Toyo Ship

Name

Toyo Ship

Legal name

東洋船舶株式会社

Website

https://toyosenpaku.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Brokerage and Shipping Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Ship Building and Repairing (336611)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Offshore Support & Marine Logistics Vessel Operators (PSV/AHTS) (TLADABAL)

Keywords

• Ship chartering services
• Vessel sale brokerage
• Marine equipment sales
• Shipbuilding consulting
• Maritime technical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Otemachi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Chartering / Shipping Brokerage Services: Core revenue stream involving ship chartering mediation between ship owners and operators. Handles both spot and long-term chartering for diverse vessel types. Includes FFA (Forward Freight Agreement) services for market risk hedging. Generates revenue through brokerage commissions on charter contracts.
2. Vessel Sale & Purchase Mediation: Domestic top-class secondhand vessel sale/purchase brokerage. Supports simple secondhand transactions as well as complex schemes including charter-attached sales and sale-and-leaseback (SLB) arrangements. Revenue from brokerage commissions on vessel transactions, handling 40-80 vessels per year.
3. Marine Technical Consulting / Ship Owner Support: Technical consulting services provided by experienced captains and chief engineers. Covers maritime regulations, SIRE/TMSA/PSC/RightShip compliance support, retrofit consulting, and comprehensive ship owner support services.
4. Marine Equipment Sales & Services: Sales of maritime equipment to shipyards, ship owners, and charterers. Equipment ranges from main engines and generators to ballast water treatment systems and scrubbers. Over 30 years of experience with 100+ manufacturer relationships and 50+ product categories. Revenue from equipment sales and commissions.
5. Shipbuilding Technology / Newbuilding Consulting: Technical consulting for new shipbuilding projects. All team members come from shipyard design departments. Provides support for CO2 reduction technologies including methanol/ammonia fuel engines, wind-assisted propulsion, shaft generators, and CO2 recycling systems.
6. Finance & Management Consulting: Shipping industry finance and investment consulting services. Services include optimal fundraising scheme proposals, sale-and-leaseback project structuring, ship finance arranging, company management for SPCs, and M&A valuation support. Team includes CPAs, US CPAs, and former financial institution professionals.
7. Post-Fixture Operational Support: Operational support after charter contracts are signed. Balances ship owners and operators to ensure smooth and safe vessel operation. Handles approximately 650 vessels under chartering mediation, providing day-to-day operational management support.
8. Overseas Business Operations: Provision of maritime services internationally through overseas offices in Singapore, Hamburg, Geneva, Copenhagen, and Athens. Services include chartering, vessel trading, finance intermediation, and marine technical services adapted to regional markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Toyo Ship (Toyo Senpaku / Orient Marine Co., Ltd.) is a maritime comprehensive services company that mediates ship chartering between ship owners and operators, brokers secondhand vessel sale and purchase transactions, distributes marine equipment from 100+ manufacturers, and provides shipbuilding technical consulting, marine technical consulting, post-fixture operational support, and shipping finance consulting to global maritime customers. The firm manages approximately 660 vessels under active chartering mediation and supports transactions across bulk carriers, tankers, container ships, gas carriers, and other vessel types, operating through a Tokyo headquarters and five overseas offices supported by the Mitsui & Co. global network.

Product overview

Toyo Ship (東洋船舶 / Orient Marine Co., Ltd.) is a maritime comprehensive trading company offering a portfolio of integrated shipping services. The company operates through nine core service lines: (1) 用船関連総合サービス for chartering and FFA services handling approximately 660 operating vessels, (2) 中古船売買仲介サービス for used vessel trading with ~60 vessels per year, (3) 舶用機器の販売・サービス for marine equipment sales across 100+ manufacturers, (4) 造船技術／新造船コンサルティング for shipbuilding technical consulting, (5) 海務・重工コンサルティング for maritime/technical consultancy, (6) 用船運航支援 managing ~650 chartering operations, (7) ファイナンス／経営コンサルティング for shipping finance, and (8) 海外事業展開 through 5 overseas offices. Additionally, the company recently launched AI番頭 as a next-generation AI product that leverages RAG technology, LLM, and AI inference to provide knowledge retrieval capabilities from internal documents—a new digital solution distinct from the core shipping services. This multi-service structure positions the company as a one-stop solution provider across the entire shipping value chain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AI番頭 (AI Bantou): Next-generation AI solution for the maritime industry that provides intelligent responses based on internal corporate documents and knowledge bases, addressing information retrieval and knowledge management challenges.

