1 October 2026 · Breakbulk
Breakbulk Shipping: Why Packing Changes the Freight
How crates, bundles, pallets, coils and bare cargo affect stowage, handling, securing and breakbulk freight calculations.
Independent shipbrokers since 2000
Breakbulk, Project and Dry Bulk Cargo Chartering
Independent shipbrokers arranging suitable tonnage for breakbulk, project, oversized and dry bulk cargoes. We charter through the international freight market according to cargo details, route, laycan, port restrictions and vessel suitability.
How a fixture works with us
Our work covers the commercial side of the fixture, from the first enquiry to the last discharge port.
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Vessel search
We check practical vessel options through the international freight market against cargo details, route, laycan and port restrictions.
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Freight indication
An indicative rate for the cargo and trade, before positions are firmed up with owners.
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Fixture negotiation
Main terms are negotiated between charterers and owners until a firm fixture is agreed.
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Charter party support
Support on the contractual basis — for breakbulk and project fixtures GENCON may be used, depending on the agreement between the parties.
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Communication with involved parties
We coordinate commercial communication with the relevant parties as required for the fixture and voyage follow-up.
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Voyage follow-up
From loading to discharge we follow the commercial side of the voyage.
Cargoes we charter tonnage for
Project, breakbulk and dry bulk cargo, electric buses, wheeled machinery and industrial equipment. Each service page lists what we need for a freight indication.
Project Cargo
Oversized, out-of-gauge and heavy-lift units that need geared or heavy-lift tonnage, individual stowage and lashing, and lifting checks at both ends.
Breakbulk Cargo
Non-containerized cargo shipped as separate units: steel products and metal structures, cargoes in bags and big bags, crates, cases, pallets, bundles and coils on general cargo, tween-deck and multipurpose tonnage.
Dry Bulk Cargo
Grain, salt, fertilizers, minerals and other free-flowing cargoes carried in bulk on coasters, handysize and supramax tonnage.
Electric Buses and Wheeled Machinery
Buses, trucks, tractors and other rolling units shipped on ro-ro, multipurpose or general cargo vessels with lashing and securing arrangements.
Industrial Equipment and Machinery
Plant and process equipment, transformers, generators, turbines and construction machinery shipped as breakbulk or project cargo.
Recent fixtures
Real parcels and units the desk has fixed, with photos from loading and discharge.
| When | Vessel | Cargo | Quantity | Load → discharge | |
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| January 2026 | M/V Bohwa Amoy | Bagged silicomanganese | 2,750 mt | Visakhapatnam, India → Djen-Djen, Algeria | 5 photos, 2 videos |
| September 2025 | M/V Ezmoce | Paper machine unit and breakbulk packages | Italy → Ukraine | 3 photos, 2 videos | |
| May 2025 | M/V Grande Abidjan | Wheeled project cargo | 50 units | Shanghai, China → Casablanca, Morocco → Klaipeda, Lithuania | 9 photos, 3 videos |
| May 2025 | M/V Transit Sedanka | Siemens gas turbines | Niigata, Japan → Qingdao, China | 5 photos, 3 videos | |
| July 2024 | M/V Bahar | Corn | 3,000 mt | Izmail, Ukraine → Bandirma, Turkey | 3 photos, 3 videos |
| March 2024 | M/V German Sky | Bagged urea | 3,600 mt | Izmail, Ukraine → Aliaga, Turkey | 1 photo, 2 videos |
Tools and reference
The working numbers behind a fixture, open to charterers and forwarders.
Voyage distance and time
Nautical miles and days between any two of 3,807 ports, along the real shipping lanes.
Enquiry builder
The full 23-point chartering enquiry, step by step, with a recap you can also send on WhatsApp.
Ports and restrictions
Depths, maximum vessel size, cranes and facilities from the World Port Index.
Laytime and demurrage
Allowed against used time, demurrage or despatch.
Stowage and CBM
Volume, stowage factor, broken stowage, weight or measure.
Cargoes and stowage factors
Grain, minerals, fertilizers, steel and bagged cargo, with the vessels that carry them.
Chartering and cargo insights
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Project Cargo: Why the Heaviest Unit Determines the Vessel
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Project Cargo, Breakbulk and Dry Bulk Chartering: Vessel Selection and Maritime Brokerage
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