Financial Institutions (including ship finance banks, private equity, asset management company) in:

• Valuation of portfolio of dry bulk assets held by them
• Assisting credit committee of a financial institution in reviewing internal bank document for a sale and lease back shipping transaction
• Acquiring a target company
• Assessment of revenue performance

Dry bulk Shipping company tend to seek advice on:

• Market outlook of different segments
• Operating cost benchmarking
• IPO/Private placement

Industrial users (Coal-fired power plants, Steel plants, Iron ore, Coal and Bauxite mining company, Smelters) have sought our assistance in:

• Seafreight strategy development
• CoA tendering advice
• Contract negotiation to estimate at FOB price of cargo

Services offered

Commercial and market assessment

• Dry bulk market outlook (in terms of demand, supply, earning and asset values forecast)
• Valuation
• Vessel valuation (Charter free, Charter attached)
• Residual Value assessment
• Freight rate benchmarking
• IPO/Private placement support
• Developing freight cost assessment model for contract negotiation
• Counterparty due diligence
• Strategic planning and investment
• Seafreight strategy development for industrial users
• Investment due diligence of target company
• Contract of affreightment tendering advice
• Mergers and Acquisition assistance
• Market entry and exit

Technical due diligence of vessels (to assess seaworthiness of vessels)

• Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) due diligence of dry bulk shipping company
• Oversight supervision of vessels under construction
• Operating cost benchmarking
• Physical inspection of vessels

Financial assessment

• Financial modelling
• Earnings benchmarking