Trusted counterparties
We screen owners, charterers and vessels before we put business forward, and only bring you what we would stand behind ourselves.
Independent shipbrokers · Athens, Greece
Connecting cargo and ships, worldwide.
StemGuards is an independent dry bulk shipbroking house. We work for charterers, traders and shipowners across the world’s dry cargo trades, with deep roots in the Black Sea, Mediterranean and European markets.
A broker responds within one hour, every working day.
20+
Years of chartering experience
450,000+
Tonnes fixed every month
20+
Fixtures concluded every month
1 hour
Maximum response time on every enquiry
Why StemGuards
What principals expect from a broker. Delivered on every fixture.
Charterers and owners choose a broker on trust, on access to the right ship or cargo at the right time, and on what happens after the fixture. Here is how we deliver each.
The right ship, on time
Daily contact with owners and operators across every size gives early sight of prompt and forward positions on the trades that matter to you.
Negotiation that holds
Firm, informed negotiation on freight, laytime and terms, anchored in current market levels rather than last week’s numbers.
No “fix and forget”
Our post-fixture desk stays with every voyage: charter party, documents, laytime, demurrage and claims, until the file is closed.
Markets
Every major dry cargo trade.
Agricultural and minor bulk cargoes on all sizes and routes, with particular depth in the Black Sea, Mediterranean, Continent and Baltic.
Trades & markets- Cargoes
- Grain & oilseeds · Rice & sugar · Steel · Scrap · Fertilizers · Cement & clinker · Minerals · Coal
- Sizes
- Handysize · Supramax · Ultramax · Panamax · Kamsarmax
- Regions
- Black Sea · Mediterranean · Continent · Baltic · Atlantic · Africa · Middle East · Asia
Who we work for
Both sides of the fixture.
We act for charterers and shipowners alike, and know what each needs to see before committing, whether the cargo loads in the Black Sea, the US Gulf or South East Asia.
For charterers & cargo interests
The right ship, on terms that hold.
- Grain and agricultural houses, steel mills, fertilizer and mineral producers, industrial receivers
- Spot voyages, time charter trips, period business and contracts of affreightment
- Every vessel and counterparty screened before it reaches you
For shipowners & operators
Employment that keeps your ships working.
- Cargo from established charterers on every major dry bulk trade
- Positioning advice based on what is actually being fixed
- Positions marketed discreetly, with freight and demurrage followed to collection
Services
Four desks. One accountable team.
Dry Cargo Chartering
Voyage, time charter, period and contract business across all dry bulk sizes.
Freight Desk
Live freight ideas, firm offers and fast execution, every working day.
Market Intelligence
Time charter hire rates, tonnage supply and commodity flows.
Post-Fixture Desk
Charter party, laytime, demurrage, documents and claims, until the file is closed.