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Behind the shipOwn your vessel the right way
The company that owns the ship, its flag, its mortgage and its board - designed and operated so the vessel is financeable, sale-ready and defensible. This is the legal and structuring side of ship finance, not the capital.
The structure under the vessel
Vessel-owning SPV
One ship, one company - ring-fencing arrest and liability - and a clean holding layer above the fleet.
Mortgage & security
Drafting and registering the ship mortgage, deed of covenant and assignment of earnings and insurances for the lender.
Sale & purchase
Memoranda of agreement, transfers and closing - trading the vessel by moving the company or the hull.
Resident manager & board
A genuine resident manager and accountable directors - real governance, not a nameplate.
Flag & registration
Coordinated with the registration so ownership, flag and finance all line up from day one.
Ongoing administration
Filings, changes and the routine maintenance a live owning company constantly generates.
We handle the legal and structuring side of ship finance - the owning vehicle, the mortgage and security documents, and registration - so a lender can lend against the vessel. We are not a lender or a capital arranger. Where you need funding, we work alongside your bank or financier.
Structuring who owns the ship?
Tell us the vessel and the plan - we will design the owning structure and run it.