Alphard Maritime Group

What Alphard Maritime Group does

Alphard Maritime Group is a Singapore-headquartered, privately held maritime logistics and marine services company founded in 2009 by Capt. Alok Kumar and Prity Kumar. It operates four integrated business lines through named units: ship owning (a diversified fleet of bulk carriers, offshore support vessels, tugs, and barges, including vessels AM Precious, AM Phoenix, AM Progress, AM Panther, and UOL Tigerfish); maritime services (UTG/NDT inspection, commercial diving with class-approved spread equipment, radio and survey equipment, audits and surveys, marine construction material supply, and marine offshore construction support); commercial ship management via the wholly-owned Antlia Marine Management DMCC (wet, dry, and offshore third-party fleet management); and dry cargo chartering via Athena Shipping, which handles approximately 12 million tons of dry bulk per annum globally. A fifth unit, Altair Marine Services, provides dry dock and ship repair at Dubai Maritime City.

The company is go-to-market oriented around direct enterprise sales into upstream energy and offshore construction, with operational offices in Singapore, India (Mumbai, Noida), the UAE (Dubai), and Greece (Athens), and execution across the GCC, Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. Revenue mechanics span asset-based earnings (ship owning on time/voyage charters and bulk freight), recurring managed services (ship management, crewing), professional services (inspections, NDT, diving), and transaction-fee chartering and materials supply. The technical base is asset- and certification-intensive rather than software-intensive: IACS Class approvals across ABS, BV, LR, DNV-GL, KR, IRS, NKK, RINA, and CCS, plus ISO 9001:2015, ISO 28007-1:2015, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 certifications, underpin eligibility to serve flag states, IOCs, and tier-one construction majors. Fleet capability spans bollard pull of 22–64 metric tons and barge DWT of 7,500–14,000 MT, with a planned scale-up of 27 additional offshore vessels.

Customer concentration sits heavily in GCC and Indian subcontinent enterprise construction and materials: named clients include GBM (Shapoorji Pallonji), Star Cement (Aditya Birla Group), Al Hassanain, CMC (Qatar), United Ready Mix, GPMC/QPMC, Sea World/Hyundai, and Rocks and Aggregates. Marquee customers are large enterprise groups executing multi-year infrastructure, LNG terminal, and offshore construction projects, where project-specific, quote-based pricing and long embedded relationships drive revenue rather than transactional marketing. Distribution is direct enterprise sales led by master mariners and regional offices; the company's blog and thought-leadership content act as a top-of-funnel channel in support of this sales motion.

Name

Alphard Maritime Group

Legal name

Alphard Maritime Group

Website

https://alphardmaritime.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Alphard Maritime Group is a Singapore-based, privately held maritime logistics and marine services company serving upstream energy and offshore construction clients across the GCC, India, and Southeast Asia through owned vessels, ship management, chartering, NDT and diving services, and marine construction material supply.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Logistics Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Marine Cargo Handling (488320), Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Port and Harbor Operations (488310)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400), Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Offshore Marine & Aviation Support (PSVs, AHTS, Crew Boats, Helicopters) (EUALABAJ), Propulsion MRO, Spares & Field Service (Overhauls, retrofits, upgrades) (IMAJAHAN), Marine Terminals & Cargo Handling Infrastructure (RoRo, Bulk, Container) (IMAFAJAF), Terminal & Shipyard Towage (Intra-Port/Facility Moves) (TLAHAHAI)

Keywords

• Maritime logistics services
• Offshore vessel operations
• Ship management services
• Port agency services
• Marine construction support

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ship Owning: Ownership and operation of diversified fleet including bulk carriers (Panamax, Handymax, Capesize), offshore support vessels, tugs and barges, and specialized marine assets for project cargo and offshore construction.
2. Maritime Services: Comprehensive maritime services including UTG/NDT testing, commercial diving, ship inspections, audits and surveys, radio and survey equipment, dry dock management, and marine offshore construction support.
3. Commercial Ship Management: Management of wet, dry, and offshore vessels through Antlia, providing crew management, technical management, and commercial operation services for third-party vessel owners.
4. Dry Cargo Chartering: Chartering services through Athena Shipping for dry bulk commodities. Services offered by voyage (per metric tonne) or by time (charter period). Handles over 12 million tons of cargo globally per annum.
5. Marine Construction Material Supply: Supply of construction materials including rocks (up to 6T), aggregates, clinker, gypsum, cement, sand, steel, pipes, concrete blocks and accropode for marine construction projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Alphard Maritime Group owns and operates a diversified fleet of bulk carriers, offshore support vessels, tugs, and barges, and delivers maritime logistics, ship management, port agency, dry cargo chartering, and specialized marine services (UTG/NDT testing, commercial diving, ship inspections, dry dock repairs) to enterprise clients in the upstream energy and offshore construction industries.

