Ifchor

What Ifchor does

IFCHOR GALBRAITHS is a privately held global shipbroking firm headquartered in London (Bridgegate House, Borough High Street) with a registered office in Lausanne, Switzerland, and disclosed operations spanning Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Asia-Pacific (including the USA, India, China, Japan, Singapore, Australia, and the UAE). The firm serves shipping companies, commodity traders, energy firms, and financial institutions through relationship-driven B2B enterprise brokerage across five core product lines: Tankers (chemicals, biofuels, clean, dirty, and specialised vessels), Dry Bulk (Capesize, Panamax, geared, North America, and industrial services), Sale & Purchase with integrated Finance advisory, Offshore & Renewables, and Gas (LNG and LPG across the full delivery chain). Underlying its brokerage operations is a Research & Advisory division providing proprietary digital market intelligence through two named platforms — Iron Ore 360 (iron ore market research and advisory) and Virtual Market Analyst (data-visualisation-driven market analysis for dry bulk and commodities) — as well as a Sustainability advisory practice.

Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee basis through shipbroking commissions earned on chartering agreements, sale and purchase transactions, and other maritime contracts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated individually per transaction; the firm operates a horizontal segmentation approach across use-case verticals. Distribution is direct, delivered through dedicated broker teams in its global offices. The firm also runs the IG Shipping Course, a two-week residential commercial training programme now in its sixth decade, and the IG Talent Programme, a structured shipbroker development pipeline — both of which function as both talent development and soft-marketing assets. IFCHOR GALBRAITHS was recognised in 2025 by Lloyd's List among the top 10 shipbrokers globally.

Name

Ifchor

Legal name

IFCHOR GALBRAITHS

Website

https://ifchor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

IFCHOR GALBRAITHS is a privately held global shipbroking firm headquartered in London, providing chartering, sale and purchase, and finance advisory across tankers, dry bulk, gas, and offshore to shipping firms, commodity traders, energy companies, and financial institutions worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

Revenue model

1. Shipbroking Commission: Earned through facilitating chartering agreements, sale and purchase transactions, and other maritime contracts on behalf of clients

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ifchor (IFCHOR GALBRAITHS) is a shipbroking firm that intermediates chartering and sale-and-purchase transactions in the tanker, dry bulk, gas (LNG/LPG), and offshore/renewables shipping markets, and arranges related shipping finance. The firm complements its broking services with proprietary market research tools and industry training programmes.

Product overview

IFCHOR GALBRAITHS operates as a dynamic, global, competitive shipbroking network offering a unified platform of maritime services. The core broking division spans five main product lines: Tankers (covering chemicals, biofuels, clean, dirty, and specialised tankers), Dry Bulk (encompassing Capesize, Panamax, geared vessels, North America, and industrial services), Gas (LNG and LPG across the entire delivery chain), Sale & Purchase with integrated Finance advisory, and Offshore & Renewables. Supporting the broking operations is a Research & Advisory division providing Iron Ore 360 market intelligence reports, Virtual Market Analyst market analysis tools, and Sustainability consulting services. The company also offers professional development through its IG Shipping Course (a residential commercial training programme) and IG Talent Programme (a structured shipbroker training initiative).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Iron Ore 360: Market intelligence report focusing on iron ore markets
• Virtual Market Analyst
• IG Shipping Course
• IG Talent Programme

Segments5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Poten & Partners: US-based shipbroker and advisory firm active in tanker, gas (LNG), and offshore chartering. Comparable on tanker and gas broking offerings and overlapping customer base of energy and shipping clients.
• Simpson Spence Young (SSY): Privately held global shipbroker covering tankers, dry bulk, gas, offshore, and S&P. Closely comparable product mix and customer base, and a fellow top-tier alternative to the public Clarkson platform.
• Gibson Shipbrokers: UK-based shipbroker covering tankers, gas, and dry bulk. Similar geographic footprint and mid-size broker positioning to Ifchor, with overlapping customer segments.
• Lorentzen & Stemoco: Norwegian shipbroker with deep wet cargo and offshore expertise. Comparable niche specialisation in chemical and specialised tankers where Ifchor holds a 'market leader' position.
• Braemar (ACM): Maritime services group with shipbroking, sale and purchase, and research arms. Overlaps with Ifchor's S&P, dry bulk, and tanker advisory offerings and competes for similar client mandates.
• Clarkson PLC: Largest publicly listed shipbroker globally, offering broking, financial, research, and technology services across tankers, dry bulk, gas, offshore, and S&P. Directly comparable across all major Ifchor product lines and a benchmark for top-10 shipbroker economics.
• BRS Group: Global shipbroker with strong European roots covering dry bulk, tankers, gas, and S&P. Direct competitor across Ifchor's principal verticals and a similarly relationship-led franchise.
• Fearnleys: Norwegian-headquartered shipbroker with deep tanker and offshore coverage. Comparable in scale, product breadth, and reliance on relationship-driven brokerage commissions, particularly in the wet cargo and offshore segments.

Broad incumbents

• TP ICAP: Large diversified interdealer broker with a shipping and commodities desk. Overlaps with Ifchor's broking in select freight and commodity products as a broader financial services incumbent rather than a shipping specialist.

Emerging players

• Maritime Strategies International (MSI): Maritime research and consultancy firm providing market intelligence and forecasting across shipping. Adjacent to Ifchor's Research & Advisory arm (Iron Ore 360, Virtual Market Analyst) and competes for the same advisory wallet.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IfchorGroup

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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