Vertom
Vertom is a privately held Dutch maritime services group operating 100+ owned vessels (1,500-12,000 DWT) and offering dry cargo chartering, tanker brokerage, port agencies, freight forwarding, liner services, technical management, and crewing to shipping companies, industrial partners, and multinationals across Europe, the Caribbean, and South America.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1974
- HeadquartersRhoon, Netherlands
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Vertom does
Vertom is a privately held Dutch maritime services group founded in 1974 and headquartered in Rhoon, Netherlands, operating a modern owned fleet of over 100 vessels ranging from 1,500 to 12,000 DWT (645,000 DWAT total, 11-year average age), shipping approximately 7.19-7.80 million metric tons of cargo annually. The group offers a diversified portfolio of services: Shipping & Trading (dry cargo chartering, spot and long-term contracts), Vership Tanker Chartering (a joint venture with Ership Group for chemicals, biofuels, and CPP/DPP brokerage), Agencies and Freight Forwarding across European ports, Liner Services via the Europe Caribbean Line (ECL) operated with Vertraco Shipping, and Maritime Services covering technical vessel management, cleaning, cable recovery, and crewing.
The business operates on a B2B, direct-sales model via dedicated owners brokers, competitive brokers, and account managers serving shipping companies, charterers, industrial partners, and multinationals across Europe, the Caribbean, and South America. Vertom employs approximately 1,000 people across offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Spain, and the UK. Its technology moat rests on proprietary vessel designs built with Royal T Shipyards (the LABRAX diesel-electric series of 10 vessels, performing 38% under Phase 3 EEDI requirements) and Chowgule Shipyards (12 vessels of 6,000 DWT and 4 of 10,700 DWT on order for 2027-2028), supplemented by Econowind VentoFoil wind-assist units and Wattlab Solar Flatracks. Revenue is generated through charter hire, transaction-based brokerage fees, managed services, and liner service tariffs; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.
Vertom firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Vertom
- Legal name
- Vertom
- Website
- https://vertom.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1974
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Vertom is a privately held Dutch maritime services group operating 100+ owned vessels (1,500-12,000 DWT) and offering dry cargo chartering, tanker brokerage, port agencies, freight forwarding, liner services, technical management, and crewing to shipping companies, industrial partners, and multinationals across Europe, the Caribbean, and South America.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Vertom industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Short Sea Shipping & Maritime Services
- NAICS
- Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation (483113), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Ship Building and Repairing (336611)
- SIC
- Water Transportation (4400), Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Bulk Dry Cargo Carriers (Capesize/Panamax/Supramax/Handysize) (TLADABAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Dredging Support & Utility Workboats (Dredge Tenders, Barges, Utility Boats) (IMAJADAJ), Crew, Marine & Offshore Travel Management (TMCs) (THACAAAG)
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Where Vertom is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Rhoon
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices7 records
Markets served
Vertom business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Shipping & Trading / Chartering: Core business of managing logistics process of transporting cargo and chartering vessels. Vertom operates over 100 owned vessels ranging from 1,500 to 12,000 DWT, offering both spot and long-term chartering contracts.
- Tanker Chartering: Joint venture with Ership Group under Vership Tanker Chartering brand, offering boutique tanker brokerage services covering both deep sea and short sea markets, chemicals and biofuels on Continent-Mediterranean routes, and larger CPP and DPP shipments.
- Port Agencies & Freight Forwarding: Port agency services and freight forwarding operations across European ports, including in- and out-clearance of sea vessels, documentation handling, and coordination between ships and shore.
- Liner Services: Europe Caribbean Line (ECL) liner service connecting Europe with the northern coast of South America, operated in partnership with Vertraco Shipping. Handles mix of breakbulk and dry bulk cargoes.
- Maritime Services: Technical vessel management, maritime cleaning, cable recovery, and crewing services. Technical management performed from Neermoor (Germany) and Groningen (Netherlands).
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels6 records
Vertom product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Vertom is a maritime services company providing goods transport, tanker chartering, technical vessel management, port agencies, freight forwarding, liner services, maritime cleaning, and cable recovery. The company operates a fleet of over 100 vessels (1,500–12,000 DWT) offering both spot and long-term chartering contracts, serving shipping companies, charterers, industrial partners, and multinationals across European and Caribbean routes.
Product overview
Vertom is a maritime service provider operating a diversified portfolio of shipping and logistics services. The company offers Shipping & Trading (dry cargo chartering and fleet commercial management), Vership Tanker Chartering (joint venture with Ership for tanker brokerage), Agencies (port agency services), Freight Forwarding, Liner Services (Europe-Caribbean routes), Maritime Services (technical management, cleaning, cable recovery), and Crewing. Vertom operates and manages a modern fleet of over 100 vessels ranging from 1,500 to 12,000 DWT, including proprietary vessel series: the 10-vessel LABRAX series (7,280 DWT diesel-electric vessels), the 12-vessel 6,000 DWT Chowgule series, and four 10,700 DWT geared tweendeckers on order for 2027-2028 delivery. The company also operates subsidiary brands including Strand Shipping in Norway and MTL in Germany.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Shipping & Trading
- Vership Tanker Chartering
- Agencies
- Freight Forwarding
- Liner Services (Europe Caribbean Line)
- Maritime Services
- Crewing
- LABRAX Series Vessels
- 6,000 DWT Chowgule Series
- 10,700 DWT Geared Tweendeckers
- Strand Shipping
Quantifiable outcome
- Diesel-electric propulsion reduces installed propulsion power considerably compared to ships of equal cargo capacity
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Vertom
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Vertom technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Vertom partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.
