TIDEGATEMARITIMEEnquireMARKETS — DRY BULK
Better-informed dry bulk fixtures.
Tidegate Maritime brokers dry bulk cargoes across regional and deep-sea trades, combining market intelligence with a marine-operational view of vessel and port suitability.
Technical insight. Market intelligence. Commercial execution.
WHAT WE COVER
Cargoes
Grains, fertilisers, clinker, cement, coal, minerals, ores, scrap, sugar, salt and other dry bulk commodities.
Tonnage
Handysize, Handymax and Supramax tonnage, together with small bulkers, coasters and geared vessels suited to regional port conditions.
Trade patterns
Deep-sea imports into West & Central Africa, regional coastal distribution and outbound commodity liftings.
Commercial and Fixture Support
Freight indications and market levels, vessel screening, laycan coordination and negotiation support through fixture recap.
CHARTER STRUCTURES
Structures we work with.
Voyage Charters
Single-cargo employment on agreed freight terms, with attention to laytime, demurrage, port costs and operational exposure.
Time Charters
Trip and period employment where the charterer requires commercial control over vessel employment within agreed charter-party terms.
Contracts of Affreightment
Repeat liftings under an agreed programme, providing continuity of tonnage coverage over a defined period.
Part Cargoes and Parcelling
Combination of compatible cargo parcels where individual volumes do not justify full-vessel employment.
MARKETS & TRADES
- Côte d'Ivoire — Abidjan, San Pedro
- Ghana — Tema, Takoradi
- Nigeria — Lagos / Apapa, Onne / Port Harcourt
- Cameroon — Douala, Kribi
- Senegal — Dakar
- Gabon, Congo & Angola — Selected bulk and industrial ports
OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Draft restrictions, berth dimensions and tidal limitations at regional ports
- Gear requirements where shore-side handling capacity is limited
- Hold cleanliness and cargo compatibility for sensitive commodities
- Realistic loading and discharge rates, congestion and demurrage exposure
- Ownership, class, sanctions and counterparty screening of proposed tonnage
CONTACT THE DESK
Bring us the cargo. We'll work the market.
Send us the cargo, quantity, load and discharge ports, laycan and any key operational requirements. Our chartering desk will assess the requirement and approach suitable tonnage.