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Vessel chartering & brokerage in Bangladesh

Voyage, time and bareboat fixtures for tonnage trading to and from Bangladesh — negotiated against live port intelligence from Chattogram, Mongla, Payra, Matarbari and Kutubdia, and supported through post-fixture, laytime and demurrage.

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chartering services under this discipline, each with its own page

Fixtures priced on port reality, not index averages

A Bangladesh fixture lives or dies on local detail: whether the vessel lightens at Kutubdia or berths direct, how many days the outer anchorage is really running, which berths turn a geared bulker fastest, what the monsoon does to laycan risk. Brokers working from an index in Singapore don’t see it. Our chartering desk sits above an operations floor whose surveyors board vessels at these ports every week — the fixture is priced on what the port is actually doing.

We act for owners seeking employment into the Bay of Bengal and for charterers — importers, traders, industrial buyers — covering grain, fertiliser, clinker, coal and project programmes. And because the desk stays on after subjects are lifted, post-fixture operations, laytime and demurrage are handled by the same people who negotiated the terms.

Chartering services we provide

Voyage Chartering

Single-voyage fixtures for grain, fertiliser, clinker, coal and steel into and out of Bangladesh — negotiated on live port intelligence, not last month’s index.

Time Chartering

Period employment and trip charters for owners and operators — description, delivery/redelivery ranges and hire levels matched to Bay of Bengal trading reality.

Bareboat Chartering

Bareboat structures for owners and operators building Bangladesh-flag or coastal capacity — terms, survey condition and redelivery protections.

Contracts of Affreightment (COA)

Multi-shipment programmes for importers with seasonal volumes — locking tonnage and freight across the year instead of chasing spot markets.

Tonnage Sourcing & Vetting

Candidate vessels screened against cargo, draft and berth requirements — with our own surveyors’ condition input before you fix.

Freight Negotiation & Market Advice

Rate guidance built from actual Bangladesh fixtures and port turnaround data — what the trade is really paying, not what the index implies.

Post-Fixture Operations

Voyage instructions, agent nomination oversight, ETA management and problem-solving from fixture to final discharge — the desk stays on the file.

Laytime & Demurrage Management

SOF scrutiny, laytime calculation and demurrage/despatch settlement — backed by surveyors who were at the port while time counted.

Charterparty Drafting Support

Bangladesh-specific clauses that prevent disputes: lightering at Kutubdia, outer anchorage waiting, monsoon laycans and bunker terms.

Each service above becomes its own dedicated page in the full build — e.g. “Voyage Chartering — Grain into Chattogram” — following this same template.

How a fixture works

STEP 1

Enquire

Cargo or open tonnage, laycan and ranges. Market levels and candidates back within hours.

STEP 2

Negotiate

Offers and counters run to your instruction — every subject and clause explained before you commit.

STEP 3

Fix & paper

Recap to full charterparty with Bangladesh-specific clauses that stand up when tested.

STEP 4

Operate to redelivery

Post-fixture, laytime and demurrage handled by the same desk until the file closes.

Where we fix

Vessel chartering — Chattogram — grain, fertiliser and clinker fixtures priced on real berth and anchorage turnaround.

Ship chartering in Bangladesh — voyage, time and bareboat fixtures for the country’s import programmes.

Fixtures into Mongla Port — Pashur River drafts, gear requirements and realistic laytime for the southwest.

Coal & clinker COAs — Payra — programme chartering for the Rabnabad power and cement belt.

Deep-draft calls — Matarbari — fixing the country’s first deep-water berths without draft surprises.

Lightering economics — Kutubdia — fixtures structured around mid-stream discharge, floating cranes and barge timing.

What you receive

Frequently asked questions

What does it cost to charter a vessel to Chattogram right now?

Rates move weekly with tonnage supply, bunker prices and anchorage congestion. Send cargo, quantity, laycan and load range and the desk returns current market levels with recent comparable fixtures within hours — free and without obligation.

Both, but never both sides of the same fixture. On each negotiation the desk acts exclusively for its principal; if an enquiry would create a conflict, we declare it before any terms are exchanged.

Yes — this is routine for Bangladesh trades. We structure the fixture around the lightering operation: NOR and laytime wording for the anchorage, barge and floating-crane arrangements, and realistic time allowances, so the CP matches what actually happens mid-stream.

Yes. Post-fixture operations, SOF scrutiny, laytime calculation and demurrage/despatch settlement are handled by the same desk that negotiated the fixture — with survey evidence from our own attendances where quantity or time is disputed.

For cargo: commodity, quantity, load/discharge range, laycan and any draft or gear restrictions. For open tonnage: vessel description, open position and dates, and intended trading. Indications come back the same day.

Yes. For importers with recurring volumes — grain, fertiliser, clinker, coal — we structure contracts of affreightment that lock tonnage and freight across the programme, with nomination flexibility and performance protections built in.

Related services

On/off-hire, draft and hold surveys for your fixtures

Cargo-side matching for shippers and traders

Laytime disputes and charterparty claims support

Enquire about a fixture

Cargo or open tonnage, laycan and load/discharge range — the chartering desk responds with market levels and candidates within hours.

INCLUDE IN YOUR ENQUIRY
CREDENTIALS

BIMCO Member · IIMS-accredited surveyors · ISO 9001:2015 · Listed P&I correspondent for all Bangladesh ports

Cargo to move or tonnage to employ?

Market levels and candidate tonnage for Bangladesh trades — back within hours, without obligation.