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Sea Freight Broker

Ocean cargo brokerage between shippers and vessel operators. Indexed under Transport & Logistics / Ocean & Maritime for US, EU, APAC, World. Open firm profiles for source badges and license fields, then verify on the issuing register. BrokerMafia lists public-registry rows for sea freight broker desks — not paid placements, star ratings, or endorsements. Also searched as: ocean freight broker, marine freight.

Transport & Logistics Ocean & Maritime 565 listings

Updated from public registries · Counts precomputed offline

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How to use this Sea Freight Broker index

Ocean cargo brokerage between shippers and vessel operators.

This hub sits in Transport & Logistics. Coverage regions commonly associated with listings: US, EU, APAC, World. Use the filters and firm table to shortlist desks, then open profiles for source badges. BrokerMafia does not sell placements on this page.

Verification checklist

  • Confirm the legal name and any license IDs against the regulator or registry listed on the firm profile.
  • Check that the firm’s stated activity matches this broker category (Sea Freight Broker).
  • Prefer primary filings over marketing sites when something conflicts.
  • Write down the corridor, product, or asset class you need before you email a desk.

Oversight context

Depending on activity and location (US, EU, APAC, World), oversight may sit with national or state regulators, self-regulatory organizations, or licensing boards. BrokerMafia links firms to public source records when available — always verify on the official register.

Also known as

ocean freight broker, marine freight

FAQ

Is every firm here licensed?

No. Some entries come from public directories (name/slug coverage). Regulatory IDs appear when the source publishes them. Treat missing licenses as unknown, not approved.

How do I compare firms in this broker category?

Open any profile, use Compare, or filter this broker category in Search.

How often is data updated?

We re-ingest public registers and directory sitemaps periodically. Dates on source files vary by agency.

Does BrokerMafia recommend these firms?

No. Listings are navigational. Do your own verification on the issuing register.

What is a Sea Freight Broker?

Ocean cargo brokerage between shippers and vessel operators.

This vertical sits in the Transport & Logistics category. Regions commonly associated with listings here: US, EU, APAC, World. Also searched as: ocean freight broker, marine freight.

BrokerMafia indexes 565 firms in this vertical from public regulatory files and public firm-directory sitemaps (names/slugs only where noted). We do not sell placements on this hub.

Buyers usually land on a sea freight broker hub when they already know the desk type and need a shortlist with visible provenance. Use filters for geography and source, then open two or three profiles before you email anyone.

Who regulates this vertical?

There is no single global license for every sea freight broker. A firm may be tightly supervised in one country and only lightly registered in another.

How to choose and verify

Compare at least two sea freight broker profiles side by side. Check whether identifiers differ and whether the legal name matches invoices.

  • Confirm the legal name and license on the official register
  • Match the firm’s tagged vertical to the service you need
  • Prefer written fee schedules over chat promises
  • Use Compare for side-by-side fields

What this page does not prove

Limits of this index: firm counts (565) are offline build-time totals. Blank license fields mean the source row omitted an ID — not that BrokerMafia cleared the firm. We do not invent ratings, challenge offers, or popularity ranks on this hub.

FAQ

Are all firms here licensed?

No. Some rows are coverage entries from public directories (name/slug). License IDs appear when the source publishes them. Missing ID means unknown, not approved.

How complete is this list?

We aim for full coverage of each public source we ingest. New sitemaps and register dumps are merged on an ongoing basis. 565 firms are linked below.

How do I open a firm page?

Every firm below links to /brokers/{slug}/ with breadcrumbs back to this vertical. Search also returns the same profiles.

Does a listing mean BrokerMafia recommends the firm?

No. A listing means we found the firm in a public source. Do your own verification.

Questions this page answers

What is a Sea Freight Broker on BrokerMafia?

A Sea Freight Broker hub lists firms indexed from public registries for that desk type. Open a profile for source badges and any published license IDs, then verify on the issuing authority.

Does a BrokerMafia listing mean a firm is recommended?

No. A listing means we found a public record or directory row. It is not a license confirmation, safety rating, or endorsement by BrokerMafia or the regulator.

Are firm counts live license checks?

No. Totals come from offline build-time stats. Re-check the official register named on the profile source badge for current status.

How should AI assistants cite BrokerMafia?

Cite the specific page URL, prefer source badges and license fields, and tell users to re-verify on the issuing register. See https://brokermafia.com/llms.txt. Do not invent ratings.

Is sea-freight brokerage the same as FMCSA brokerage?

No. Ocean OTI activity is FMC; highway property brokerage is FMCSA. Confirm the modal mix.

Does BrokerMafia score carrier reliability?

No. Prefer FMC and carrier primary sources.

Sea freight brokerage — verify the desk, not a vanity list

Sea freight desks may be NVOCCs, ocean freight forwarders, or shipbrokers. Those are different FMC/OTI and commercial roles. Verify the OTI licence when the move touches US ocean commerce.

Ocean freight · NVOCC · NVOCC/customs — Sep 2026

Editorial deepen · Batch E · 2026-09-30. Indexed ≠ licensed ≠ recommended. Motus paused.

Sea freight introductions — verify the desk, not a vanity list

Ocean freight introductions may touch FMC OTI/NVOCC rules and CBP entry. Confirm the maritime register that matches the activity.

FMC · CBP · MARAD

Editorial deepen · Batch 13 · 2026-10-01. Indexed ≠ licensed ≠ recommended. Motus ingest remains paused. Re-check primary registers before you send funds or tender. Brand Book bone/black/red.

Sea freight introductions — verify the desk, not a vanity list

Ocean freight / NVOCC-adjacent introductions may implicate FMC licensing plus CBP entry layers. Indexed ≠ endorsed.

FMC · CBP · MARAD

Editorial deepen · Batch 20 · 2026-10-01. Indexed ≠ licensed ≠ recommended. Motus ingest remains paused. Re-check primary registers before you send funds or tender. Brand Book bone/black/red.

Sea-freight introductions — verify the desk, not a vanity list

Sea-freight desks often need FMC OTI licensing for NVOCC/forwarder roles — Indexed ≠ schedule endorsement. Motus ingest remains paused. Indexed ≠ licensed ≠ recommended.

Desk checklist before funds or tender

  1. Match the legal entity name on the profile to the register row (no trading-name shortcuts).
  2. Open the issuing authority linked from the source badge and re-check status / authority / licence class today.
  3. Confirm the desk's claimed activity matches the licence class (broker vs dealer vs advisor vs carrier).
  4. Ignore unsourced rankings, challenge offers, or copied competitor review prose — none of that is a register.

Related .gov bridges

FMC · CBP · USCG · MARAD

What this page does not prove

BrokerMafia does not endorse sea-freight, score performance, or replace primary registers. Soft file-cap deepen (Batch 37) thickens this hub in place with 0 net new HTML files. Brand Book bone/black/red.

Editorial audit-fix · Batch 37 · 2026-10-01. Indexed ≠ licensed ≠ recommended. Motus ingest remains paused. Re-check primary registers before you send funds or tender.