Shipbroking

Vessel chartering and voyage management make up an important segment of our global business. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Anderson Hughes Group, is in fact older than P&O itself. Anderson Hughes Group, a shipbroking company able to trace its roots to 1797, specialises in providing customers with tailored shipbroking services including freight strategy, market intelligence and operational support.

AHG offers a full range of professional and innovative shipbroking services to our customers. These services are tailored to individual company’s requirements from the simple chartering of vessels and voyage management to the full outsourcing of the shipping department function. Having an extensive data base of market related information and intelligence, AHG’s customers are supported in developing freight market strategies that deliver competitive advantages.

Key functions:

Voyage Charter
Time Charter
Laytime calculation
Charter Party Management
Freight modelling
Consulting for drybulk- incorporating stockpiling, scheduling, shipping, storage and distribution
Break Bulk and heavylift projects including Tug repositioning
Australian Coastal shipments
Market Intelligence

AHG has a strong relationship with many manufacturing and mining charterers worldwide, with offices located in Brisbane and Buenos Aires, and has been providing a comprehensive chartering service to clients in these sectors. By utilising the depth of expertise spread throughout P&O Maritime, AHG is able to provide a wealth of knowledge and assist its clients in minimizing the commercial shipping risk.

AHG is firmly committed to the professional representation of its customers and the promotion of the commercial and shipping interests