AGENCE MARITIME DELPIERRE - SHIPPING

What AGENCE MARITIME DELPIERRE - SHIPPING does

Agence Maritime Delpierre (AMD) is a privately held, family-owned French ship agency founded in 1947 in the port of Dunkirk, originally specializing in bulk liquids. Over 78 years, the company has evolved into a comprehensive network of agency offices and partners operating across France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, with 50 employees and reported revenues of €11M in 2023. The company is headquartered at 1 rue Vanstabel, Dunkerque, with regional offices in Port de Bouc (south of France), Le Havre, Fos sur Mer, and Lavera/Marseille, covering principal LNG, oil, and containers ports.

The company delivers four core agency services: charterer agent (cargo operations and trade relationships), shipping agent (logistics and administrative shipment tasks), husbandry agent (vessel and crew welfare), and protecting agent (safeguarding shipowner/charterer interests). These are complemented by an extended services portfolio including forwarding, a specialized SIVEP/Brexit branch, customs clearance (via a team of over 30 specialists covering the whole of France), and haulage & warehousing. All services are delivered 24/7 through direct B2B relationships with charterers, ship owners, traders, and cargo owners.

AMD operates a professional services revenue model with fee-based agency services charged to ship owners, charterers, and cargo owners for port call management. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to individual client requirements, with multi-year contract cadences. The company is family-managed, with Erik Delpierre serving as Director of Publication, and holds €1M in stated capital. It maintains three industry certifications — AEO, FONASBA, and ITIC — that serve as compliance credentials in the ship agency market.

Name

AGENCE MARITIME DELPIERRE - SHIPPING

Legal name

Agence Maritime Delpierre

Website

https://amdops.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agence Maritime Delpierre is a family-owned French ship agency founded in 1947, offering charterer, shipping, husbandry, and protecting agent services across France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. It serves ship owners, charterers, and traders with 24/7 port call management and ancillary customs, forwarding, and haulage services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shipping Agency Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Vessel Husbandry & Crew Services (Crew Change, Meet & Assist, Transport, Shore Passes) (TLAHAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Port Stakeholder Coordination (Terminal, Agents, Customs, Pilots, Tugs) (TLAHAFAJ)

Keywords

• Shipping agency services
• Vessel husbandry services
• Port call management
• Charterer agent services
• Customs clearance logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Dunkerque

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agency Services: Professional agency fees for shipping agency services including charterer agent, shipping agent, husbandry agent, and protecting agent services. Revenue derived from service fees charged to ship owners, charterers, and cargo owners for port call management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Agence Maritime Delpierre is a French shipping agency providing charterer agent, shipping agent, husbandry agent, and protecting agent services for vessels calling at ports across France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The company manages port calls end-to-end, including cargo handling coordination, crew welfare logistics, and protecting the commercial interests of ship owners and charterers. Complementing its core agency offerings, AMD delivers forwarding, Brexit/SIVEP transport, customs clearance (via a team of 30+ customs specialists), and haulage & warehousing services.

Product overview

Agence Maritime Delpierre operates as a comprehensive network of shipping agencies offering four core agency services: Charterer Agent (handling cargo operations and trade relationships), Shipping Agent (logistics and administrative shipment tasks), Husbandry Agent (vessel and crew welfare management), and Protecting Agent (safeguarding shipowner/charterer interests). These core services are complemented by additional logistics offerings including Forwarding Agent, Transportation/Brexit services, Custom Clearances, and Haulage & Warehousing. The company serves ports across France, Belgium, and the Netherlands with a network of agency offices and partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charterer Agent

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Agencies and Partners NetworkcoreOthersAgence Maritime Delpierre maintains a network of agencies and partners in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. While specific partner company names are not individually listed, the company operates through closely associated colleagues throughout France, particularly in principal LNG, Oil and Containers ports of Le Havre and Fos sur Mer, Lavera/Marseille.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Euroports: Euroports is a major European port terminal operator and logistics provider with multi-port operations including in France and Benelux. Overlaps with AMD in coordinating port call logistics and serving industrial shipping customers across adjacent geographies.
• Maersk Agency (Maersk): Maersk operates vessel agency services globally as part of its integrated ocean carrier and logistics platform. While much larger and vertically integrated, Maersk's agency arm overlaps with AMD's shipping and husbandry agent services in French ports.
• BSM (Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement): BSM is a global ship manager with capabilities in crew management and husbandry services. While primarily a ship manager rather than a port agency, BSM overlaps with AMD on crew change coordination and vessel husbandry services.
• MSC Agency France: MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company operates its own agency network globally, including France. As a major liner carrier with in-house agency capabilities, MSC both competes with and is a potential customer of independent agencies like AMD in French ports.
• V. Group (V.Ships): V. Group provides ship management and crew services worldwide, with agency-adjacent services for ship owners. Larger and broader than AMD but targets overlapping customer segments and overlaps on crew change and husbandry services.

Regional players

• Weco Shipping (WECO Group): WECO is a smaller European ship agency and forwarding company operating in North Europe. Comparable mid-sized independent agency profile to AMD, with similar service mix (agency plus forwarding) but primarily focused on German and Scandinavian ports.
• Transitime (Sopafrika / Sogestran group agencies): Sogestran is a French maritime and river transport group with affiliated port and ship agency operations in France. Comparable French-anchored mid-sized maritime services group, addressing similar charterer and ship-owner segments in French ports.

Direct peers

• Wilhelmsen Ship Management: Wilhelmsen operates a global ship agency network through Wilhelmsen Port Services, offering husbandry and protective agent services directly comparable to AMD's core lines. Same client base (ship owners and operators) and similar port-coverage model.
• Inchcape Shipping Services: Inchcape is a global port agency and maritime services provider offering the same four core agency functions (charterer, husbandry, protective, port agency) that AMD delivers. Direct overlap in European ports and the same target customer base of ship owners and charterers.
• GAC (Gulf Agency Company): GAC is one of the world's largest ship agency networks, providing husbandry, protective, and husbandry agent services across hundreds of ports. AMD competes directly with GAC in French and Benelux ports for the same ship-owner and charterer clients with overlapping service lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agence-maritime-delpierre

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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