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Our Activities in Shipping
 

  Sale and purchase of ships (since 1992)    
  Álasund Shipbrokers have at any time over ca.2000 vessels for sale, our database is regularly updated with the latest information on the vessels, such as specifications, general arrangement plans, photos and other technical and official information.
We specialise in the sale and purchase of fishing vessels, but from time to time we receive enquiries for other types of vessels as well and have updates on other types of vessels. We have over the past years done a lot of travelling all over the world to gather contacts in shipping and have sourced great amount of information on vessels for sale and potential Buyers & Sellers.
Contact us if you want to sell your vessel or with
your vessel request, even though the right vessel may not be listed in our web sales list.
 

m/v "OTTO WATHNE" ex- "Grinnøy sold from Norway to Iceland in June 1992

 
Newbuilding projects
  Having experience from building our own stern trawler at a Norwegian shipyard back in 1975, we have closely observed the shipbuilding industry ever since.  We have visited shipyards all over the world and obtain quotes very swiftly from them, through our well established contacts.  Shipyards in countries like Poland, Latvia, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Spain, Chile, China, Italy have been visited by us in recent years.
We are in contact with a good reliable design consultant firm which is also a part of large machinery and equipment supplier, and some newbuilding projects are expected to be launched very soon.
Feel free to contact us and receive information about newbuilding possibilities.
 
m/v "NORÐLEIVUR" & m/v "FRÍÐBORG" built in Iceland for Faroese account clients
 
Financing
  Throughout our many years of experience in shipbrokering and prior shipowning, we have established good relations with banks and credit institutions involved in shipping. We have in many cases assisted our clients with obtaining vessel purchase finances.      
Fishing Permits - Licences
  Álasund Shipbrokers have several times arranged for our clients to obtain fishing permits or licences in various parts of the world.   We have arranged for fishing permits for our clients in countries such as;

Germany
Latvia
Australia
Canada (Squid fishing)
Poland
Faroe Islands

 
 
Offshore Towage
  Through good contacts in the towage industry, we can provide you with a favourable towage quotations.
We look forward to receiving your towage enquiries.
   
Re-Flagging and Ship Registrations
  We have in past years assisted our clients with vessel registrations under flag states such as St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Panama, Estonia, Russia, Cook Islands to name a few.  
m/v "MARS CHASER" re-flagging from Iceland to St. V & G.
 
Vessel conversions
                               Before                                                            After
  We have been involved in vessel conversions at Icelandic, Polish, German, Danish shipyards.
Over the past years we have established good contact with various shipyards and ship consultants with extensive knowledge of conversion work incl. lengthening, installations of new wheelhouses, winch equipment, etc, etc.
Contact us for quotes and assistance.
   
      m/v "MARITOL" ex- "Fagranes" converted from a car-pax ferry to a liveaboard-office vessel for a US based client in San Francisco.  
Ship deliveries
In certain cases we have assisted our clients in finding and appointing port agents to handle vessels during journeys to their new home ports.
For example, we have looked after delivery voyages from Iceland to San Francisco via the Panama canal and one voyage from Iceland to Pusan, S. Korea via the Suez canal, from north Scotland to Mediterranean Spain and from Europe to Dubai, U.A.E via Suez canal just to name a few.
Bunkering supplies
  We have arranged for bunkers in various ports all over the world, such as Norway, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Senegal, England, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Egypt (Suez), Panama.
 
 
m/v "VESTURBORG" lifting bunkers in Måløy, Norway
 


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