Avantgarde Shipping

What Avantgarde Shipping does

Avantgarde Shipping Pte Ltd is a Singapore-headquartered, privately held maritime services firm offering four integrated service lines: ship management, vessel chartering, ship broking, and sale & purchase brokerage. The company operates from a single registered office at 37 Jalan Pemimpin, #06-12, Mapex, Singapore-577177, and serves global maritime clients across Persian Gulf, Arabian Gulf, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean, and European continent trade lanes. It positions itself as a "young but very active" firm combining decades of broker and operator experience with an emerging-market agility stance.

The service portfolio covers the full vessel lifecycle. Ship Management provides operations, crew management, technical management, fuelling, dry-docking, repair, and insurance across container, Ro/Ro, tanker, offshore, and specialized vessel classes. Chartering delivers dry-cargo and project-cargo solutions, anchored by a TCP (Time Charter Party) Agreement with TMT covering 7 VLCCs. Ship Broking handles second-hand acquisition, new-building consultancy, demolition, pre-purchase inspections, valuations, and legal consulting. Sale & Purchase brokerage covers tankers (shuttle, products, chemical), LPG/LNG, bulkers, container, car carriers, RoRo, reefer, cruise, and ferries. Avantgarde's distinctive technical capability is turnkey heavy-lift/project-cargo specialization with lifting capacity up to 900 metric tons, supported by an owned time-chartered fleet of 1,000–16,000 dwt running bulk agri-products and breakbulk, plus IMO Class 1 and military/defence cargo handling. No proprietary technology, digital platform, or AI tooling is disclosed.

The business model is transaction-fee and professional-services based across all four streams. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct B2B field sales to enterprise clients in energy, shipping, and financial institutions. The company's stated differentiators are its broker network (direct contacts with ship owners worldwide), specialized heavy-lift capability, and enterprise relationships with major Indian energy corporations (Indian Oil Corporation, Reliance Petroleum, Hindustan Mittal Energy, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation) plus a tie-up with Hyundai Merchant Marine. Revenue is not disclosed.

Name

Avantgarde Shipping

Legal name

Avantgarde Shipping Pte Ltd

Website

https://avantship.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Singapore-based private shipping services firm offering ship broking, chartering, ship management, and sale & purchase brokerage, with specialized heavy-lift capability (up to 900 mtons) and IMO Class 1 cargo handling for global maritime and energy clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Shipping Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Ocean Freight Brokerage (FCL/LCL) (TLADAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ocean Export Forwarding (Booking/VGM/SI/BL) (TLACABAF), Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE)

Keywords

• Ship broking services
• Vessel chartering services
• Ship management solutions
• Maritime brokerage services
• Marine logistics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sale & Purchase Brokerage: Commission-based brokerage services for buying and selling vessels including tankers, LPG/LNG, bulk carriers, container carriers, car carriers, reefer vessels, cruise vessels and ferries. Also acts as advisers and consultants to major shipping banks.
2. Ship Broking: Brokerage services for second hand ship acquisition, demolition, new building transactions. Includes pre-purchase inspections, legal consulting, valuations, and inspections.
3. Chartering Services: Vessel chartering for dry cargo including lifting, securing, and transporting cargo on full or part chartered vessels for intercontinental voyages. TCP Agreement with TMT for VLCCs.
4. Ship Management: Operations and management services for vessels including crew management, technical management, fuelling, dry-docking & repair, sale & purchase, consultancy and insurance services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Avantgarde Shipping is a Singapore-based maritime services firm offering ship management, vessel chartering, ship broking, and sale & purchase brokerage for global maritime clients. The company delivers turnkey solutions for project cargo, heavy lift (up to 900 mtons), and IMO class 1 cargoes, operating its own time-chartered fleet of 1000–16,000 dwt vessels and a TCP Agreement for 7 VLCCs across Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Black Sea, and Mediterranean trade routes.

Product overview

Avantgarde Shipping is a Singapore-based shipping company offering a portfolio of four integrated maritime services. The core offerings include Ship Management (vessel operations, crew management, technical management, and insurance), Chartering (dry cargo vessel chartering with VLCC capabilities), Ship Broking (acquisition, demolition, inspections, and valuations), and Sale & Purchase (brokerage for tankers, LPG/LNG, bulkers, containers, car carriers, and cruise vessels). The company specializes in project cargo, heavy lift solutions (up to 900 mtons lifting capacity), and IMO Class 1 cargo, serving clients across Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and continental routes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ship Management

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TMTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTCP Agreement with TMT for 7 state of the art VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers). This is a core partnership enabling the company to offer large-scale crude oil transportation services.
• Indian Oil CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEstablished tie-up with Indian Oil Corporation for chartering services. The company provides vessel chartering services to this major Indian energy corporation.
• Reliance PetroleumcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEstablished partnership with Reliance Petroleum for vessel chartering services, providing transportation solutions for their petroleum products.
• Hindustan Mittal Energy LimitedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEstablished partnership with Hindustan Mittal Energy Limited for chartering services.
• Hindustan Petroleum Corporation LimitedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEstablished partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited for vessel chartering services.
• Hyundai Merchant MarinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished tie-up with Hyundai Merchant Marine, a major global shipping company, for expanded shipping services and market reach.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Simpson Spence Young (SSY): Global shipbroker covering tankers, bulkers, containers, and offshore with strong chartering and S&P desks — directly comparable to Avantgarde's chartering and sale & purchase franchise.
• Howe Robinson Partners: Independent shipbroker active in chartering and S&P across tankers, bulkers, and containers — a directly comparable niche broker competing for similar charterer and shipowner relationships.
• Braemar ACM: Integrated shipbroking and maritime services firm active in chartering, S&P, and ship management across tankers and dry cargo — closely aligned with Avantgarde's four-service model.
• McQuilling Partners: Independent shipbroker and research house active in tanker and bulker chartering and S&P advisory — directly comparable to Avantgarde's chartering and brokerage franchise.
• Poten & Partners: US-based shipbroker specialized in tankers and LNG — directly comparable to Avantgarde's VLCC chartering and S&P coverage in the crude and product tanker segment.
• RS Platou: Norwegian shipbroker and shipping services group offering chartering, S&P, and ship management — directly comparable in service mix and global shipping clientele.
• Fearnleys: Norway-based shipbroker and ship management group with deep exposure to tankers, offshore, and sale & purchase — directly comparable across all four of Avantgarde's service lines.
• Clarksons (Clarkson PLC): World's largest shipbroker offering offshore, broking, research, and financial services across tankers, bulkers, containers, and sale & purchase — a direct comparable in ship broking and S&P brokerage.
• Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS Group): French-headquartered international shipbroker with strong tanker and bulker chartering and S&P desks — directly comparable to Avantgarde's chartering and sale & purchase brokerage activities.

Emerging players

• VesselsValue: Data-driven ship valuation and analytics platform increasingly used in S&P transactions — an emerging competitor/adjacent tool that overlaps with Avantgarde's S&P valuation and advisory services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/avantgarde-shipping

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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