What Arrow Shipbroking Group does

Arrow Shipbroking Group is a privately-held London-headquartered ship and energy brokerage founded in 1990 by shipbrokers. The group operates two main business franchises: ARROW Shipping, which has grown to 17 international offices and 12 specialized divisions covering dry bulk (Capesize, Geared, Panamax), tankers, LPG, sale & purchase, newbuilding, and freight derivatives (FFA); and ARROW Energy Markets (AEM), launched in May 2024 and now comprising 80+ professionals across London, Dubai, and Singapore broking energy commodity derivatives including crude oil, middle distillates, light ends, biofuels, and carbon & emissions products. Supporting divisions include Arrow Capital (financing solutions across debt, mezzanine, and equity with a network of 80+ debt sources across 17 countries), Arrow Research (market intelligence and subscription reports), Arrow Valuations (established 2001, vessel valuations), and Arrow Futures (UK) Ltd (freight derivatives).

Revenue is generated primarily on a transaction-fee basis across chartering commissions, sale & purchase, newbuilding, FFA brokerage, energy derivatives brokerage (where daily traded volume exceeds 100 million barrels), and capital arrangement fees ($90M+ arranged annually). A smaller recurring subscription revenue stream comes from specialized research reports. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per transaction; no public pricing exists. Customer base spans 495+ enterprise clients — shipowners, oil majors, refiners, producers, state-owned entities, banks, investment funds, insurance companies, and law firms — served through relationship-driven field sales across 17 global offices.

The group's proprietary technology layer is ATOM, an in-house live-pricing, data, curves, reporting, and trade management platform (including ATOM CTI), used to power real-time market analytics and trade workflows primarily within the energy franchise. Arrow holds MIFIDPRU regulated entities (AEM UK, Arrow Futures UK) and is GDPR/LGPD/PIPEDA/POPIA compliant on its consumer-facing website. The firm is privately owned with no disclosed parent, external PE backing, or acquisition history across its 35-year operating record.

Name

Arrow Shipbroking Group

Legal name

ARROW (Arrow Shipbroking Group)

Website

https://arrowship.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Arrow Shipbroking Group is a privately-owned London-based ship and energy brokerage founded in 1990, operating across 17 international offices with 400+ professionals serving shipowners, oil majors, banks, funds, and commodity traders via chartering, sale & purchase, freight derivatives, energy commodity brokerage, financing, valuations, and research services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shipping and Energy Brokerage Services

NAICS

Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316), Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221), Water Transportation (4400), Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Freight / Shipping Derivatives Exchanges (FSAFABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Energy Risk Management, Analytics & Back-Office (ETRM/CTRM) (EUAGAAAO), ETRM/CTRM Platforms & Trade Capture (EUAGAJAA)

Keywords

• Shipping brokerage services
• Energy commodity brokerage
• Freight derivatives trading
• Vessel valuation services
• Ship finance advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Shipping Brokerage: Commissions and fees from chartering, sale & purchase, newbuilding, freight derivatives brokerage services across dry bulk, tankers, LPG, and other vessel segments.
2. Energy Brokerage: Commissions from broking energy commodity derivatives including crude oil, middle distillates, light ends, biofuels, carbon & emissions products. Daily volumes exceed 100 million barrels traded.
3. Capital Financing: Arrangement fees and margins from providing financing solutions including debt, mezzanine, and equity financing to shipping companies, with $90M+ in capital deals arranged annually.
4. Valuations: Valuation fees for providing accurate and unbiased valuations across all major vessel classes to shipping companies, banks, funds, insurance companies and law firms.
5. Research & Market Intelligence: Revenue from specialized research reports and market analysis subscriptions provided to clients for making informed decisions in shipping and commodity markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Arrow Shipbroking Group operates a privately owned shipping and energy brokerage business. Its ARROW Shipping division provides sale & purchase, newbuilding, freight derivatives, dry bulk, tanker and LPG chartering brokerage across 12 specialized desks. Its ARROW Energy Markets (AEM) division, launched in 2024, provides energy commodity derivatives brokerage across crude oil, middle distillates, light ends, biofuels, and carbon & emissions, supported by the proprietary ATOM trade management platform.

