ATLANTIC BROKER

What ATLANTIC BROKER does

Atlantic Brokers Ltd. is a privately-held fishing vessel brokerage firm headquartered in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, with an office at Essalág 16, FO-100 Tórshavn. The firm acts as an intermediary connecting international buyers and sellers of specialized commercial fishing vessels, earning commissions on completed transactions. Its technology footprint is minimal: there is no proprietary platform, no API, no app, and no software product; operations rely on a vessel-listing website (atlantic-brokers.com) plus direct phone, email, and WhatsApp communication.

The company serves ship owners, fishing companies, and fleet operators, facilitating purchases and sales across a defined portfolio of vessel categories: Freezer Trawlers, Wet Fish Trawlers, Long Liners and Gill Netters, Pelagic Vessels (purse seiners and pelagic trawlers), Other Vessels (including well boats and support vessels), and New Buildings. Recent completed sales (e.g., AKRABERG to Iceland, STEINEVIK to a Norwegian buyer) demonstrate cross-border deal flow into Norway, Iceland, and historically Russian ownership, and the firm has expanded into new building project brokerage through partnerships with the Icelandic naval architecture firm SkipaSögn and European shipyards such as Armon (Spain) and Turkish yards.

The business model is pure commission-based, with revenue tied to individual transaction completions and no subscription, listing, or recurring fee structure disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, leveraging an international network of brokers and ship owners built over years of operating in the North Atlantic. The firm employs approximately 5 staff and operates as an independent, privately-held limited liability company with no disclosed parent, subsidiary, or institutional investor ownership.

Name

ATLANTIC BROKER

Legal name

Atlantic Brokers Ltd.

Website

https://atlantic-brokers.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Atlantic Brokers Ltd. is a privately-held fishing vessel brokerage based in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, connecting international ship owners to buy and sell trawlers, long liners, pelagic vessels, and new building projects via commission-based transactions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Vessel Brokerage

NAICS

Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (4251), Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (42512)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAJADAE

Fishing Vessels (Trawlers, Longliners, Purse Seiners)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Marine & Shipbuilding/Small Craft & Workboat Building (Tugs, Ferries, Patrol, Fishing)

Keywords

• Fishing vessel brokerage
• Commercial vessel sales
• Maritime brokerage services
• Trawler sales
• Fishing fleet transactions

Headquarters

HQ city

Tórshavn

HQ country

Faroe Islands

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Brokerage Commissions: Commission-based revenue from facilitating fishing vessel sales and purchases. The company acts as intermediary between vessel sellers and buyers, earning fees on completed transactions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Atlantic Brokers Ltd. is a fishing vessel brokerage that acts as an intermediary between international vessel sellers and buyers, facilitating transactions across categories including freezer trawlers, wet fish trawlers, long liners, gill netters, purse seiners, pelagic vessels and well boats. The firm also brokers new building projects in cooperation with naval architects and European shipyards, providing vessel specifications, documentation, and transaction support through its office in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.

Product overview

Atlantic Brokers Ltd. is a fishing vessel brokerage firm based in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. The company offers a portfolio of vessel categories including Freezer Trawlers, Wet Fish Trawlers, Long Liners & Gill Netters, Pelagic Vessels, and Other Vessels. They also facilitate new building projects through partnerships with naval architects and European shipyards. The business operates as a traditional brokerage service connecting international buyers with fishing vessel sellers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fishing Vessel Brokerage Services Intermediary brokerage service that connects international buyers and sellers of commercial fishing vessels — including freezer trawlers, wet fish trawlers, long liners, gill netters, purse seiners, pelagic trawlers and other support vessels — earning commission on completed transactions.
• New Building Project Brokerage Brokerage of new vessel construction projects, cooperating with naval architects such as SkipaSýn (Iceland) and European shipyards including Armon (Spain) to deliver new freezer long liners, wet fish trawlers and other vessel designs to clients.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SkipaSýnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNaval architecture firm based in Iceland. Cooperates with Atlantic Brokers for new building projects, providing design services for fishing vessels being built at shipyards across Europe.
• European Shipyards (Various)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership network with shipyards across Europe for new building projects. Includes Armon Shipyards in Spain and Turkish shipyards as seen in vessel listings.
• Armon Shipyards (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish shipyard specializing in fishing vessel construction. Atlantic Brokers offers new building projects designed by ARMON, including freezer long liners and wet fish trawlers.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Clarkson PLC (Clarksons): Clarkson PLC is the world's largest shipbroker, offering sale and purchase, chartering, and research across all vessel segments including fishing. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Atlantic Brokers in the fishing vessel S&P market but operates at much greater scale and across all major vessel types.
• Fearnleys: Fearnleys is a Norwegian shipbroker and shipping services firm with a long history in sale and purchase, chartering, and newbuilding across offshore and shipping, including fishing vessels. Comparable to Atlantic Brokers in the North Atlantic fishing and offshore segment, but with a much broader portfolio and global footprint.
• Maersk Broker: Maersk Broker is a global shipbroker providing sale and purchase, chartering, and newbuilding services. It overlaps with Atlantic Brokers in the fishing and offshore segments but is part of a much larger Maersk group and offers a much wider product portfolio.
• Simpson Spence Young (SSY): SSY is a global shipbroker covering sale and purchase, chartering, and offshore across all major vessel segments. It overlaps with Atlantic Brokers in the smaller commercial and fishing vessel S&P space, but operates from a much larger global office network and with broader service offering.
• Navig8 Group: Navig8 is an international ship management and maritime services group that also participates in vessel sale and purchase brokerage. It is thematically comparable to Atlantic Brokers in commercial vessel transactions but operates as a much larger, diversified maritime services platform.
• Howe Robinson Partners: Howe Robinson is an international shipbroker covering sale and purchase, newbuilding, and chartering across multiple vessel segments. It is comparable to Atlantic Brokers in providing fishing and small commercial vessel brokerage but with significantly broader segment coverage and global reach.
• BRS Group (Barry Rogliano Salles): BRS Group is a global shipbroker active in sale and purchase and newbuilding across dry, wet, container, and offshore/fishing segments. It is comparable to Atlantic Brokers in fishing and small commercial vessel transactions but with broader vessel coverage and global office presence.

Direct peers

• Marcon International: Marcon International is a US-based ship and offshore broker that specialises in the sale and purchase of working vessels including fishing vessels, tugs, and offshore support vessels. It is highly comparable to Atlantic Brokers in niche focus on commercial fishing and small commercial vessel brokerage with a similar relationship-driven, no-platform model.
• Eastport Maritime: Eastport Maritime is a ship brokerage firm focused on offshore support vessels, fishing vessels, and small commercial tonnage. It is directly comparable to Atlantic Brokers in targeting similar buyer and seller segments (fishing fleet operators, smaller vessel owners) in Northern European / Atlantic markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/atlantic-broker

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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