Maritime Directory
The companies that serve global shipping, listed by category with a profile, a location and a link to the company site.
Reviewed . Each category opens with its definition and links to the desks and reference entries behind it. The shipping terms themselves are in the glossary and the dictionary.
Classification Societies
A classification society sets and maintains technical standards for the construction and operation of ships, surveys vessels against those rules and issues the class certificate that insurers and flag states rely on.
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Major classification society providing ship and offshore classification, statutory certification, and sustainability solutions since 1862.
ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
Japanese classification society and one of the largest in the world by registered gross tonnage, providing ship classification and statutory services.
DNV (Det Norske Veritas)
World's leading classification society and a recognized advisor for the maritime industry, providing risk management and quality assurance services.
RINA (Registro Italiano Navale)
Italian classification society providing ship classification, certification, and inspection services with a strong presence in the Mediterranean.
Ocean Freight Forwarders
An ocean freight forwarder arranges the carriage of cargo by sea on behalf of shippers, booking space with carriers, consolidating consignments and handling documentation and customs.
Bolloré Logistics Sea Freight
French logistics company providing sea freight solutions with particular strength in Africa and emerging market trade lanes.
DB Schenker Ocean Freight
Global logistics provider offering ocean freight services including full container load, less than container load, and breakbulk transportation.
DHL Global Forwarding - Ocean
Major ocean freight forwarder providing FCL, LCL, and reefer transportation with extensive global network coverage.
Kuehne + Nagel Seafreight
World's leading sea freight forwarder handling over 4 million TEU annually, offering LCL, FCL, and project cargo services.
Maritime Technology Companies
A maritime technology company builds the software and data services used to track vessels, analyse freight markets, plan voyages and run fleets.
Maritime Optima
Norwegian maritime technology company providing AI-powered market analytics, vessel tracking, and fleet intelligence platforms for the shipping industry.
OrbitMI
Maritime intelligence platform providing voyage analytics, market data, and operational insights for shipowners and charterers.
Signal Ocean
Maritime data analytics company using AI and machine learning to provide freight market intelligence and vessel performance insights.
Spire Maritime
Space-based data analytics company providing satellite AIS tracking, vessel intelligence, and predictive maritime analytics.
Marine Insurers
A marine insurer underwrites hull and machinery, cargo, loss of hire and war risk cover for ships and the goods they carry, on either a mutual or a commercial basis.
Norwegian Hull Club
Specialized marine hull insurer providing H&M, increased value, and loss of hire insurance for the global shipping industry.
Skuld Hull
Marine insurance provider offering comprehensive hull, cargo, and specialty marine insurance products.
The Swedish Club
Mutual marine insurance company providing hull and machinery, P&I, and loss of hire insurance to shipowners worldwide.
Manning Agents
A manning agent recruits, certifies and deploys seafarers for shipowners and managers, handling contracts, travel and compliance with the crewing conventions.
Bernhard Schulte Crewing
Major crewing service provider managing skilled seafarers for deployment on commercial vessels worldwide.
Magsaysay Maritime
Leading Filipino manning agency providing trained and certified seafarers to international shipping companies since 1946.
Synergy Maritime Crewing
Integrated ship management company providing crewing services from offices in India, Philippines, and Eastern Europe.
V.Ships Crew Management
One of the world's largest crew management companies, supplying and managing seafarers for a diverse fleet of commercial vessels.
Wilhelmsen Ship Management - Manning
Global maritime workforce provider managing over 10,000 seafarers across all vessel types and ranks.
Maritime Law Firms
A maritime law firm advises on charterparty and cargo disputes, ship arrest, collision, salvage, ship finance and marine insurance, and represents parties in arbitration and the admiralty courts.
HFW (Holman Fenwick Willan)
Global law firm known for maritime, shipping, insurance, and international trade legal services.
Ince & Co
International law firm with a long history in maritime and trade.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Global law firm providing maritime legal services including ship arrest, salvage, collision, and environmental damage claims.
Reed Smith
Global law firm with a strong shipping and maritime practice covering wet and dry shipping, shipbuilding disputes, and marine insurance.
Stephenson Harwood
London-based international law firm with deep expertise in shipping litigation, arbitration, ship finance, and offshore energy.
