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We monitor vessels and bring together signals such as arrests, detentions, lay-ups and surveys, so promising opportunities can be spotted early.
Vessel sales & maritime research
Your next vessel.
A wider horizon.
Find vessels, research ownership and follow the signals that matter. ShipScout brings the information together, so you can get on with the conversation.
A closer look
Every vessel
has a story.
Where it trades. Who operates it. What comes next. Look beyond the particulars and build a clearer picture before starting a conversation.
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One team. From first search to close.
Inspect
Before an offer moves forward, a certified marine surveyor can assess the hull, machinery and documentation and prepare a technical report.
Negotiate
We approach owners directly and use vessel, survey and market information to support a clear, informed negotiation.
Escrow
Funds and documentation are handled through a secure closing process, with legal and compliance support for both sides.
Close
The parties complete the transaction and transfer. ShipScout supports the process from first conversation through final handover.
How ShipScout started
A better result began with one vessel.
We were trying to sell a vessel. Not a small one — fifteen thousand lightship tons of steel, sitting idle and costing money every day.
The first offer came back at $230 per LDT. We didn’t know if it was fair, so we trusted the broker.
We pushed. The offer rose to $240. A second broker appeared at $250 — each claiming to have the best buyer, each with a chain of people we never got to meet.
We called a breaking yard directly. Its commercial team quoted $260. Better, but we still felt there was room.
Then we reached the yard owner personally: someone we knew, through a relationship built over years.
$285. Final offer. Deal closed.
Same vessel. Same steel. Same week. $55 more per LDT — because we knew who to call and they picked up.
That was the moment ShipScout was born. The best price comes from the right relationship. We built ShipScout to make those relationships available to every owner.
For owners & buyers
From the first search
to the right conversation.
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A particular vessel, a buying requirement or a sale.
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