and buyers including many prominent shipowners, coupled with a successful execution track record, we are your trusted shipbroking partner in effecting any type of sale & purchase transaction for secondhand ships with reliability, in strict confidence.
Whether you are entering the market, reprioritizing your investment endeavors, renewing your fleet or looking to invest or divest as part your desired long-term or opportunistic investment strategy, Allied ensures that every step of the way relating to the execution of a sale or purchase of ships is handled effectively, discretely and professionally.
Acquiring secondhand ships offers a range of strategic advantages. Buyers benefit from faster delivery schedules, proven operational and commercial track record, while significantly reducing initial capital commitments.
This capital efficiency makes secondhand ships an attractive solution for immediate fleet development, where players can benefit from taking advantage of a prevailing opportune market without delays or positioning themselves in taking advantage of anticipated market opportunities that may be forthcoming in the near term.
Investing in secondhand ships removes delivery time lag, and any construction supervision costs and risks typically associated with newbuildings while at the same time provide for immediate return of the capital employed through imminent deployment in the market.
The secondhand ship market also presents access to commercial opportunities during a downcycle across a broad range in terms of vessel type, size, and ages, allowing buyers to select assets tailored to investment needs or to cater for specific commercial opportunities. Selecting a secondhand vessel remains a value-oriented decision for owner pursuing timely, fleet expansion or renewal with imminent commercial deployment.
Allied offers a broad portfolio of secondhand ships, including dry cargo ships, tankers, and container carriers of any size and age.
Specifically, referring to dry cargo ships we have a long-standing track record in rendering sale & purchase shipbroking services for small general cargo ships, Handysize bulk carriers, Handymax, Supramax, Ultramax, Panamax, Kamsarmax, post-Panamax, and Capesize bulk carriers.
Regarding oil tankers, our robust execution record extends to all sizes of crude oil tankers, as well as to clean petroleum product (CPP) carriers, chemical oil carriers, bitumen / asphalt tankers, and gas carriers of any size and type relating to LPG and LNG vessels. With reference to container carriers, our key strength has been on sizes including feeder container carriers, feedermax, Panamax, and post-Panamax sizes.
Notwithstanding our key competences as described above, we have historically also dealt with secondhand passenger ferries, Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax ships, as well as offshore support vessels (OSVs), platform supply vessels (PSVs), anchor handling tug and supply ships (AHTSs) and cement carriers.
The technical condition, commercial specifications, and regulatory compliance of a secondhand ship are of paramount importance to her earnings capacity, and therefore to investors’ return on investment whilst at the same time also maintaining sound regulatory and environmental compliance status quo.
Allied assists buyers by coordinating vessel inspections with qualified marine surveyors. Additionally, our database which extends to almost four decades of data, assists our clients in making informed ship purchase decisions prior to inspecting ships by verifying the operational, technical, and commercial track record of the subject ship, and by delivering insight on port state control inspection and detention records as well as data relating to incidents and casualties the specific ship may have been involved in as these are reported to all major port state associations.
We guide clients for compliance with all applicable IMO, flag-state, sanctions and other relevant regulatory requirements, ensuring that every ship purchase meets international safety and environmental standards, mitigates technical and commercial risks, and complies with prevailing sanctions.
Allied’s client-centered approach aligns available vessel opportunities globally – whether these are on the buy or sell side - with your goals, budget, trading profile, and delivery timeframe. Leveraging on Allied’s proprietary sale & purchase tracking and archiving tools and utilizing our team’s deep market knowledge and robust connections with shipowners, we screen, discretely pre-discuss and present carefully matched opportunities. Our staged process sets us apart from platforms by offering a targeted ship selection advisory built upon insight, trust with our clients, and a personalized approach that strives to deliver on our client’s strategic goals timely and discretely while maximizing the underlying monetary outcome.
Leverage Allied’s extensive global network and close relationships with most prominent international shipowners and investors in accessing both market as well as several private sale opportunities.
Our presence in Athens - the world’s largest shipowning hub – with a solid physical presence exceeding 20 shipbrokers, together with long-standing associates based in Asia, Northern Europe and the US allows filtering of information across the globe and setting forward reliable, executable opportunities. This offers our clients access to compelling opportunities across the globe or real-time basis with ability to move in quickly.
Allied Shipbroking offers comprehensive support to simplify the complexities of sale & purchase of secondhand ships across international jurisdictions.
We assist clients with counterparty screening including physical person and corporate background name checks against internationally applicable sanctions lists prior to committing to any sale or purchase transaction, thereby protecting our clients from dealing with black-listed persons (physical or corporate).
On completion of counterparty screening and assuming involved counterparties are cleared, we assist our client with commercial negotiations on the terms of the interceded sale & purchase transaction. On agreement of the main terms which are typically reflected in a sale & purchase recap, the transaction moves on to legal documentation phase where the terms of the sale / purchase recap are documented in a memorandum of agreement (MoA) by retaining trusted external legal counsels specializing in ship sale & purchase transactions. During this phase we advise our clients based on best business practices in effecting the MoA along with the underlying vessel and corporate documentation pertaining to the envisaged sale, ensuring compliance with international maritime law, flag-state requirements and applicable sanctions, while at the same time protecting against any associated bad actors that may be involved in the sale as 3rd party service providers.
In the course of the due diligence process, our team guides our clients through specific due diligence checklists that have been composed by leveraging on decades of accumulated market experience.
Ready to explore our access to an extensive range of secondhand vessels? Contact Allied’s expert shipbroking team today to discuss your specific requirements and receive tailored vessel options. Trust us in helping you find the right candidate meeting your operational, commercial and financial goals withing the timeframe sought while working with international market leaders in executing your strategy.