What The Maritime Consultancy does

The Maritime Consultancy Ltd, trading as Yacht.Delivery, is a London-registered professional services firm that delivers crewed yachts on behalf of owners between ports and regions. Founded in 2020 and operating with approximately 18 staff, the company advertises active coverage across more than 40 countries, positioning itself as a single point of contact for owners whose vessels need to move between shipyards, seasonal bases, or refit facilities. Its customer base spans private owners, yacht builders, brokers, fleet operators, refit yards, and — more recently — cargo clients, indicating an intent to serve both end-customer and institutional demand in the same workflow.

The firm's primary product is the delivery engagement itself: a commercially endorsed captain and crew are assigned to a vessel for a defined passage, with voyage visibility provided to the owner through the proprietary HELM portal. HELM integrates Garmin inReach satellite tracking for live position reporting and incorporates an AI chatbot to handle routine owner enquiries. This combination of physical logistics and client-facing software is the most distinctive technical element of the offering, although it is a thin layer over an otherwise conventional service operation.

Revenue is generated per job on a quote-based pricing model, with each engagement scoped to vessel, route, and duration. There is no disclosed subscription, retainer, or marketplace take-rate component; the business is fundamentally transactional and project-driven. No external funding rounds, M&A activity, named enterprise contracts, or senior leadership hires are referenced in the available data, leaving the company's financial scale, capital structure, and governance profile substantially uncharacterized.

Name

The Maritime Consultancy

Legal name

The Maritime Consultancy Ltd

Website

https://themaritimeconsultancy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Maritime Consultancy (Yacht.Delivery) is a London-based professional yacht delivery firm operating across 40+ countries, providing crewed vessel transport for owners, builders, brokers, fleets, refit yards, and cargo clients through its HELM owner portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Logistics Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Navigational Services to Shipping (488330)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Crewed Yacht Charters (Luxury Crewed) (THAEAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Yacht & Luxury Boat Charters (With Crew) (THAJALAE), Yacht & Recreational Boat Service & Refit (TLAKAKAD)

Keywords

• Yacht delivery services
• Vessel transport logistics
• Maritime crew management
• Fleet repositioning services
• Yacht refit delivery

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Yacht Delivery Services: Professional yacht delivery services billed per passage/delivery. The company charges for managed end-to-end delivery including crew, logistics, tracking, and documentation. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Revenue is transactional per job, not a recurring subscription.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

End-to-end professional yacht delivery services for private owners, shipyards, brokers, charter fleets, refit projects, and cargo clients, managed through the proprietary HELM owner portal that provides live tracking, document management, expense tracking, and AI-assisted support. Crew are MCA Master 200 GT / RYA Yachtmaster and STCW-certified, and the company operates across 40+ countries.

Product overview

The Maritime Consultancy operates Yacht.Delivery, a managed yacht delivery platform consisting of the HELM owner portal (core operations platform) and a suite of delivery services tailored for different customer segments: Owners, Builders, Brokers, Fleet operators, and Refit projects. HELM provides real-time tracking, expense management, documentation, and AI-powered support integrated with third-party mapping and weather services. Cargo delivery is offered as a separate transport option for yachts that cannot be sailed. The company was founded in 2020 and serves 40+ countries across Europe, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Atlantic, and worldwide routes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HELM: Proprietary owner portal and operations platform providing live tracking, expense management, document handling, and 24/7 support for yacht delivery customers.

Products and services

• Yacht Delivery for Owners End-to-end professional yacht delivery service for private owners, providing certified crew for vessel relocation and passage planning. Targeted at individual owners who require professional skippers to move their yachts.
• Yacht Delivery for Builders Delivery skipper service for yacht builders and shipyards handling owner handover of newly built or commissioned vessels. Focused on capacity support and ISO-aligned handover documentation.
• Yacht Delivery for Brokers Post-sale vessel delivery service for yacht brokers and dealerships, supporting the handover of vessels between seller and buyer locations with transparent tracking.
• Fleet Delivery Coordinated multi-vessel repositioning service for charter fleet operators and yacht management companies, typically used for seasonal fleet movements.
• Refit Delivery Delivery service supporting yacht refit projects, providing certified skippers for transport to and from refit yards.
• Cargo Delivery Maritime cargo delivery service offered alongside sailing yacht delivery, providing vessel-based cargo transport operations.
• HELM Owner Portal Proprietary digital portal for yacht owners providing live vessel tracking, document management, expense tracking, and an AI-powered chatbot, with biometric login and integrations including Garmin inReach, Windy.com, OpenSeaMap, and CARTO.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Burgess: Global yacht brokerage and charter company. A major potential customer for TMC's Broker delivery services, with overlapping yacht-owner clientele.
• Hill Robinson: International yacht management, crew, and delivery services company. Provides yacht management and operational services including delivery, with overlapping target customers in the superyacht segment.
• Y.CO: International yacht brokerage, charter, and management company. Targets the same owner demographic as TMC and is a potential partner or customer for yacht delivery services.
• Camper & Nicholsons: Long-established international yacht brokerage, management, and new-construction firm. Overlapping customer base with TMC, particularly across brokerage and new-build delivery.
• MB92 Group: Leading superyacht refit and maintenance group based in Barcelona. Overlapping customer base with TMC's Refit Delivery segment and broad incumbent in the superyacht services ecosystem.

Others

• Sunseeker: Major UK luxury motor-yacht builder. A potential enterprise customer for TMC's Builder delivery service — not a competitor, but part of the same yacht ecosystem.
• Princess Yachts: Major UK luxury yacht builder. Potential enterprise customer for TMC's Builder delivery service — part of the same yacht ecosystem with no direct service overlap.
• Oyster Yachts: British sailing-yacht builder known for bluewater cruising yachts. Particularly relevant customer for TMC's sailing-based delivery service and part of the broader yacht delivery ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Sevenstar Yacht Transport: World's largest yacht-shipping company operating ship-based transport across global routes. Direct competitor in yacht transport, though focused on cargo-shipping deliveries rather than sailed passages.
• Peters & May: Global yacht transport specialist offering both sailing and shipping deliveries across major yacht corridors. The closest functional competitor to Yacht.Delivery's sailing-based delivery service and broader yacht transport offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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