IMC

What IMC does

IMC (Interunity Management Corporation) is a third-party ship management company founded in 1982 and headquartered in Athens, Greece, with a secondary office in Bremen, Germany. The company is the founding pillar of the Interunity Group, a family-controlled maritime conglomerate led by brothers George and Christos Mangos. IMC specializes in the technical management of specialized gas, chemical, and product tankers, container ships, and multipurpose (MPP) vessels, managing approximately 30 vessels under technical management while the broader Interunity Group has involvement in about 70 ships across various vessel types.

The company's core offerings comprise technical management services (navigation, cargo handling, safety and environmental compliance), crew recruitment and training, preventive maintenance, and a three-tier cybersecurity defense system for onboard IT/OT infrastructure. IMC holds ISO 9001, 14001, and 18001 (now 45001) certifications and is compliant with ISPS Code, MARPOL, and SOLAS Convention requirements. The company has been selected by Shell Marine to co-chair the Shell Partners in Safety Conference since 2016. Operational quality is anchored in a preventive maintenance culture that delivers on-hire efficiency consistently exceeding 99.8%.

IMC makes money primarily through management fees under long-term technical management contracts with vessel owners, with a relationship-based enterprise sales motion. The Interunity Group has expanded its revenue model over the past decade to include commercial management via the SOKANA joint venture (35 product and chemical tankers exceeding 1m dwt, formed in 2020 with former Navig8 executive Lars Ebbesen), equity co-investment in vessels alongside banks and funds since 2010, and risk management services to institutional maritime investors through Burlington Asset Services. The company's shift from pure service provider to operating partner with capital exposure represents a meaningful evolution in its business model.

Name

IMC

Legal name

Interunity Management Corporation

Website

https://imc.tech

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

IMC (Interunity Management Corporation) is a Greece-based third-party ship management company founded in 1982, specializing in technical management of gas, chemical, and product tankers, container ships, and MPP vessels for vessel owners worldwide, and operating as the founding pillar of the Interunity Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ship Management Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Intermodal Network Operators & Marketing Companies (IMCs) (TLADAFAF)

Keywords

• Ship management services
• Vessel technical management
• Marine crew management
• Tanker fleet management
• Maritime safety compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technical Ship Management Services: Full suite of technical management services for vessels including navigation, cargo handling, safety standards, crew recruitment and training, and preventive maintenance. Revenue generated through management fees under long-term contracts with vessel owners.
2. Commercial Management Services: Commercial management of vessels including the SOKANA joint venture fleet of product and chemical tankers, providing chartering and operational management services.
3. Equity Investment in Vessels: Co-investment with institutional partners in vessel ownership, participating in freight revenue and market cycle positions. Since 2010, group has co-invested with banks and funds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

IMC is a third-party ship management company that provides a complete suite of technical ship management services for specialized vessels including gas carriers, chemical and product tankers, container ships, and multipurpose (MPP) vessels. Services encompass navigation, cargo handling, crew recruitment and training, preventive maintenance, regulatory compliance (ISPS, MARPOL, SOLAS), cybersecurity, and environmental protection, delivered under long-term management contracts to vessel owners and shipping companies worldwide.

Product overview

IMC operates as a ship management company offering a suite of services rather than a software product platform. The core offerings include Technical Management Services for vessel operations, Crew Management, and Preventive Maintenance Services. The company manages approximately 30 vessels under technical management and operates the SOKANA joint venture (35 product and chemical tankers, 1m+ dwt) for commercial management. Additionally, the Interunity Group includes Burlington Asset Services (BAS) for risk management services. All services are delivered through IMC's established operational infrastructure with offices in Germany and Greece.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technical Management Services Comprehensive technical management of vessels including navigation, cargo handling, and safety standards for specialised gas, chemical, and product tankers, container ships, and MPP vessels. Delivered to shipping companies and vessel owners under long-term management contracts.
• Crew Management Recruitment, retention, and training of highly capable crew with expertise maintained through frequent training exceeding industry benchmarks. Includes seafarer mental health support through the BeSafe app connecting crew with psychologists.
• Preventive Maintenance Services Culture of preventive maintenance that minimises vessel OPEX and downtime, with on-hire efficiency ratio consistently exceeding 99.8%. Proactive maintenance is applied throughout ship survey cycles.
• SOKANA Commercial Tanker Management Commercial management of product and chemical tankers through a joint venture with Lars Ebbesen (rebooted under Interunity Group in 2020). Manages a fleet of 35 product and chemical tankers ranging from 13,000 dwt to 50,000 dwt, plus one larger long-range tanker, with aggregate exceeding 1 million dwt.
• Burlington Asset Services (BAS) Specialist risk management service provider to institutions with interests in the maritime industry. Offers asset monitoring, debt portfolio advisory, debt portfolio management, and portfolio restructuring services.

Quantifiable outcome

• On-hire efficiency ratio consistently exceeding 99.8% year after year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lars Ebbesen / SOKANAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020New joint venture with Lars Ebbesen (co-founder of US-based commercial tanker manager Sokana) to reboot the SOKANA brand under Interunity Group. The venture manages 35 product and chemical tankers exceeding 1 million dwt, responding to investment funds seeking increased spot market exposure.
• Shell MarinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016IMC has been selected by Shell Marine since 2016 to co-chair the Shell Partners in Safety Conference. This is a prestigious HSSE (Health, Safety, Security, Environment) industry forum demonstrating IMC's leadership position in maritime safety standards and practices.
• Lloyd's ListminorOthersFeatured in Lloyd's List maritime intelligence publication with article titled 'Providing a lot more than tonnage' covering Interunity Group's evolution and strategic direction.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Synergy Marine Group: Synergy provides technical, crew, and commercial management for tankers, gas carriers, and offshore vessels; comparable in scale and tankers/gas specialization to IMC's portfolio.
• Thome Group: Thome is a Singapore-based independent ship manager offering technical management, crew, and commercial services across tankers, gas, and offshore — directly comparable to IMC's full-service third-party management model.
• OSM Maritime Group: OSM is a Norway-headquartered ship management group providing technical, crewing, and offshore crew management; comparable third-party manager serving energy and tanker clients similar to IMC's energy-major roster.
• Wallem Group: Wallem is a Hong Kong-headquartered ship manager offering technical management and commercial services across tankers, bulkers, and container ships; comparable full-service third-party management competitor to IMC.
• Marlow Navigation: Marlow Navigation is a Cyprus-based independent ship manager offering full technical and crew management globally; comparable family-influenced, mid-sized third-party manager serving tanker and container segments like IMC.
• Anglo-Eastern Ship Management: Anglo-Eastern is one of the largest independent ship managers globally, providing technical management and crew services across tankers, bulkers, and container ships — a direct competitor in the third-party technical management space.
• V.Ships: V.Ships is the world's largest independent third-party ship manager, providing technical, crew, and commercial management across tankers, gas, container, and offshore vessels — directly comparable to IMC's core technical management offering for specialized tonnage.
• Columbia Shipmanagement: Columbia Shipmanagement is a Germany-based third-party ship manager with European roots providing technical and crew management across tankers, gas, and container — comparable regional and service overlap with IMC's Bremen-Athens footprint.
• Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM): BSM is a leading global third-party ship manager managing several hundred vessels across tankers, gas, container, and offshore, with a similar full-suite technical/crew/commercial service portfolio to IMC's.

Emerging players

• Intership Navigation: Intership Navigation is a smaller, niche-focused third-party manager specializing in product and chemical tankers with commercial management expertise; comparable to IMC's SOKANA JV focus on chemical/product tankers and spot-exposure commercial management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IMCTech1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/interunity-management-corporation

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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