- Ership GroupcoreJoint venture to launch Vership Tanker Chartering, a new tanker brokerage venture combining Vertom's global tanker chartering expertise covering deep sea and short sea markets with Ership's experience in chemicals and biofuels on Continent-Mediterranean routes.
- Skrettingcore15-year agreement for lease of four modern diesel-electric vessels for sustainable shipping solution. Skretting is a global leader in sustainable nutritional solutions for the aquaculture industry.
- Chowgule ShipyardscoreOrder for four 10,700 DWT geared tweendeckers with diesel-hybrid propulsion, scheduled for delivery in 2027-2028. Partnership builds on previous collaboration for 12 diesel-electric short sea vessels (6,000 DWT series).
- Cory Brothers Shipping Agency LtdmajorVertom Agencies Group B.V. and Cory Brothers formed a joint venture business for agency services.
- Royal T ShipyardscoreLong-standing partnership for building LABRAX series vessels - 10 advanced diesel-electric short sea cargo vessels. The shipyard delivers emission-ready vessels designed for future alternative fuels. Royal T Shipyards (formerly Thecla Bodewes Shipyards) is headquartered in Kampen, Netherlands.
- Universal Africa LinescoreAnnounced intention to enter into strategic combination, reflecting shared ambition to strengthen position in maritime market.
- Vertraco ShippingmajorPartnership on Europe Caribbean Line (ECL) liner service connecting Europe with northern coast of South America.
Scale indicators12 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Vertom competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Wagenborg Shipping: Dutch family-owned shipping operator with a comparable multi-purpose dry cargo fleet active in European short-sea and worldwide tramp trades. Closely matches Vertom on customer base (industrial partners, charterers), vessel class, and ownership profile.
- JR Shipping: Dutch short-sea and coaster operator with a fleet of dry cargo multipurpose vessels serving Northern European industrial customers. Closely comparable to Vertom on vessel size class, geographic focus, and B2B chartering model.
- Cobelfret: Belgian-owned shipping and logistics group with ro-ro, dry cargo, and ferry operations in Europe. Comparable to Vertom in European short-sea cargo services and integrated port-side capabilities.
- Spliethoff: Amsterdam-based shipping company with a large fleet of multi-purpose and dry cargo vessels serving European and global industrial clients. Overlaps directly with Vertom on short-sea dry cargo, project cargo, and liner-like services.
- Vroon: Dutch shipping group operating a fleet of product tankers and dry cargo vessels, with technical management and crew services. Comparable to Vertom in vessel operations, technical management, crewing, and Northern European focus.
- Flinter: Dutch shipping operator specializing in short-sea breakbulk and project cargo services across Northern Europe. Highly comparable to Vertom in vessel type, customer base, and regional concentration.
- BigLift Shipping: Dutch heavy-lift and project cargo shipping company. Comparable to Vertom's project cargo and breakbulk capabilities, with overlapping customer base of industrial charterers.
- Ership Group: Spanish shipping group specializing in short-sea chemicals, tankers, and bulk cargo in Europe. Joint venture partner with Vertom via Vership Tanker Chartering and a comparable scale short-sea operator.
Broad incumbents
- Oldendorff Carriers: One of the world's largest dry bulk shipowners with a much larger and more global fleet than Vertom. Overlaps with Vertom on dry cargo transport and chartering but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
- DFDS: Large European shipping and logistics group operating ferries, ro-ro, and logistics services across European short-sea routes. Adjacent to Vertom in Europe-focused short-sea cargo, with significantly larger network and public listing.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Vertom social profiles
Digital presenceVertom compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
Vertom financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Vertom leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles16 records
Vertom subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries7 records
Vertom funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Vertom M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Vertom
What does Vertom do?
Vertom is a maritime services company providing goods transport, tanker chartering, technical vessel management, port agencies, freight forwarding, liner services, maritime cleaning, and cable recovery. The company operates a fleet of over 100 vessels (1,500–12,000 DWT) offering both spot and long-term chartering contracts, serving shipping companies, charterers, industrial partners, and multinationals across European and Caribbean routes.
Is Vertom a public or private company?
Vertom is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Vertom founded?
Vertom was founded in 1974. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Vertom based?
Vertom is headquartered in Rhoon, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Vertom make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Shipping & Trading / Chartering is the primary driver. The others are tanker Chartering, port Agencies & Freight Forwarding, liner Services and maritime Services.
Who are Vertom's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Wagenborg Shipping, JR Shipping, Cobelfret, Spliethoff, Vroon, Flinter, BigLift Shipping and Ership Group. Broad incumbents are Oldendorff Carriers and DFDS.
Does Vertom have an API?
No public API is recorded for Vertom.
What industry is Vertom in?
Vertom's product category is Short Sea Shipping & Maritime Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLADABAC, Bulk Dry Cargo Carriers (Capesize/Panamax/Supramax/Handysize), with a secondary code of IMAJADAJ, Dredging Support & Utility Workboats (Dredge Tenders, Barges, Utility Boats). Its NAICS code is 483113 and its SIC code is 4400.