Alta Shipping Brokers Sl

What Alta Shipping Brokers Sl does

Alta Shipping Brokers S.L. is a privately held maritime shipbroking firm headquartered in Madrid, Spain, founded in 1992. The company operates as an intermediary in international commercial maritime transactions, connecting shipowners, charterers, shipyards, and energy counterparties across tanker, LNG, offshore, new construction, sale and purchase, container, dry cargo, and ship recycling segments. Operations are organized into three client-facing departments — Tankers y GNL, Compraventa (Nuevas Construcciones y Proyectos), and Off Shore — supported by an internal administration function for accounting and billing.

The firm earns revenue through commissions on completed transactions (charters, vessel sales and purchases, newbuilding projects, and offshore engagements), with pricing negotiated on a deal-by-deal basis rather than via disclosed rates or subscription contracts. Distribution is direct enterprise sales: Alta is officially registered on the broker panels of European energy majors Repsol, Cepsa, Naturgy, Pavilion, Enel, and EDP, and is an associated member of INTERTANKO and BIMCO. There is no proprietary technology platform, digital marketplace, or software product identified; the operating model is relationship-driven, executed by approximately seven named brokers plus administrative staff.

Customer concentration sits primarily in the Iberian and broader European oil and energy sector, with Spanish-speaking markets described as the natural target geography; the firm also maintains international phone lines (Argentina, Norway) consistent with cross-border deal flow. No parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or M&A activity are disclosed. The firm is bootstrapped, profitable-by-implication, and has operated continuously for over 30 years.

Name

Alta Shipping Brokers Sl

Legal name

Alta Shipping Brokers S.L.

Website

https://alta-shipping.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alta Shipping Brokers S.L. is a Madrid-based maritime shipbroking firm founded in 1992 that intermediates chartering, sale and purchase, new construction, LNG, and offshore transactions for European energy majors, shipowners, and shipyards, earning commissions on completed deals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Brokerage Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLADAMAF

Ocean Freight Brokerage (FCL/LCL)

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Transportation (Air, Maritime, Rail, Trucking)/Freight Brokerage Services

SECONDARYTLADAMAL

Liquid Bulk / Tanker Freight Brokerage

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Transportation (Air, Maritime, Rail, Trucking)/Freight Brokerage Services

Keywords

• Maritime brokerage
• Ship chartering
• Vessel sale and purchase
• Tanker chartering
• Offshore brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Rozas De Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Maritime Brokerage Commissions: The company operates as a maritime shipping broker, intermediating in commercial transactions between shipowners, charterers, shipyards, and other maritime industry participants. Revenue is generated through commissions on completed transactions in chartering, sale/purchase, new construction projects, and other maritime commercial dealings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Alta Shipping Brokers S.L. is a Madrid-based maritime brokerage firm that intermediates ship sale and purchase transactions, chartering of tankers and LNG carriers, and offshore project brokerage. Founded in 1992, the firm acts as an intermediary between shipowners and charterers/buyers, providing specialized services across liquid cargo, dry cargo, containers, new construction, and vessel scrapping segments.

Product overview

Alta Shipping Brokers S.L. is a maritime shipping brokerage firm founded in 1992, operating as a single unified brokerage service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company divides its operations into two main departments: (1) Tankers y GNL - dedicated to chartering of liquid cargo including oil, petroleum derivatives, LPG, and LNG; and (2) Compraventa - Nuevas Construcciones y Proyectos - covering new constructions, projects, vessel purchase-sale, offshore, containers, scrapping, and dry cargo. Additionally, the company maintains an Off Shore department and an internal Administration department for accounting and billing operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ship Sale and Purchase Brokerage (Compraventa) Brokering services for the purchase and sale of vessels, including new construction projects, connecting shipowners, buyers, and shipyards.
• Tanker and LNG Chartering Brokerage Chartering brokerage services for liquid cargo vessels, including tankers and LNG carriers, matching shipowners with charterers in the energy and commodities sectors.
• Offshore Project Brokerage Brokerage services dedicated to offshore projects, including offshore vessels and related maritime infrastructure transactions.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• INTERTANKOsupportingOthersAssociated member of INTERTANKO, a major international association for independent tanker owners. Membership provides industry credibility, networking opportunities, and visibility within the tanker shipping sector.
• BIMCOsupportingOthersAssociated member of BIMCO, a leading international shipping association. Membership provides industry recognition, standard contract access, and networking within the broader maritime community.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS): BRS is a French-headquartered shipbroker focused on sale and purchase, newbuildings, and chartering. It overlaps with Alta's Compraventa (S&P) and tanker/LNG brokerage services.
• Howe Robinson Partners: Howe Robinson is a London-based shipbroker covering tankers, dry cargo, containers, and offshore. It is a direct peer in the same shipbroker category as Alta for European and international clients.
• Fearnleys (Norwegian Shipbroker): Fearnleys is a Norwegian shipbroker with deep exposure to tankers, offshore, and S&P. It competes directly with Alta for European energy and shipping clients and offers a comparable relationship-driven brokerage model.
• Gibson Shipbrokers: Gibson is a UK-based tanker and offshore broker founded in the 1970s. It is comparable in scale and operating model to Alta's Tanker and LNG department, serving similar oil majors and energy companies.
• Braemar ACM (now part of Jacobsons): Braemar is a global shipbroker active in tankers, dry cargo, offshore, and S&P. It directly competes with Alta in the same brokerage disciplines and serves similar enterprise charterers and shipowners worldwide.

Broad incumbents

• Maersk Broker: Maersk Broker is the in-house shipbroker of the Maersk Group, active in tanker, dry cargo, and container chartering. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping brokerage services to Alta but operates at significantly larger scale.
• Clarkson PLC (Clarksons): Clarkson PLC is the world's largest shipbroker, offering offshore, tanker, container, and S&P brokerage plus research and financial services. It is a broad incumbent serving the same maritime clients as Alta across many of the same segments.

Emerging players

• Simpson Spence Young (now Clarksons): SSY was a global shipbroker focused on tankers and offshore, now part of Clarksons. It is comparable as a former peer in size and service mix to Alta, particularly in the tanker and offshore segments.
• Optima Shipbrokers: Optima is a newer shipbroker covering sale and purchase, newbuildings, and chartering. It is an emerging player with partial overlap to Alta's Compraventa and tanker brokerage services, particularly for Mediterranean and Latin American clients.

Regional players

• Atlantic Brokers (Spain): Atlantic Brokers is a Spanish maritime shipbroker headquartered in Madrid, similar to Alta. It is a regional peer serving the same Spanish-speaking shipping market with comparable S&P and chartering services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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