Marine Finance House

What Marine Finance House does

Marine Finance House B.V. is a Dutch private limited company headquartered in Rotterdam that operates as a specialized financing provider for the inland shipping (binnenscheepvaart) sector in the Netherlands. Founded in 2017, the firm targets owners and operators of inland vessels including dry cargo ships, container vessels, push barges, tankers, cruise ships, and special-purpose vessels, and does not exclude borrowers based on vessel age or dimensions — a posture distinct from mainstream banks that have largely retreated from this niche. Revenue is generated entirely from interest income and arrangement fees on three lending products: Senior Financiering (€100,000–€2,500,000 direct loans funded via the wholly-owned MFH Fund B.V. or external funds), Junior Financiering (subordinated loans from €500,000 issued alongside senior bank partners), and Projectfinanciering (short-term bridge loans of 1–24 months that can be deployed within a few working days).

The company runs a sales-led, direct origination model with a lean two-person core team (Managing Director Jan Jiskoot and a part-time office manager), supported by an external maritime lawyer and an open vacancy. Mr. Jiskoot combines a decade of maritime banking experience across Nedship Bank, Rabobank Shipping, and ING Bank with hands-on shipbuilding knowledge from his prior venture Jiskoot & Van Weel, enabling underwriting that integrates credit and technical vessel assessment. Distribution is anchored by established co-financing arrangements with all three active Dutch inland shipping banks — Rabobank, ABN Amro, and ING Bank — which serve as both senior lenders on joint transactions and implicit referral channels. The firm holds no public revenue, has not raised external funding rounds, and operates exclusively in the Dutch-speaking inland shipping market, with no disclosed technology platform, AI capabilities, or proprietary software.

Name

Marine Finance House

Legal name

Marine Finance House B.V.

Website

https://marinefinancehouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Marine Finance House B.V. is a Rotterdam-based, Dutch specialized lender providing senior, junior, and bridge financing (€100,000–€2,500,000 per loan) to SMB owners of inland shipping vessels across the Netherlands, operating its own MFH Fund and co-financing alongside Rabobank, ABN Amro, and ING Bank.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Specialty Lending

NAICS

Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (48839)

SIC

Finance Lessors (6172)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine & Boat Finance (FSAKADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fleet & Commercial Vehicle Finance (FSAKADAE)

Keywords

• Inland shipping financing
• Vessel acquisition loans
• Maritime lending services
• Junior debt financing
• Bridge financing maritime

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Senior Financing: MFH provides full integral financing independently from its own MFH Fund and external funds, in the range of approximately €100,000 to €2,500,000. Revenue generated through interest payments on loans provided.
2. Junior Financing: For credit needs from approximately €500,000, MFH provides junior loans in combination with bank financing. MFH takes secondary mortgage and potential subordination as collateral. Revenue generated through interest on junior loan portion.
3. Project/Bridge Financing: Short-term bridging financing for temporary credit needs lasting 1-24 months. MFH can provide temporary loans within a few working days for situations requiring very quick action, pending longer-term (bank) financing. Revenue through short-term interest and potential arrangement fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Marine Finance House is a specialized Dutch financing company that provides loans to inland shipping vessel owners. It offers three distinct products: Senior Financing (direct integral loans of approximately €100,000 to €2,500,000 from its own MFH Fund or external funds), Junior Financing (subordinated co-financing with Dutch banks from approximately €500,000 upwards, with secondary mortgage and subordination as collateral), and Project Financing (short-term bridge loans of 1-24 months, executable within a few working days) for dry cargo ships, container ships, push barges, tankers, cruise ships and special vessels.

Product overview

Marine Finance House is a specialized financing company for inland shipping that offers three distinct financing products: Senior Financiering (direct loans from €100,000 to €2.5M via MFH Fund or external funds), Junior Financiering (co-financing with banks from €500,000+ with subordinated positions), and Projectfinanciering (short-term bridge loans of 1-24 months). The products serve different financing needs and vessel types within the inland shipping sector, from initial acquisition funding to temporary bridging solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Senior Financiering (Senior Financing) Fully integrated senior loan provided directly by Marine Finance House through its own MFH Fund or external funds, sized at approximately €100,000 to €2,500,000. Available to inland shipping vessel owners across dry cargo, container, push barge, tanker, push-tow, cruise and special vessels, with no exclusions on year of construction or dimensions.
• Junior Financiering (Junior Financing) Subordinated co-financing loan provided by MFH in combination with a Dutch inland shipping bank (Rabobank, ABN Amro or ING Bank) for credit needs from approximately €500,000 upwards. MFH takes a secondary mortgage and potential subordination as collateral, complementing the senior bank financing.
• Projectfinanciering (Project / Bridge Financing) Short-term bridge loan of 1 to 24 months provided by MFH for temporary credit needs, including urgent vessel transactions that must be completed within a few working days pending longer-term (bank) refinancing. Targeted at inland shipping owners requiring rapid interim liquidity.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Maritime LawyerminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal specialized maritime legal counsel providing customized solutions including co-financing arrangements with banks and financing under foreign flags.
• Jiskoot & Van WeelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShipbuilding company partnership. Jan Jiskoot co-founded this shipbuilding venture, providing MFH with direct technical expertise in vessel construction and maritime engineering.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• NIBC Bank: Dutch specialty bank with a long-standing maritime and inland-shipping lending franchise, the closest direct competitor to MFH within the Netherlands. Comparable because both focus on non-vanilla shipping credit and serve SMB vessel owners.
• Ocean Yield ASA: Norwegian-listed maritime leasing and ownership platform that funds vessels through sale-and-leaseback structures. Comparable as a specialist capital provider to European vessel owners, though operating at a different scale and via leasing rather than secured lending.
• Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB): Successor to HSH Nordbank, one of Europe's most established ship-financing banks, now repositioned around marine and project finance. Comparable as a dedicated European ship-finance specialist with deep domain expertise.
• KfW IPEX-Bank: German state-backed specialist in ship and marine finance, a structural European analog to MFH's specialty focus. Comparable in underwriting non-standard maritime assets and providing bespoke credit structures.
• DVB Bank (Bank of China Transportation Finance): Formerly the leading independent transport-finance bank, now operating inside Bank of China. Comparable as a specialist in asset-based finance across shipping, offshore, and inland logistics, including European inland exposure.

Broad incumbents

• Rabobank: One of the three major Dutch inland-shipping banks and an active MFH co-financing partner. Overlaps with MFH in senior inland-shipping lending but as part of a much broader retail/corporate banking franchise.
• ING Bank: Third pillar of the Dutch inland-shipping bank landscape and an MFH co-financing partner. Ships comparable senior product alongside a global wholesale/retail bank, overlapping with MFH on the same SMB customer base.
• Crédit Agricole CIB Shipping: French universal bank with a dedicated shipping and offshore finance platform. Comparable in serving European commercial marine borrowers from a corporate-bank platform.
• ABN AMRO Bank: Major Dutch universal bank active in inland-shipping finance and an MFH co-financing partner. Comparable as a senior inland-shipping lender but competes from a full-service platform rather than a specialty niche.
• BNP Paribas Shipping: Global universal bank with a large shipping-finance franchise. Comparable as a senior lender to European commercial vessels but as part of a much broader corporate-bank portfolio rather than a niche specialist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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