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Optima
Our Three Pillars

Ten desks. One firm.

Every segment of the lifecycle.

Pillar 01

The Deal

Expert vessel transactions across dry bulk, tankers, containers, and gas carriers. From yard selection to specialist tanker advisory to responsible decommissioning. Every transaction, every segment, every time.

0+ S&P per year
0+ vessels recycled
Pillar 02

The Edge

The intelligence and capital that keep fleets performing and owners ahead. Repair yards booked before slots evaporate. Conversions scoped for second-life revenue. Independent valuations trusted by the world's maritime banks. Finance structured against every covenant. Bespoke research and strategic consulting that pairs intellectual insight with commercial expertise.

Pillar 03

The Future

The green transition is not coming, it is here, and the rules are still being written. The owners who navigate it best are the ones who treat regulation as a commercial decision, not a compliance burden. We help you protect asset value through the transition: carbon-reduction methodologies and ESG reporting grounded in live market practice, energy-efficient retrofits coordinated with our Repairs desk, and fleet strategy built for an evolving regulatory landscape. Alongside it, Optima Cyber secures the vessel from bridge to shore.

Operating across all major shipping hubs.

Local relationships. Global execution.

Athens 37°58′N · 23°43′E
Headquarters Optima's founding and principal office. The core hub for global commercial activity, senior management, research, valuations, finance, ESG, and brokerage operations within the world's largest shipowning community.
Istanbul 41°01′N · 28°59′E
Black Sea & East Med Strategically positioned to support Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean maritime markets through regional sale and purchase activity, repairs, recycling transactions, and commercial advisory services.
Dubai 25°12′N · 55°16′E
Middle East & Africa A key regional base covering the Middle East, Indian subcontinent, and East Africa, with strong focus on tanker markets, energy shipping, offshore support, and maritime commercial projects.
Singapore 01°17′N · 103°51′E
Asia-Pacific Optima's Asia-Pacific commercial hub, delivering direct coverage of regional trade flows, finance, asset transactions, and advisory mandates across the broader Asian maritime sector.
Shanghai 31°14′N · 121°29′E
East Asia & Shipbuilding A central hub for Asian shipbuilding and commercial activity, overseeing sale and purchase, recycling, newbuilding, repairs, and technical project execution in close cooperation with Chinese shipyards and regional markets.
Athens Istanbul Dubai Singapore Shanghai
"We treat the shipowner's interests as our own. Our global desk gives them market colour no single office can. Honest advice. Disciplined execution. That is how trust gets built across decades, and why it stays."
Dimitrios Koukas Chief Executive Officer, Optima Shipping Services

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Whether acquiring, chartering, financing, repairing, building, valuing, or recycling tonnage, Optima provides commercially grounded advice and execution across the full vessel lifecycle.

Athens · Istanbul · Dubai · Singapore · Shanghai