Kiev Shipping Asia · vessel chartering from Asian ports
Project Cargo, Breakbulk & Dry Bulk Chartering from Asia
Kiev Shipping Ltd arranges vessel chartering and maritime brokerage for cargoes from China, South Korea, Japan and other Asian ports to Europe, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and other destinations.
Project Cargo · Breakbulk Cargo · Dry Bulk Cargo
Typical loading ports
Shanghai · Ningbo · Qingdao · Tianjin · Shenzhen · Busan · Ulsan · Yokohama · Kobe · Visakhapatnam
Since 2000
On the market
350+
Voyages arranged
25+
Years of experience
3,000–50,000 mt
Typical parcel size
Our focus
What we charter from Asian ports
Our primary areas of expertise are project cargo, breakbulk cargo and dry bulk cargo chartering. We work as independent shipbrokers, searching the international freight market for suitable tonnage according to cargo requirements, quantity, dimensions, route, laycan, port restrictions and current market conditions.
Project Cargo
Heavy, oversized and non-standard cargoes from Asian ports: vessel search, freight indications, fixture and voyage support.
Breakbulk Cargo
Breakbulk, general and other non-containerised cargoes from Asian ports: vessel search, freight indications, fixture negotiations and voyage support.
Dry Bulk Cargo
Dry bulk cargoes from Asian ports: suitable vessel search, freight indications, fixture negotiations and commercial voyage support.
Additional Chartering & Commercial Services
Tanker Brokerage
CPP, DPP, liquid chemicals, vegetable oils and other liquid bulk cargoes from Asian ports, subject to cargo specifications and vessel suitability.
Electric Buses & Machinery
Electric buses, wheeled machinery, construction equipment and industrial units from Asian ports: Ro-Ro, Ro-Lo and Lo-Lo vessel search, freight indications, fixture negotiations and voyage support.
Vessel Employment Support
Commercial vessel employment support for shipowners and operators: suitable cargo search, freight negotiations, fixture coordination and commercial voyage follow-up. Employment and fixture are subject to vessel particulars, trading limits, market conditions and cargo availability.
Charter Party and Fixture Support
Commercial support with fixture negotiations, recaps, charter-party forms and agreed contractual terms.
Vessel Types
A practical overview of vessel types used for dry bulk, breakbulk, project, heavy-lift, Ro-Ro and liquid bulk cargoes.
Typical routes
From Asian ports westwards
Kiev Shipping Ltd handles ship chartering enquiries for cargoes shipped from China, South Korea, Japan, India and other Asian countries to Europe, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and other international destinations.
Typical loading ports
- Shanghai · China
- Ningbo · China
- Qingdao · China
- Tianjin · China
- Shenzhen · China
- Busan · South Korea
- Ulsan · South Korea
- Yokohama · Japan
- Kobe · Japan
- Visakhapatnam · India
and other suitable Asian ports
Destinations
- Baltic Sea — Klaipeda, Lithuania
- Mediterranean Sea — Tarragona, Spain, Valencia, Spain, Djen-Djen, Algeria, Achladi, Greece
- Black Sea and Danube — Constanta, Romania, Izmail, Ukraine
- Red Sea
- Persian Gulf
Named ports are those where voyages have been performed. The Red Sea and the Persian Gulf are trading areas we charter to on enquiry, subject to vessel availability and market conditions.
Information required for a freight indication
- exact cargo description and specifications
- quantity and tolerance, or number of units
- dimensions and weight of each unit
- packing method
- loading port
- discharging port
- cargo readiness date or required laycan
- loading and discharging terms and rates
- photographs, technical drawings and packing list, where available
- special handling requirements, dangerous-goods status and berth restrictions, where applicable
For project and heavy-lift cargoes, please also specify the preferred loading method—Lo-Lo, Ro-Ro or Ro-Lo—and provide all applicable dangerous-goods documentation.
WhatsApp / Viber / Telegram: +380 67 4010506
Our role
We work as independent shipbrokers, searching the international freight market for suitable tonnage according to cargo requirements, quantity, dimensions, route, laycan, port restrictions and current market conditions.
Kiev Shipping Ltd does not own vessels. Suitable tonnage is chartered through the international freight market according to each cargo enquiry.
Portfolio
Selected Voyages Involving Asian Ports
The portfolio below presents selected voyages and fixtures arranged by Kiev Shipping Ltd across project cargo, breakbulk, dry bulk and other chartering activities.
M/V Bohwa Amoy — 2,750 mt of bagged silicomanganese
- Vessel
- M/V Bohwa Amoy
- Route
- Visakhapatnam, India → Djen-Djen, Algeria
- Quantity
- 2,750 mt
- Period
- January 2026
50 electric buses
- Route
- Shanghai, China → Casablanca, Morocco → Klaipeda, Lithuania
- Quantity
- 50 units
- Period
- May 2025
Siemens gas turbines
- Route
- Niigata, Japan → Qingdao, China
- Period
- May 2025
Since 2000
Kiev Shipping Ltd was founded on June 2, 2000.
For more than 25 years, Kiev Shipping Ltd has worked in ship chartering, maritime brokerage and commercial ship management, with primary expertise in project cargo, breakbulk cargo and dry bulk cargo.
Our role is practical and commercial: to help clients check the freight market, identify suitable tonnage, negotiate fixture terms and provide commercial voyage follow-up from fixture through completion of discharge.
What we do not provide
Kiev Shipping Ltd does not provide container shipping, courier or consumer parcel delivery, passenger transport, crewing or seafarer recruitment.
Kiev Shipping Ltd does not own vessels and does not provide technical vessel management. Commercial ship management and vessel employment support may be provided under a separate agreement.
Our work is focused on ship chartering, maritime brokerage, project cargo, breakbulk cargo, dry bulk cargo, tanker brokerage and commercial vessel employment support.
Insights
Chartering know-how for Asian cargoes
Stowage Factor and Cargo Reference for Dry Bulk Chartering
A practical reference to indicative stowage factors for grain, oilseed meals, fertilizers, coal, ores, cement, salt and other dry bulk cargoes, including an example of when a shipment is deadweight-limited and when it is cubic-limited.
Project Cargo, Breakbulk and Dry Bulk Chartering by Kiev Shipping Ltd
How to tell which sector a cargo belongs to, what decides the vessel in dry bulk, breakbulk, project cargo and liquid bulk, and where the detail on each sits.
Ro-Ro, Conventional Breakbulk or Vessel Chartering for Electric Bus Shipments?
How to assess Ro-Ro, conventional breakbulk and vessel chartering for electric bus shipments from China to Europe, including unit dimensions, securing requirements, battery documentation and port restrictions.
Have cargo to move?
Send cargo name, quantity, loading and discharging ports, laycan and terms — we reply with realistic figures.
Have a vessel open in Asia?
Send vessel name, DWT, open port and date and trading areas — we review suitable cargo enquiries and commercial vessel employment support.