Watson Farley & Williams
International law firm specializing in maritime, energy, and infrastructure.
P&I Clubs
A P&I club is a mutual insurance association owned by its shipowner members that covers third-party liabilities such as cargo loss, pollution, crew injury and wreck removal.
Gard P&I
One of the world's largest P&I clubs providing marine liability insurance, FD&D cover, and loss prevention services to shipowners and charterers.
Skuld
Norwegian P&I club and marine insurance provider offering P&I, hull, and cargo insurance to the global maritime industry.
Steamship Mutual
International Group P&I club providing liability cover and loss prevention services to shipping companies.
The London P&I Club
International Group P&I club providing protection and indemnity insurance to shipowners, charterers, and operators worldwide.
The Standard Club
Leading mutual P&I insurer providing cover for liabilities arising from the operation of ships and offshore assets.
UK P&I Club
Leading provider of P&I insurance, offering mutual protection to shipowners and charterers, managed by Thomas Miller.
West of England P&I
P&I club providing protection and indemnity insurance along with freight, demurrage, and defence cover.
Port Agents
A port agent represents the ship and its owner or charterer during a port call, arranging berthing, pilots, customs clearance, crew changes and supplies on their behalf.
Ben Line Agencies
Full-service ship agent providing husbandry, protective agency, and liner agency services across Asia-Pacific.
GAC Group
Global maritime services company providing shipping, logistics, and marine services including port agency across 50+ countries.
Inchcape Shipping Services
World's largest maritime services provider, offering port agency, hub agency, and marine services in over 60 countries.
Wilhelmsen Ships Agency
Part of the Wilhelmsen Group, providing ship agency services in over 2,200 ports across 125 countries.
Ship Chandlers
A ship chandler supplies vessels in port with provisions, bonded stores, deck and engine consumables and spare parts, delivered to the ship on arrival.
NMF Ship Chandlers
Marine chandlery and provisioning company serving vessels in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.
Seven Seas Group
Leading international ship supply company providing food, bonded stores, deck, engine, and cabin supplies.
Wrist Ship Supply
World's leading ship and offshore supplier, providing provisions, stores, and spare parts to vessels in over 2,500 ports globally.
Ship Managers
A ship manager runs vessels on behalf of their owners, taking on technical management, crewing, maintenance and regulatory compliance under a management agreement.
Euronav Ship Management
Belgian ship management company specializing in VLCC and Suezmax tanker management with a focus on safety and environmental performance.
Lomar Shipping
London-based ship management company managing container, dry bulk, and specialized vessels with focus on technical excellence.
Thenamaris Ship Management
Greek ship management company managing a large fleet of dry bulk, container, and tanker vessels with offices in Athens and across the globe.
Shipbrokers
A shipbroker acts as the intermediary between shipowners and charterers, or between buyers and sellers of ships, negotiating the fixture or the sale and earning a commission on the deal.
Arrow Shipbroking
Independent shipbroking firm headquartered in London specializing in dry cargo chartering and S&P.
Braemar
Leading international shipbroking and advisory firm providing chartering, S&P, and consultancy services across dry cargo, tanker, offshore, and specialized markets.
BRS Group
Paris-based shipbroking group providing chartering, S&P, and research services in dry bulk, tanker, container, and gas markets.
Clarksons
World's leading shipbroker providing broking services across all shipping and offshore sectors including dry bulk, tanker, containers, gas, S&P, and newbuilding.
Fearnleys
Norwegian shipbroking firm with expertise in tanker, dry bulk, gas, and offshore markets.
Simpson Spence Young (SSY)
One of the world's oldest and largest shipbroking firms, specializing in tanker, dry bulk, gas, and offshore broking services.
Marine Surveyors
A marine surveyor inspects ships, cargo and marine equipment and reports on their condition, quantity or compliance for owners, insurers, charterers and class.
Bureau Veritas Marine
Major classification society providing hull and machinery surveys, cargo inspections, and marine certification services globally.
Intertek Marine
Global quality assurance provider offering marine cargo inspection, testing, and certification services across all commodity types.
Lloyd's Register
One of the world's leading classification societies and marine surveyors, providing ship classification, statutory surveys, and advisory services since 1760.
SGS Marine
World's leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification company providing cargo, draft, bunker, and condition surveys.