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Ship Broker

Sale-and-purchase and chartering ship brokerage for dry and wet tonnage. Indexed under Transport & Logistics / Ocean & Maritime for UK, EU, World. Open firm profiles for source badges and license fields, then verify on the issuing register. BrokerMafia lists public-registry rows for ship broker desks — not paid placements, star ratings, or endorsements. Also searched as: S&P broker, sale and purchase broker.

Transport & Logistics Ocean & Maritime 80 listings

Updated from public registries · Counts precomputed offline

Firms (80)

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How to use this Ship Broker index

Sale-and-purchase and chartering ship brokerage for dry and wet tonnage.

This hub sits in Transport & Logistics. Coverage regions commonly associated with listings: UK, EU, 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 (Ship 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 (UK, EU, 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

S&P broker, sale and purchase broker

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 Ship Broker?

Sale-and-purchase and chartering ship brokerage for dry and wet tonnage.

This vertical sits in the Transport & Logistics category. Regions commonly associated with listings here: UK, EU, World. Also searched as: S&P broker, sale and purchase broker.

BrokerMafia indexes 80 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 ship 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?

Oversight for ship broker activity usually sits with the national or state regulator that licenses that activity in each country. Our pages link firms to public source records when the ingest provides an ID — you should still open the official register.

How to choose and verify

Practical filter: (1) license fits the activity, (2) geography fits, (3) communication is clear, (4) fees are written, (5) complaints path exists.

  • 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 (80) 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. 80 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 Ship Broker on BrokerMafia?

A Ship 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.

Which U.S. agencies touch ship brokerage?

FMC (ocean transportation intermediaries), MARAD, and CBP often matter; flag-state registries govern the vessel. Confirm the desk's exact role.

Does indexation prove OTI licence status?

No. Check FMC and the named flag/port authority yourself before fixtures or deposits.

Ship brokerage — verify the desk, not a vanity list

Ship sale/purchase and charter introductions may stack MARAD, FMC ocean-transport rules, and USCG safety layers. An index row is not an FMC OTI licence.

MARAD · FMC · USCG

Editorial deepen · Batch 10 · 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.

Ship sale & purchase introductions — verify the desk, not a vanity list

Ship S&P desks are commercial. USCG documentation and MARAD/FMC maritime layers are separate from any dealer/broker state path. Indexed ≠ endorsed.

USCG · MARAD · FMC

Editorial deepen · Batch 18 · 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.

Ship sale / charter introductions — verify the desk, not a vanity list

Ship desks may stack FMC/MARAD/CBP contexts with flag-state rules — Motus remains paused. 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 · MARAD · CBP · DOT

What this page does not prove

BrokerMafia does not endorse ship sale / charter, score performance, or replace primary registers. Soft file-cap deepen (Batch 35) thickens this hub in place with 0 net new HTML files. Brand Book bone/black/red.

Editorial audit-fix · Batch 35 · 2026-10-01. Indexed ≠ licensed ≠ recommended. Motus ingest remains paused. Re-check primary registers before you send funds or tender.