Product overview

Arrow Shipbroking Group operates two core business segments: ARROW Shipping (established 1990) and ARROW Energy Markets/AEM (launched May 2024). ARROW Shipping provides full-service brokerage across 12 specialized divisions covering dry bulk (Capesize, Geared, Panamax), tankers, LPG, sale & purchase, newbuilding, freight derivatives (FFA), capital financing, research, and valuations. ARROW Energy Markets provides energy commodity derivatives brokerage across crude oil, middle distillates, light ends, biofuels, carbon & emissions, and analysis & data (ATOM platform). ATOM is the proprietary live prices, information and trade management technology platform powering real-time market data, pricing, curves, reports and analysis. The group also includes Arrow Capital (financing solutions), Arrow Research (market intelligence), and Arrow Valuations (vessel valuation services established 2001). With 400+ professionals across 17 international offices, the group arranges $90M+ in capital deals annually and trades 100+ million barrels daily.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ARROW Shipping Brokerage
• Arrow Futures (FFA Brokerage)
• Sale & Purchase (S&P) Broking
• Capesize Desk
• Geared Desk
• Panamax Desk
• Tankers Desk
• LPG Desk
• ARROW Energy Markets (AEM)
• ATOM Platform
• Arrow Capital
• Arrow Valuations
• Arrow Research
• Crude Oil Brokerage
• Middle Distillates Brokerage
• Light Ends Brokerage
• Biofuels Brokerage
• Carbon & Emissions Brokerage
• Maritime & Aviation Compliance Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• Daily trading volumes exceed 100 million barrels of energy commodities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Physical Bio-marine Bunkering SupplierssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAEM connects clients with a network of physical bio-marine bunkering suppliers to help navigate evolving marine compliance requirements under EU ETS and Fuel EU Maritime regulations.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fearnleys: Norwegian privately-owned shipbroker with deep roots in tanker, dry cargo, offshore, and S&P broking. Comparable to Arrow Shipping in core product mix and global office footprint.
• Poten & Partners: US-headquartered shipbroker and tanker market specialist with S&P, research, and capital-raising services. Closely comparable to Arrow's tanker and S&P franchises.
• Clarkson PLC: The largest publicly-listed integrated shipping services group, providing shipbroking, S&P, research, and financial services. Closest comparable to Arrow in terms of full-service shipping brokerage, with deeper resources and a public-market capital base.
• Simpson Spence Young (SSY): Privately-held global shipbroking group offering chartering, S&P, and research across dry, wet, and specialised shipping. Highly comparable to Arrow Shipping in scope, with similar multi-office structure and blue-chip client base.
• Maersk Broker: Privately-held Danish shipbroker offering dry cargo, tanker, and S&P services globally. Comparable to Arrow Shipping in its broad multi-segment, multi-office shipbroking model.
• Marex: Larger, listed diversified commodities and energy broker active in energy derivatives, freight, and financial services. Comparable to AEM in energy brokerage and to Arrow more broadly in scale and product breadth.
• Braemar ACM (formerly Braemar Shipping Services): Listed shipping services group covering shipbroking, S&P, consultancy, and financing across tankers, dry cargo, and offshore. Comparable multi-vertical shipping services competitor to Arrow.
• BRS Group (Barry Rogliano Salles): Independent French-originated shipbroker with strong dry cargo and S&P franchise, plus newbuilding and project cargo. Comparable in shipping brokerage focus and independent ownership structure.

Broad incumbents

• TP ICAP: Largest interdealer broker globally, with significant energy and commodities franchises (formerly Tullet Prebon and PVM). Comparable in energy brokerage product mix to AEM but vastly larger and publicly listed.
• Tradition: Global interdealer broker with energy, commodities, and shipping derivatives desks. Comparable to AEM's energy derivatives franchise and to Arrow Futures' FFA broking, though within a much broader financial product set.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arrowshipping
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arrow-shipbroking-group

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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