Oil & Product Cargo Chartering
Fixture support for oil, product and tanker trades — informed by practical knowledge of cargo operations, vessel constraints and terminal requirements.
Independent Shipbroking
Independent shipbroking for global cargo movements.
Deep Draft Chartering specialises in oil/product and general cargo chartering — combining hands-on maritime operational experience with discreet, commercially sharp fixture support.
- 01Oil & Product Cargoes
- 02General Cargo
- 03Voyage Chartering
- 04Time Chartering
- 05Operational Insight
Services
Operational chartering support across the fixture cycle
From oil and product trades to general cargo movements, we provide shipbroking grounded in seagoing experience — for charterers, owners and operators who value practical judgment.
General Cargo Chartering
Voyage and period arrangements for general and breakbulk cargoes, with attention to stowage, port handling and operational feasibility.
Voyage Chartering
Single-voyage fixture negotiation and structuring, from enquiry through loading, passage and discharge.
Time Chartering
Period charter matching aligned to fleet deployment, cargo programmes and prevailing market conditions.
Cargo & Vessel Matching
Discreet pairing of cargo requirements with suitable tonnage, drawing on operational judgment as well as market awareness.
Port & Operational Feasibility
Practical assessment of ports, berths, cargo gear, draft restrictions and operational risks before commitments are made.
Laytime & Operational Coordination
Support through laytime pressure, port coordination, documentation and voyage execution — from professionals who understand life at sea.
Market Coverage
Global reach across oil, product and general cargo trades
We maintain market awareness and commercial relationships across the principal corridors for tanker, product and general cargo movements.
Atlantic Basin
US Gulf and East Coast product movements, Caribbean trades and transatlantic oil, product and general cargo corridors.
Mediterranean & Black Sea
Product and general cargo flows through Med ports, Turkish straits transits and Black Sea load and discharge regions.
West Africa
Regional product movements, general cargo exports and coastal trades across the Gulf of Guinea and West African ports.
Middle East Gulf
Oil and product shipments, general cargo imports and coastal movements through the Gulf, Red Sea and adjoining routes.
Asia-Pacific
Intra-Asian product and general cargo trades, regional coastal movements and Pacific basin vessel positioning.
About
Maritime professionals. Commercially sharp.
Deep Draft Chartering is built on seagoing operational experience — bridging practical judgment at sea with discreet, execution-focused shipbroking.
Led by Ivan Garcia Suarez, our team brings Chief Officer-level seagoing experience across oil/product and general cargo — from Marflet Marine and Murueta to commercial shipbroking based in A Coruña, Spain.
That operational grounding informs every fixture we support. We work relationship-driven and confidentially, with charterers, owners and operators who want reliable advice and commercially sound execution.
Get in touch
Enquiries welcome for oil/product cargoes, general cargo and vessel positions.
Send us your cargo requirements, open tonnage or chartering mandate. All correspondence is treated with discretion.