Where Shipping Commercials meet AI powered Market Intelligence.
Ship Broking | Chartering | Vessel Management | FFA
Operational excellence at sea. Financial intelligence ashore.
We Do Both.
Ship broking and Commercials.
Ship broking and Commercials.
Ship broking and Commercials.
GLS provides professional ship broking and commercial services specializing in dry cargo chartering, freight brokerage, and charter party management. We support ship owners, charterers, and cargo interests with market-driven chartering strategies and strong regional expertise across Indian ports and the Indian Ocean trades.
Key Services:
- Dry cargo chartering for vessels from 1,500 MT up to Capesize
- Voyage charters, time charters, COAs, spot, short- and long-term employment
- Freight brokerage across Indian ports and the Indian Ocean region
- Commercial management for ship owners and operators
- Charter party negotiation and post-fixture support
- Vessel employment optimization and voyage analysis
- Demurrage and dispatch calculations
- Bunker supply coordination and commercial account handling
FFA & Commodities
Ship broking and Commercials.
Ship broking and Commercials.
GLS provides professional support in Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) trading, enabling ship owners, operators, and charterers to hedge freight rate exposure and optimize commercial performance levraging the mighty power of AI and Experts the lethal combo. Through our established relationships with leading global FFA brokers, we offer reliable market access, timely intelligence, and execution support across major dry bulk routes.
Our FFA Trading Services Include:
- Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) trading and execution support
- Freight market risk management and hedging strategies
- Market analysis and route-specific freight insights
- Support for spot, quarterly, and calendar FFA contracts
- Confidential and compliant trade execution
Technical & Vessel Management.
Technical & Vessel Management.
Technical & Vessel Management.
GLS delivers comprehensive technical ship management and marine services covering maintenance, inspections, safety, and port operations. Our experienced technical team supports a wide range of vessel types with a strong focus on operational reliability, regulatory compliance, and lifecycle asset management.
Key Services:
- Full technical management of vessels
- Vessel maintenance, repairs, and dry docking supervision
- Planned maintenance systems and performance monitoring
- Technical inspections and marine surveys
- Safety management, ISM/ISO audits, and onboard training
- Port captaincy and marine superintendent services
- Marine fuel management and bunker evaluation
- Marine insurance placement and claims handling
Port & Marine Services
Technical & Vessel Management.
Technical & Vessel Management.
GLS supports port and terminal operations through qualified marine pilots, efficient mooring services, and outsourced harbour crafts. Our teams ensure safe vessel navigation, berthing, and unberthing while maintaining the highest standards of safety and operational reliability.
Key Services:
- Marine pilotage services
- Mooring and unmooring operations
- Harbour crafts including tugs, pilot boats, and mooring boats
- Marine manpower solutions for port operations
Challenges we solve daily.
- Are chartering negotiations eating into your margins?
- Facing unpredictable freight markets and volatile FFA exposure?
- Dry dock delays increasing off-hire days?
- Lacking vessel performance data?
- Managing multiple vendors for port, technical, and insurance services?
- No single advisor who understands operations + markets?
From Freight Risks to Reliable Solutions – GLS
1. Fragmented Services & Multiple Vendors
3. Inconsistent Technical Oversight & Downtime Risks
2. Poor Market Intelligence & Reactive Chartering
Why GLS:
We offer integrated ship broking, commercial, technical, and marine services under one platform, ensuring seamless coordination and faster decision-making.
2. Poor Market Intelligence & Reactive Chartering
3. Inconsistent Technical Oversight & Downtime Risks
2. Poor Market Intelligence & Reactive Chartering
Why GLS:
Our team combines real-time market intelligence, regional trade expertise, and FFA market access to support proactive chartering and freight risk management.
3. Inconsistent Technical Oversight & Downtime Risks
3. Inconsistent Technical Oversight & Downtime Risks
3. Inconsistent Technical Oversight & Downtime Risks
Why GLS:
We deliver hands-on technical management, planned maintenance, and performance monitoring, minimizing downtime and protecting asset value.
4. Compliance, Safety & Operational Risk
5. Limited Regional Expertise in Indian & Indian Ocean Trades
3. Inconsistent Technical Oversight & Downtime Risks
Why GLS:
We ensure strict compliance with ISM, ISO, and port regulations, supported by experienced Master Mariners and Marine Engineers.
5. Limited Regional Expertise in Indian & Indian Ocean Trades
5. Limited Regional Expertise in Indian & Indian Ocean Trades
5. Limited Regional Expertise in Indian & Indian Ocean Trades
Why GLS:
We combine deep regional knowledge of Indian ports and Indian Ocean routes with international best practices and global brokerage partnerships.
6. Freight Volatility & Earnings Uncertainty
5. Limited Regional Expertise in Indian & Indian Ocean Trades
5. Limited Regional Expertise in Indian & Indian Ocean Trades
Why GLS:
Through our FFA trading support with leading brokers and clearing houses (GFI, SSY, Braemar, BPI, Straits), we help clients manage freight risk and stabilize returns.
Explore FFA & Commodity with Great Lakes Shipping
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Great Lakes Shipping
B 325 B, Neptune Eastern Business District, LBS Marg , Kanjurmarg West , Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400048
Tel - +91- 8652220411 Email - bd@greatlakesshipping.in
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