Products and services

• Ship Chartering Comprehensive Services (用船関連総合サービス) Comprehensive chartering services including vessel brokerage, FFA (Forward Freight Agreements), consulting, newbuilding package chartering, and cargo intermediary services for dry bulk, tankers, container ships, gas carriers, and reefer vessels, serving ship owners, operators, and cargo owners globally.
• Used Vessel Sale and Purchase Brokerage (中古船売買仲介サービス) Used vessel trading intermediary services with top-class domestic market share in Japan, supporting approximately 60 vessels per year across bulk carriers, tankers, container ships, gas carriers, PCTs, general cargo ships, coastal vessels, and passenger ferries, including sale-and-leaseback and charter-attached transactions.
• Marine Equipment Sales and Service (舶用機器の販売・サービス) Sales and service of marine equipment and machinery including main engines, generators, pumps, ballast water treatment systems, scrubbers, deck cranes, propellers, navigation instruments, and environmental compliance equipment to shipyards and ship owners across 100+ manufacturers and 50+ product categories.
• Shipbuilding Technology / Newbuilding Consulting (造船技術／新造船コンサルティング) New shipbuilding technical consulting services provided by a team of former shipyard design engineers who support customers throughout the entire shipbuilding process, specializing in CO2 reduction technologies.
• Marine and Technical Consulting / Ship Owner Support (海務・工務コンサルティング／船主サポート業務) Maritime and technical consulting services staffed by experienced captains and chief engineers providing comprehensive advice on maritime treaties, SIRE/TMSA/PSC/RightShip compliance, retrofit consulting, and ship owner support operations for LNG ships, container ships, tankers, and bulk carriers.
• Chartering Operation Support (用船運航支援) Chartering operation support services managing approximately 650 vessels, providing one-stop support for ship owners and operators from post-fixture operations through technical and operational problem resolution for various vessel types including bulkers, container ships, product carriers, chemical ships, and gas carriers.
• Finance and Management Consulting (ファイナンス／経営コンサルティング) Shipping industry finance and investment consulting services including diverse financing methods (debt/equity, fund formation support, sale-and-leaseback), ship finance arrangements, and SPC management for ship-owning companies.
• Overseas Business Development (海外事業展開) Overseas business development through 5 global locations (Singapore, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Geneva, Athens planned 2026) providing chartering, ship trading, ship management, and finance support across Southeast Asia, Europe, and international maritime hubs.
• AI Bantou (AI番頭) A next-generation AI solution for the maritime industry that answers questions by retrieving and synthesizing information from internal corporate documents, contracts, and knowledge bases using RAG technology, LLM, and AI inference, transforming documents into searchable intellectual property.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~660 vessels under active chartering mediation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fuji Filter Industries (富士フィルター工業株式会社)significantChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorToyo Ship serves as the domestic authorized distributor for Fuji Filter Industries fuel oil filters. Fuji Filter products have earned high evaluations domestically and internationally for performance and precision, achieving over 60% domestic market share. Toyo Ship resells these products to shipyards, ship owners, and operators.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Fearnleys: Fearnley is a Norwegian shipbroker with deep roots in sale and purchase, newbuilding, and offshore chartering. Closely comparable to Toyo Ship's Copenhagen office footprint and Nordic customer focus.
• Maersk Broker: Maersk Broker is one of the largest global shipbrokers, covering chartering, S&P, and operations across all major vessel segments. Direct competitor in international chartering and one of the firms Toyo Ship's overseas offices compete against in Singapore and Hamburg.
• Howe Robinson Partners: Howe Robinson is a long-established London shipbroker covering chartering, sale and purchase, and project finance. Directly comparable to Toyo Ship's chartering and S&P mediation offerings, with similar relationship-driven enterprise sales model.
• Simpson Spence Young: SSY is a major London-based shipbroker providing chartering, S&P, and research services worldwide. Now part of the Clarksons group but historically a direct peer in chartering brokerage, particularly in tankers and bulkers — segments where Toyo Ship also operates.
• Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS Group): BRS is a leading international shipbroker with strong presence in sale and purchase, newbuildings, and chartering across bulkers, tankers, and gas. Overlaps significantly with Toyo Ship's secondhand vessel brokerage and newbuilding consulting lines.
• Braemar ACM (Braemar): Braemar is a London-based integrated shipbroker and consultancy covering chartering, S&P, and technical/research services. Competes head-to-head with Toyo Ship in international chartering, particularly in tankers, gas, and offshore, and shares a similar full-service intermediary model.

Broad incumbents

• Clarkson PLC: Clarksons is the world's largest shipbroker with ~1,800 staff, offering chartering, sale and purchase, finance, and research across all vessel types and geographies. It is the dominant global competitor to Toyo Ship's chartering brokerage and vessel trading services.
• NYK Group (Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha): NYK is one of Japan's largest shipping conglomerates, owning/operating hundreds of vessels and offering integrated logistics. As a major Japanese shipowner, NYK is both a customer for Toyo Ship's chartering mediation and a potential internalizing competitor for parts of the brokerage value chain.

Emerging players

• Maritime Optima: Maritime Optima is a Norwegian maritime data and workflow platform providing vessel, port, and company intelligence for shipowners, brokers, and operators. Comparable to Toyo Ship's AI Bantou initiative as a digital transformation play targeting the same knowledge-management pain points in shipping.

Regional players

• Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Imabari is Japan's largest shipbuilder, headquartered in Ehime Prefecture. Toyo Ship opened its Imabari sub-office in 2022 to deepen ties with local shipyards; Imabari represents both a customer (newbuilding consulting) and a competitor for technical advisory work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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