Vessel Management

Professional Vessel Management

Third-party vessel management represents a highly specialized discipline, particularly when conducted under the stringent guidelines established by the International Ship Managers Association. The scale and composition of a fleet managed by AXMARINE provide owners with significant advantages in purchasing power for spare parts, supplies, and services.

This allows owners to focus on securing charter contracts in today's competitive markets, confident that agreed operational budgets are consistently maintained.

Our team members bring experience from renowned shipbuilding, repair, ownership, and management organizations. Their expertise combines technical knowledge with commercial awareness of our clients' vessel trading patterns. We possess the capabilities to operate any vessel type, from bulk carriers to steam turbine tankers, refrigerated vessels, and sophisticated LNG carriers. We have developed particular specialization in chemical tanker operations.

We also leverage powerful computer-based applications, mostly developed in-house to meet our specific requirements. These systems form an integral part of our client service, providing continuous monitoring and real-time reporting on vessel costs and operational condition.

AXMARINE provides owners, financial institutions, underwriters, and statutory organizations with professional representation beyond their internal capabilities. The company capitalizes on the extensive maritime knowledge accumulated by our team. We execute work as non-exclusive supervisors, with additional clients including international insurance groups. We regularly conduct pre-purchase condition surveys and offer asset auditing services to monitor vessel condition for financially involved parties.

Professional vessel management operates within strict ethical and commercial standards. The importance of this sector has grown considerably over the past two decades.

Our company's rationale is to deliver exceptionally high service standards in crew selection and maintenance, whether through direct management or outsourcing. Vessel condition and performance consistently align with competitive operating costs. Our total commitment to quality assurance, combined with our fully computerized shore-based organization and decades of practical and theoretical expertise, creates an unmatched professional combination.

Commercial Management

AXMARINE provides commercial management services to dry bulk and tanker owners. Our operations teams are attuned to the commercial dynamics of the highly competitive tanker market. Led by former Marine Masters with proven industry experience, they are prepared to address any circumstance promptly and effectively.

Core Services Include:

• Reviewing charter party terms and communicating to vessel masters
• Verifying voyage orders and informing masters
• Monitoring performance under charter-party conditions
• Calculating laytime and off-hire periods
• Processing voyage calculations and demurrage claims
• Invoicing charterers for freight payments on behalf of principals
• Handling claims and disputes
• Assisting owners and brokers with fixture information
• Appointing agents and managing disbursements
• Reviewing pro-forma D/A statements and arranging advance payments
• Evaluating and nominating bunker suppliers
• Tracking vessel ROB and verifying figures