Product overview

Alphard Maritime Group is a maritime logistics and marine services company offering an integrated portfolio of vessel owning, ship operations, port agency, and specialized maritime services. The company's offerings span four major categories: Ship Owning (diversified fleet of bulk carriers, offshore support vessels, tugs, and barges), Maritime Services (project cargo transport, offshore support, marine logistics), Ship Operations (end-to-end operational management), and Port Agency Services (vessel coordination, bunkering, cargo operations, husbandry services). Key sub-brands include Athena Dry Cargo Chartering for dry bulk shipping and Antlia Commercial Ship Management for offshore fleet management. The company also provides specialized services including UGT/NDT testing, commercial diving, ship inspections, radio/survey equipment, marine construction material supply, and dry dock/repair services through sister concern Altair Marine Services. The fleet includes vessels such as AM PRECIOUS, AM PHOENIX, AM PROGRESS, AM PANTHER, and UOL TIGERFISH.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Athena: Dry cargo chartering division specializing in ship chartering and hiring services
• Antlia
• Alphard Marine Services
• Altair

Products and services

• Ship Owning

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully delivered over 4 million tons of cargo in the Persian Gulf through offshore shipping services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sea-Pro Group (Smag/Peiner)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2013Sea-Pro Group, established in 2004, is a pioneering petroleum and marine services company in the Middle East and Africa. Sea-Pro Engineering, a sister concern of Alphard, serves as the Middle East representative for Smag/Peiner, a leading lifting technology company and world-renowned manufacturer of motor grabs with over 30,000 grabs delivered globally. Sea-Pro designs and manufactures grab/spreader for concrete blocks for marine construction with state-of-the-art workshop in Jebel Ali.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vroon: Dutch-based family-owned shipping group with a large offshore support vessel fleet (AHTS, PSVs) and deep subsea services exposure. Comparable to Alphard in OSV focus and family-owned, capital-intensive profile.
• V.Ships: Global ship management and crewing services provider serving tankers, dry bulk, and offshore vessels. Comparable to Alphard's Antlia commercial ship management division and crew management capability.
• Vallianz Holdings: Singapore-based offshore support vessel owner and operator serving upstream oil & gas in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Closely comparable to Alphard in vessel type, regional focus, and target customer base.
• Pacific Basin Shipping: Hong Kong-headquartered dry bulk and offshore support vessel operator with a Handysize/Supramax bulk fleet and offshore wind/OSV exposure. Closely comparable to Alphard's Athena dry-cargo chartering franchise and offshore vessel operations.
• Edison Chouest Offshore: US-based privately held offshore vessel owner and operator with a large global OSV fleet and integrated marine services. Comparable to Alphard in privately held, vertically integrated offshore vessel services profile.
• Mermaid Maritime: Thailand-based subsea and offshore services company providing offshore vessel chartering, diving, ROV, and inspection services to the oil & gas sector. Direct comparable to Alphard's UTG/NDT, commercial diving, and OSV services.
• Torm: Copenhagen-listed pure-play product tanker operator with growing dry bulk chartering presence. Comparable to Alphard's Athena chartering franchise in dry bulk fixture and vessel operations.
• Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement: Germany-headquartered global ship management group providing technical, crew, and commercial management for tankers, bulkers, and offshore vessels. Comparable to Alphard's Antlia in third-party ship management scope.
• Great Eastern Shipping Company: India's largest private-sector shipping company with a combined fleet of crude carriers, product tankers, dry bulk carriers, and offshore supply vessels. Highly comparable to Alphard given parallel bulk carrier + OSV mix and India-centric footprint.
• Mercator Ltd: India-headquartered group with interests in dry bulk shipping, offshore support, and marine logistics. Comparable to Alphard in mixed dry bulk + offshore strategy and Indian subcontinent client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/alphardmaritime
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alphard-maritime

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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