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Velian Shipbrokers

Sale & Purchase

Hamburg / Worldwide

Secondhand tonnage, handled by the broker responsible.

The Hamburg desk advises owners, buyers and sellers on secondhand tonnage across a broad spectrum of commercial vessels, and covers newbuilding, valuations and recycling from the same desk.

Product tanker ARDMORE SEAMARINER under way in a harbour approach, container terminal cranes and city skyline in the background.

01 / Sale & Purchase

From first discussion to delivery.

Sale and purchase work rarely begins with a firm instruction. It begins with a question about value, timing or a specific piece of tonnage.

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01

Market view

Candidates, comparable sales and buyer or seller appetite, assessed rather than listed.
02

Approach

Discreet contact with the relevant counterparties, at the pace the assignment requires.
03

Negotiation

Price, terms, inspection and delivery position negotiated with a clear commercial position.
04

Documentation

Memorandum of agreement and commercial documentation coordinated with the parties and their advisers.
05

Closing and delivery

Deposit, inspection, notices, closing meeting and physical delivery followed through to completion.

02 / Sectors covered

Broad coverage.

Sector coverage is presented together here rather than split across separate pages — in practice these markets overlap, and so do the buyers active in them.

Bulk Carriers
Handysize through larger sizes, geared and gearless.
Tankers
Product, crude, bunkering and LPG tankers.
Chemical Tankers
Stainless Steel / MarineLine / Epoxy.
Containerships
Feeder and intermediate sizes.
Shortsea General Cargo
Coasters and box-shaped general cargo tonnage — our deepest market.
MPP & Open Hatch
Geared multipurpose and open-hatch.
RoRo
RoRo and ConRo tonnage.
Tugboats & Offshore
Tugboats, workboats, offshore and special purpose units.
Geared multipurpose vessel KS PROJECT under way in open water, deck cranes raised and project cargo deck fittings visible.
MPP and project cargo tonnage.
Geared bulk carrier ATAYAL BRAVE of Wisdom Line under way on a calm river, deck cranes and black hull.
Bulkers — geared and gearless dry bulk tonnage.
Product tanker PATRIOT under way in calm coastal water off a refinery terminal.
Product, crude, bunkering and LPG tankers.
Chemical tanker SONGA KARI under way in open water, deck piping and midship crane visible.
Chemical tankers — stainless steel, MarineLine and epoxy coated tonnage.
Feeder containership AQUARIUS loaded with mixed containers departing port, harbour cranes on the skyline behind.
Containerships — feeder and intermediate sizes.
Harbour tug under way in calm blue water, black hull with white superstructure, orange trim and fendering.
Tugboats and offshore units.
Livestock carrier NORTH STAR 1 under way in clear blue water, white hull with ventilation casings and a blue funnel.
Livestock carriers — specialised tonnage.
RoRo cargo vessel under way in coastal waters, stern ramp raised and deck crane stowed.
RoRo and ConRo tonnage — one of the sectors covered by the Hamburg desk.

03 / Shortsea general cargo

Our deepest
market coverage.

Shortsea general cargo is a fragmented market of privately held fleets, single-ship owners and regional operators. Coverage here is built on continuous contact over years, not on a database.

That depth shows in how quickly a realistic candidate list can be assembled, and in how accurately we can read whether a vessel is genuinely for sale.

Shortsea general cargo vessel KLARA with a red hull under way along a wooded shoreline, wheelhouse and accommodation block aft with the cargo hold forward.
Shortsea general cargo — KLARA, typical of the tonnage covered by the desk.

04 / Newbuilding

Newbuilding.

Support for owners considering new tonnage: yard selection, specification discussion, price comparison against the secondhand market, and contract negotiation.

01

Yard and berth

Identification of suitable yards and realistic delivery positions.
02

Specification

Commercial review of the specification against intended trade and future resale value.
03

Contract

Shipbuilding contract commercial terms negotiated alongside the owner’s technical and legal advisers.
04

Alternative

An honest comparison with buying secondhand, including when that is the better decision.
Two brokers in suits and hard hats looking at a newbuilding hull under construction on a shipyard slipway, gantry crane behind.

05 / Valuations

Valuations.

Written valuations for owners, banks and other stakeholders, prepared on the basis of the market as it stands rather than as it is hoped to be.

01

Basis

Recent comparable sales, current buyer appetite and the specific characteristics of the vessel.
02

Purpose

Sale consideration, financing, insurance, accounting or internal review.
03

Form

Concise written valuations, with the reasoning stated.

06 / Recycling

Recycling.

End-of-life tonnage placed with recycling buyers, with attention to the yard, the documentation and the owner’s own compliance requirements.

01

Placement

Comparison of buyers and destinations against price, timing and standards.
02

Documentation

Sale terms, inventory documentation and delivery coordinated with the owner.
03

Alternatives

Where trading value remains, that option is put forward first.

The desk

Hamburg

Kleine Johannisstrasse 6
20457 Hamburg, Germany

+49 40 53 797 689 0
snp@velianshipbrokers.de