Seaborne Shipbrokers

What Seaborne Shipbrokers does

Seaborne Shipbrokers SA is a privately held Greek shipbroking firm founded in 2003 and headquartered in Glyfada, Athens. The company provides integrated shipbroking services for merchant vessels across six core service lines: Newbuildings (securing shipyard slots), Sale & Purchase (secondhand vessel trading), Chartering (period employment of clean and dirty tankers), Research (market intelligence using shipping and commodity databases), Valuations (ship valuation services), and Corporate Finance (M&A and capital advisory via the affiliate Seaborne Capital Connect).

The firm operates on a transaction-fee revenue model, earning brokerage commissions on S&P, newbuilding, and chartering transactions, supplemented by advisory fees from its corporate finance affiliate launched in April 2024. Services are bespoke and quote-based given the custom nature of each transaction. The company serves shipowners as its primary customer segment, alongside top shipping companies, oil companies, commodity traders, and corporate/institutional clients requiring strategic financial advisory. Distribution is entirely direct and relationship-driven, with no digital marketing or self-serve channels; the firm relies on personal relationships with principals at major oil companies, traders, operators, and shipowners globally.

Seaborne has expanded its geographic footprint from Athens to three offices, adding Singapore in October 2024 and Shanghai in March 2025, with the Asian offices focused on S&P and newbuilding activities respectively. The firm won Lloyd's List Shipbroker of the Year Award in 2020 and is a member of HELMEPA. With 1-10 employees, the firm operates as a boutique leveraging senior broker relationships and market data access rather than scale or proprietary technology.

Name

Seaborne Shipbrokers

Legal name

Seaborne Shipbrokers SA

Website

https://seaborne.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Seaborne Shipbrokers SA is a privately held Greek shipbroking firm providing integrated services in vessel newbuildings, sale and purchase, chartering, research, valuations, and corporate finance advisory to shipowners, oil companies, traders, and institutional clients globally, with offices in Athens, Singapore, and Shanghai.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Glyfáda

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Brokerage Commissions: Commission-based revenue from facilitating Sale & Purchase, Newbuilding, and Chartering transactions for merchant vessels. Fees are typically charged upon successful transaction completion.
2. Corporate Finance Advisory: Advisory fees from Seaborne Capital Connect for M&A transactions, equity and debt capital raising, and strategic finance advisory services including vessel acquisitions and newbuilding programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Seaborne Shipbrokers is a shipbroking firm that intermediates the acquisition, sale, contracting, chartering, and financing of merchant vessels on behalf of shipowners, oil companies, traders, and operators. Its integrated service portfolio covers Newbuildings, Sale & Purchase (secondhand vessel trading), Chartering (period and time charter, bareboat, COA for clean and dirty tankers), Research, Valuations, and Corporate Finance advisory through its Seaborne Capital Connect affiliate.

Product overview

Seaborne Shipbrokers offers a unified shipbroking service portfolio focused on the merchant vessel market. The core offering comprises six integrated services: Newbuildings (securing shipbuilding slots), Sale & Purchase (secondhand vessel trading), Chartering (period employment of tankers), Research (market intelligence and data analysis), Valuations (ship valuation services), and Corporate Finance (advisory services through Seaborne Capital Connect affiliate). These services are interconnected, with Research and Valuations supporting the core S&P, Newbuilding, and Chartering activities, while the Corporate Finance arm handles M&A and capital advisory for vessel acquisitions and newbuilding programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Seaborne Capital Connect: Corporate finance advisory affiliate focusing on growth, capital optimisation, and long-term value creation. Provides advisory services across M&A, equity and debt capital raising, and strategic finance for vessel acquisitions and newbuilding programs.

Products and services

• Newbuildings Shipbroking service that secures competitive newbuilding slots with shipbuilders for most types of merchant vessels, leveraging the firm's lasting relationships with leading shipyards worldwide. Targeted at shipowners and top shipping companies undertaking fleet expansion or replacement.
• Sale & Purchase Secondhand vessel trading service providing deep market knowledge of available tonnage, prevailing prices, and current negotiations, with emphasis on fleet planning and transaction timing advice for shipowners.
• Chartering Period chartering service for clean and dirty tankers including Time Charters, Bareboat Charters, COA, and CVs worldwide, concluded with major Oil Companies, Traders, Operators, and Shipowners.
• Research Market research service focused on global demand for commodities and changing trading patterns, providing data to corporate and institutional clients through access to leading shipping and commodity databases.
• Valuations Ship valuation service that determines fair market value of vessels based on constant monitoring of the Sale & Purchase market through transaction involvement and deep expertise in vessel types and sizes.
• Corporate Finance Corporate finance advisory delivered through the Seaborne Capital Connect affiliate, covering M&A, equity and debt capital raising, and strategic finance advisory for vessel acquisitions and newbuilding programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lloyd's List Shipbroker of the Year Award 2020
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Seaborne Capital ConnectcoreOthers · 1 April 2024Seaborne Capital Connect is an affiliated corporate finance advisory platform launched by Seaborne Shipbrokers. It focuses on growth, capital optimisation, and long-term value creation, combining deep sector expertise with hands-on transaction execution. Provides advisory services across M&A, equity and debt capital raising, and strategic finance.
• HELMEPA (Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association)minorOthers · 26 October 2020Seaborne Shipbrokers joined HELMEPA as part of their commitment to protection and preservation of the marine environment. HELMEPA is a voluntary commitment of Greek seafarers and shipowners to safeguard seas from ship-generated pollution, supporting the IMO's 'Safe Ships in Clean Seas' objective.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seaborne-shipbrokers-s-a

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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