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Project Cargo Chartering from Asian Ports

Kiev Shipping Ltd arranges vessel chartering and maritime brokerage for project, heavy and oversized cargoes from China, South Korea, Japan and other Asian ports.

Project cargo stowed in the hold of a general cargo vessel

We work as independent shipbrokers and search the international freight market for suitable tonnage according to cargo dimensions, weight, lifting requirements, route, laycan, port restrictions and current market conditions.

Our role is commercial and practical: to help cargo owners, traders, exporters, importers and freight forwarders identify suitable vessels, obtain freight indications, negotiate fixture terms and support the voyage from enquiry to discharge follow-up.

Typical Project Cargoes

Cargoes may include:

  • heavy industrial equipment
  • construction machinery
  • transformers and power equipment
  • electric buses and wheeled machinery
  • plant components
  • steel structures
  • oversized units
  • heavy lifts
  • machinery and spare parts
  • non-containerized industrial cargo
  • cargoes requiring special lifting, stowage or securing arrangements
  • other project cargoes requiring specialised tonnage or handling arrangements

Vessel Chartering

Project cargo requires careful matching between cargo characteristics and vessel capabilities.

Suitable vessel types may include:

  • multipurpose vessels
  • heavy-lift vessels
  • general cargo vessels
  • tweendeckers
  • Ro-Ro, Lo-Lo or Ro-Lo vessels, where commercially and technically suitable
  • other specialized tonnage available through the international freight market

Vessel selection may depend on:

  • cargo dimensions and weight
  • lifting requirements
  • deck and hold configuration
  • hatch dimensions
  • permissible deck loads
  • cargo securing requirements
  • loading and discharging methods
  • port restrictions
  • draft limitations
  • route and laycan

Typical Trading Areas

Kiev Shipping Ltd handles project cargo enquiries from China, South Korea, Japan and other Asian ports to:

  • Northern Europe and the Continent
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Black Sea
  • Baltic Sea
  • Red Sea
  • Persian Gulf
  • other international destinations subject to vessel availability and market conditions

Typical loading ports may include Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Busan, Ulsan, Yokohama, Kobe and other suitable Asian ports.

Our Work

Kiev Shipping Ltd assists clients with:

  • cargo and route review
  • suitable vessel search
  • freight indications
  • fixture negotiations
  • charter-party negotiations and coordination
  • laycan coordination
  • loading and discharging terms
  • commercial assessment of vessel offers against the cargo and voyage requirements
  • commercial voyage follow-up from loading to discharge
  • communication between charterers, shipowners and other parties involved in the fixture

Where required, project cargo enquiries may also involve coordination of technical information provided by the cargo interests, vessel owners, ports, terminals or appointed specialists.

Our Role as Shipbrokers

Kiev Shipping Ltd does not own vessels and does not provide technical vessel management.

We work through the international freight market and charter suitable tonnage according to each individual project cargo enquiry.

Our role is focused on vessel search, freight negotiations, fixture support, charter-party coordination and commercial voyage follow-up.

Kiev Shipping Ltd does not provide container shipping, courier services or crewing.

Information required for a freight indication

  • exact cargo description and specification
  • quantity and tolerance, or number of units
  • dimensions and weight of each unit, if applicable
  • packing
  • loading port
  • discharging port
  • cargo readiness date or required laycan
  • loading and discharging terms and rates
  • photos, technical drawings or packing list, if applicable
  • special handling requirements, dangerous-goods status or berth restrictions

For project and heavy-lift cargoes, please also provide the dimensions and weight of each unit, technical drawings, photographs, the preferred loading method (Lo-Lo, Ro-Ro or Ro-Lo) and any dangerous-goods documentation, where applicable.

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