The Deal.
Dry bulk, tankers, containers, gas. A vessel bought, a vessel built, a vessel returned to steel. The work the firm has done longest, and the work owners come back for.
Services · Optima
One platform for the whole vessel lifecycle.
Independent shipbrokers across every segment of the vessel lifecycle.
Talk to a specialist 10 Specialist desks
5 Global hubs
60+ Maritime professionals
Top 10 Lloyd’s List ranking
What we do
Ten desks. One firm. Every segment of the vessel lifecycle, from acquisition to recycling, handled under one roof with one standard of advice.
How ten desks work as one.
Three commercial pillars, ten desks, one operating framework across the lifecycle.
The Edge.
What an owner needs between transactions. Yard space when it is scarce. Conversion scopes that pay back. Valuations the major maritime banks rely on. Finance arranged against the covenant. Research that answers the question you actually asked.
The Future.
Decarbonisation is now a commercial question, not an aspirational one. Carbon strategy and ESG reporting grounded in what the market is actually doing. Retrofits scoped with the Repairs desk. Cyber risk addressed across the fleet and the office.
Ten specialist desks, end to end.
Integrated maritime services delivered as one coordinated practice.
Sale & Purchase Commercial advisory and transaction execution across bulk carriers, tankers, container vessels, gas carriers, and offshore tonnage. 
Newbuildings Feasibility assessment, yard selection, contract negotiation, construction supervision, and delivery coordination. 
Ship Recycling Commercially managed, regulation-compliant recycling, including IHM coordination and approved-yard execution. 
Repairs & Conversions Drydock management, afloat repairs, retrofit programmes, conversions, and technical project coordination worldwide. 
Valuations Independent vessel and fleet valuations supported by live market intelligence and comparable transaction analysis. 
Shipping Finance Finance advisory across debt, leasing, structured finance, export credit, and alternative capital solutions. 
ESG & Carbon Decarbonisation strategy, emissions compliance, efficiency upgrades, and reporting frameworks. 
Research Market intelligence, freight analysis, asset reporting, and sector-specific commercial research. 
Tanker Projects Structured tanker transactions, spot and time chartering, and project execution across crude, product, and chemical trades. 
Optima Cyber Maritime cybersecurity, vessel network protection, crew awareness, incident response, and IMO cyber compliance. Local relationships. Global execution.
Five offices across the principal shipping, finance, repair, and shipbuilding markets.
Athens
HeadquartersOptima’s founding and principal office, the core hub for global commercial activity, senior management, research, valuations, finance, ESG, and brokerage within the world’s largest shipowning community.
Istanbul
Regional OfficePositioned to support Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean markets through regional sale and purchase activity, repairs, recycling transactions, and commercial advisory.
Dubai
Regional OfficeA key base covering the Middle East, Indian subcontinent, and East Africa, with strong focus on tanker markets, energy shipping, offshore support, and commercial projects.
Singapore
Regional OfficeOptima’s Asia-Pacific commercial hub, delivering direct coverage of regional trade flows, finance, asset transactions, and advisory mandates across the Asian maritime sector.
Shanghai
Regional Office, AsiaA central hub for Asian shipbuilding and commercial activity, overseeing sale and purchase, recycling, newbuilding, repairs, and technical project execution with Chinese shipyards.
Why owners stay.
We treat the shipowner’s interests as our own, and our global desk gives them market colour no single office can. The advice is honest, the execution is disciplined, and the same standard holds whether the mandate is a single vessel or a fleet programme.
That is how trust gets built across decades, and why it stays.
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Whether acquiring, chartering, financing, repairing, building, valuing, or recycling tonnage, Optima provides commercially grounded advice across the full vessel lifecycle.
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