Ship Broking
Sale, Purchase & Chartering
RdM supports serious principals in vessel sale & purchase and chartering through a structured, selective, and commercially disciplined ship broking approach.
We focus on mandate clarity, counterparty comfort, pricing realism, and controlled execution — not speculative circulation, rate shopping, or unclear intermediary chains.
A Structured Approach to Maritime Transactions
Our Sale & Purchase and Chartering services are built on structured due diligence, clear authority, and market-aligned commercial judgment, ensuring that each engagement progresses with realism and execution integrity.
RdM’s role is to support credible transaction pathways — from initial screening and pricing alignment to negotiation, documentation, and execution support where the parties, authority, and commercial basis are sufficiently clear.
Ship Sale & Purchase
RdM handles selective, mandate-driven ship sale and purchase enquiries, focusing on execution quality rather than transaction volume.
S&P Coverage
- Second-hand vessel acquisitions
- Strategic fleet disposals
- Off-market opportunities
- Offshore and project-related vessel opportunities
- Demolition and end-of-life sales in selective cases
Execution Support
- Buyer and seller requirement review
- Mandate and authority verification
- Counterparty comfort and risk awareness
- Market-backed valuation and pricing guidance
- MoA / documentation coordination where applicable
- Inspection, negotiation, and delivery-stage support where engaged
Every S&P engagement is progressed only where authority, commercial seriousness, and pricing expectations are reasonably aligned.
Chartering Support
RdM’s chartering support is designed for serious charterers, owners, and project parties who require practical vessel employment or cargo movement support with proper commercial discipline.
Chartering Coverage
- Time charter enquiries
- Voyage charter enquiries
- Project and offshore chartering support
- Technically sensitive or specialised employment
- Route, cargo, and vessel-fit discussions where commercially realistic
Chartering Discipline
- Written requirement clarity before owner-side approach
- Decision-maker and authority identification
- Engagement readiness screening before holding tonnage
- Clear recap discipline and subject control
- Post-fixture coordination support where applicable
We do not hold vessels indefinitely or pursue repeated speculative pricing iterations without demonstrated charterer seriousness.
Why RdM Ship Broking Is Different
Many brokerage failures occur before negotiations even begin — through unclear authority, weak counterparty verification, unrealistic pricing expectations, or premature market exposure. RdM’s brokerage model is designed to reduce these risks.
Typical Market Weaknesses
- Informal enquiries without clear authority
- Vague mandates and unclear decision chains
- Endless indications without commitment
- Weak counterparty screening
- Person-dependent execution
- Premature exposure of vessel or requirement details
RdM Brokerage Approach
- Process-led, not personality-led
- Mandate and authority checks before escalation
- Counterparty comfort before sensitive circulation
- Valuation-first commercial alignment
- Deal-gated progression at critical stages
- Selective execution for serious principals
We qualify opportunities before we pursue them.
Our Brokerage Execution Framework
Every serious engagement follows a structured workflow designed to reduce wasted cycles, protect counterparties, and preserve commercial credibility.
- Requirement Profiling — clear capture of buyer, seller, owner, or charterer intent.
- Mandate & Authority Review — confirmation of who is authorised to negotiate, decide, and commit.
- Counterparty Comfort — KYB / KYC / AML / sanctions awareness where appropriate for the transaction.
- Valuation & Commercial Alignment — market-backed pricing guidance and feasibility review.
- Deal-Gate Clearance — only credible opportunities proceed to negotiation, inspection, MoA, recap, CP, or fixture stages.
This framework helps avoid premature or high-risk progression and supports disciplined execution.
Valuation Intelligence & Market Alignment
Serious ship broking requires pricing realism. Vessel values, asking prices, buyer budgets, chartering assumptions, and market comparables must be understood before negotiation momentum takes over.
RdM’s brokerage work is supported by its desktop ship valuation and market assessment capability, helping clients understand whether a price, requirement, or opportunity is commercially grounded.
Valuation Inputs May Include
- Comparable sales references
- Age, size, yard, flag, and class context
- Condition, SS/DD, BWTS, scrubber, and equipment considerations
- Freight market and liquidity context
- Scrap floor and market sentiment observations
Why It Matters
- Reduces unrealistic expectations
- Supports negotiation discipline
- Filters weak enquiries early
- Protects principals from speculative exposure
- Creates a clearer basis for execution
Deal Gating & Engagement Discipline
RdM does not chase every enquiry. To protect owners, buyers, charterers, and brokerage integrity, we apply clear deal-gating controls.
We do not normally progress engagements where:
- Mandate or authority is unclear
- Counterparty verification is incomplete
- Budget or pricing expectations are unrealistic
- Decision timelines are undefined
- Intermediary chains are excessive or unclear
- The enquiry remains speculative beyond reasonable limits
This discipline preserves credibility, protects relationships, and improves execution efficiency.
Who We Work With
We Engage With
- Shipowners and fleet operators
- Buyers with defined acquisition intent
- Charterers with authority and clarity
- Principals who value structured execution
- Co-brokers where role, chain, and recognition are clear
We Do Not Engage With
- Casual market feelers
- Unverified intermediaries
- Multi-layer broker chains without authority
- Endless exploratory discussions without commitment
- Requests that require speculative circulation without clarity
Not Yet Ready for Brokerage Execution?
Where an opportunity is still unclear, RdM may first recommend a focused desktop review before moving into broking execution.
For early-stage vessel pricing, transaction screening, or chartering feasibility concerns, clients may begin with RdM Ship Valuation or RdM Chartering Check before progressing to mandate-led brokerage.
Initiate a Brokerage Engagement
If you represent a serious principal and wish to engage RdM’s brokerage desk, please proceed through one of the structured pathways below.
Buyer Requirement
For buyers with defined acquisition intent, budget clarity, and authority to proceed.
Vessel for Sale
For owners or authorised parties wishing to submit a vessel for selective review.
Chartering Enquiry
For serious chartering enquiries where cargo, route, timing, and authority can be clarified.
All submissions are reviewed internally and progressed only after initial qualification.
Buyer Requirement Submission
All submissions are screened. Only qualified enquiries will be progressed.
Vessel for Sale Submission
All submissions are screened. Only qualified enquiries will be progressed.
Chartering Inquiry Submission
All submissions are screened. Only qualified enquiries will be progressed.
Brokerage with Governance
RdM operates across ship broking, maritime advisory, ship valuation, chartering feasibility, and transaction support, with a strong emphasis on process discipline and commercial realism.
Our ship broking practice is designed for clients who value professional filtering, confidentiality, execution accountability, and long-term credibility.