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Commercial Vessel Employment Support in Asia
Kiev Shipping Ltd supports shipowners and operators seeking employment for vessels open at Asian ports through cargo searches, fixture negotiations and commercial voyage follow-up.
We work as experienced shipbrokers in the international freight market. Our role is commercial: matching suitable cargo opportunities with available tonnage, supporting fixture negotiations and providing commercial voyage follow-up from fixture through completion of discharge.
Cargo Search and Chartering Support for Shipowners
Kiev Shipping Ltd helps shipowners and operators identify suitable commercial employment opportunities for their vessels through cargo searches, chartering support and freight-market communication.
As a ship chartering and maritime brokerage company, our practical experience includes vessel employment, cargo searches, chartering negotiations, market communication and commercial voyage follow-up.
Cargo opportunities and vessel employment remain subject to market availability, vessel suitability, applicable trading restrictions and agreement between the contractual principals. Kiev Shipping Ltd does not guarantee vessel employment or the conclusion of any fixture.
Commercial Vessel Employment Support
- cargo searches for open tonnage
- market screening and freight-indication support
- fixture negotiations with charterers, brokers and operators
- commercial voyage follow-up after fixture
- commercial coordination among the parties involved in the shipment
Commercial Vessel Support May Include
Our role is to help shipowners and operators seek employment for their vessels through cargo searches, chartering support and freight-market communication.
- searches for suitable cargoes and employment opportunities
- communication with charterers, traders and freight forwarders
- market guidance on prospective vessel employment
- freight indications
- support during fixture negotiations
- charter-party assistance
- coordination with brokers and other market participants
- commercial coordination with agents and other parties involved in the voyage
- commercial voyage follow-up from loading through completion of discharge
From Open Position to Voyage Follow-Up
The shipowner provides the vessel’s particulars, open position, available dates, trading limits and cargo preferences.
Kiev Shipping Ltd reviews the freight market and communicates with suitable charterers and brokers.
Freight indications, principal fixture terms, charter-party points and negotiations are coordinated on a commercial basis.
Where agreed, commercial voyage follow-up may continue through loading, the sea passage and completion of discharge.
What We Do Not Provide
- technical ship management
- crewing or seafarer recruitment
- repair supervision
Kiev Shipping Ltd does not own vessels or present itself as a technical ship manager. We support the commercial employment of vessels through cargo searches, chartering assistance and freight-market communication.
Information required for vessel employment support
- vessel name and IMO number
- full vessel particulars
- vessel type
- deadweight (DWT) and draft
- number and dimensions of holds and hatches
- cranes and their lifting capacities, where fitted
- present or expected open port or area
- open dates
- trading limits
- cargo preferences or exclusions
- recent cargo history
- speed and consumption, if the vessel is offered for time charter
- any other commercial restrictions
WhatsApp / Viber / Telegram: +380 67 4010506
Direct lines
- Phone / WhatsApp / Viber / Telegram
- +380 67 401 05 06
- Dry bulk, breakbulk and general cargo chartering
- [email protected]
- General enquiries
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