Orient Maritime Group

What Orient Maritime Group does

Orient Maritime Group is a Singapore-headquartered B2B ship agency company founded in 2015 by four former Jardine Shipping Services executives — Lakhbir Singh (CEO Singapore), Kate Neo Puay Lei (Chief Commercial Officer), Thum Hoong Yip (CEO Malaysia), and Kenneth Tee Kian Tuan (CEO Indonesia). The group operates through three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Orient Maritime Agencies Pte Ltd (Singapore, regional HQ), PT Orientjasa Maritim Indonesia, and OrientAce Maritime (M) Sdn Bhd (Malaysia), with a strategic focus on Southeast Asia and a broader Asian partner network. Service delivery is conducted directly through company offices and staff at ports in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia under an enterprise field sales, relationship-driven go-to-market model.

The company offers three core service modules: Port Agency (vessel husbandry, load/discharge supervision, bunker calls, crew handling, layup solutions, and repair and salvage coordination), Liner Agency (marketing, booking, documentation, transshipment, container management, vessel operation, and freight collection for liner principals), and Logistics Management (cargo coordination, air/sea shipment clearance, import/export permits, ship spares logistics, project logistics, land transportation, and warehousing). Customers include shipping companies, vessel owners, charterers, liner operators, cargo owners, and freight forwarders across horizontal business segments. Revenue is generated through professional services fees, agency commissions, and logistics management charges under a bespoke, quote-based pricing model with no public benchmarks.

The underlying technology posture is conventional: no proprietary digital platform, no AI/ML capabilities, no APIs, and no mobile applications were disclosed. The group's primary operating assets are its human capital — the four founders' combined roughly 80 years of Jardine Shipping Services tenure — and its regional subsidiary and port-partner network. The company maintains a documented QHSE management framework addressing quality, health, safety, and environmental standards. No funding rounds, M&A, or external institutional ownership are evidenced.

Name

Orient Maritime Group

Legal name

Orient Maritime Agencies Pte Ltd

Website

https://orientmaritimegroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Orient Maritime Group is a Singapore-based B2B ship agency providing port agency, liner agency, and logistics management services across Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia) to shipping companies, vessel owners, charterers, liner operators, and cargo owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ship Agency Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Provisions, Stores & Bonded Supplies Coordination (TLAHAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ocean Export Forwarding (Booking/VGM/SI/BL) (TLACABAF)

Keywords

• Ship agency services
• Port agency services
• Liner agency services
• Maritime logistics management
• Vessel husbandry

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Port Agency Services: Providing comprehensive port agency services including vessel husbandry, charterers' and owners' nominated agency, and owners' protective agency. Revenue is generated through service fees for agency representation at ports.
2. Liner Agency Services: Marketing, sales, booking, documentation, transshipment, container management, vessel operation, and freight collection services for liner companies. Revenue generated through agency commissions and service fees.
3. Logistics Management Services: End-to-end logistics services including cargo coordination, air/sea shipment clearance, import/export permits, ship spares logistics, project logistics, land transportation, and warehousing. Revenue through service fees and logistics management charges.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Orient Maritime Group is a ship agency company providing comprehensive port agency, liner agency, and logistics management services for shipping companies, vessel owners, charterers, liner operators, and cargo owners. Its services span vessel husbandry, cargo operations, bunker calls, crew handling, marketing and booking of liner space, documentation, transshipment, container management, freight collection, and end-to-end logistics coordination including customs clearance, project logistics, land transportation, and warehousing. The company delivers these services across Southeast Asia through subsidiaries in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Product overview

Orient Maritime Group operates as a ship agency company offering three core service modules: Port Agency (vessel husbandry, cargo operations, bunker calls, crew handling, layup and repair supervision), Liner Agency (sales and marketing, booking, documentation, transshipment, container management, vessel operations, freight collection), and Logistics Management (cargo coordination, shipment clearance, project logistics, warehousing). The company is headquartered in Singapore with subsidiaries in Indonesia and Malaysia, providing integrated maritime services across Southeast Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Port Agency Services Comprehensive port agency services including vessel husbandry, load/discharge supervision, bunker calls, crew handling, layup solutions, and repair and salvage coordination delivered for shipping companies, vessel owners, charterers, and vessel operators calling at ports across Southeast Asia.
• Liner Agency Services Liner agency services covering marketing, sales, booking, documentation, transshipment, container management, vessel operation, and freight collection on behalf of liner shipping principals calling at Southeast Asian ports.
• Logistics Management Services End-to-end logistics management services including cargo coordination, air and sea shipment clearance, import/export permit declaration, ship spares logistics, project logistics, land transportation, and warehousing for cargo owners, shippers, and freight forwarders.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• GAC (Gulf Agency Company): Global ship agency and logistics group providing port agency, liner agency, and freight forwarding across 50+ countries. Directly competes with OMG in SEA port agency and offers identical core services.
• Inchcape Shipping Services: One of the world's largest independent ship agents and port call providers, offering port agency, liner agency, and husbandry services globally. Directly comparable to OMG's port agency and liner agency offerings.

Regional players

• MISC Berhad: Malaysian integrated maritime and offshore logistics company with regional port and agency operations. Comparable to OMG's Malaysian (OrientAce) subsidiary in geography and shipping services.
• Pacific International Lines (PIL): Singapore-headquartered container shipping line with intra-Asia services. Comparable to OMG as a Singapore-based regional maritime player and a potential principal customer for OMG's liner agency services.
• PSA Marine: Singapore-based port and harbor services provider offering towage and pilotage. Adjacent comparable in SEA port services, though focused on vessel movement rather than agency representation.

Broad incumbents

• V.Ships: World's largest ship management company with agency services. Shares service overlap with OMG in vessel husbandry and port call coordination, though much larger and broader.
• Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM): German-based global ship management and maritime services group. Provides agency and port call services that overlap with OMG's core port agency offering.
• Wilhelmsen Ship Management: Part of the Wilhelmsen group, offers ship management, agency, and maritime services globally. Overlaps with OMG's ship agency business but operates as part of a much broader maritime portfolio.
• Thome Group: International ship management and maritime services provider with agency and crewing capabilities. Comparable to OMG's ship agency and crew handling services as part of a broader ship management offering.

Emerging players

• Metrostar Shipping Services: Singapore-based ship agency with SEA coverage in port agency and cargo services. Similar size and regional scope to OMG with the same core service offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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