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Merchant vessel moored in the port of Riga at dawn

From Riga to every flag.

Ship management, flag registration, inspections and crewing by a team of former Masters and Chief Engineers. Tell us the situation on board — we answer with a plan.

Est. 2015Riga, Latvia
3 registriesPISR · SLMARAD · SMSR
IMO 0191266Company number
Start with the problem

What's the situation?

Shipowners rarely call us asking for "ship management". They call because a vessel is detained, a purchase needs a survey or a flag must change. Pick the case closest to yours.

How we work

One inspection. Then a line that never closes.

Technical support starts on board. After that, the ship and your office have a dedicated line to people who have stood the same watches.

1

Initial inspection

At the start of the contract our specialist visits the vessel and collects all technical information, manufacturers' manuals, circulars and diagrams of key mechanisms.

2

A separate line

The ship and the office are assigned a separate communications line for in-depth technical and operational consultations.

3

24/7 support

Planned maintenance systems, budgets, spare parts and lubricants at bulk rates, audits — and help at 3 a.m. when something fails.

Bunkering consulting: documentation checks before and during supply, guidance for Captains on the operation, and de-bunkering of contaminated or improper fuel.

Ask about support
Officer on the bridge watching the sea through binoculars
Remote inspections

The inspector does not always need to fly.

Inconvenient port, piracy area, a pandemic — or simply travel costs. If the vessel can provide scans of paperwork, recordings and footage, practically any inspection can be done remotely with the same effectiveness as on board.

VDR recordsCCTV360° footageVideo call with witnesses
Project log

Retrofits we planned and saw through.

Complete planning and monitoring of retrofit installations, several quotes on each tender position, and ship-specific instructions for the crew on daily use and maintenance.

2025

Engine room control system upgrade

ABB automation
2025

Restoration of Chemical Class notation

Oil tanker
2024

Screw cargo pump installation

Cargo system
2023

Super yacht air-conditioning retrofit

Yacht management
2023

EPL installation

Compliance
2022

Ballast water management plant — design and installation

BWMS
2021

Sewage treatment system retrofit

Environmental
2020

Steam boiler retrofiring

Machinery
Ship & yacht registration

Three registries, one desk.

We act as Deputy Registrar for Palau, as authorized Registration Officers for Sierra Leone and as a Partner of San Marino — for merchant ships and yachts.

PalauPISRDeputy Registrar Sierra LeoneSLMARADAuthorized Registration Officers San MarinoSMSRPartner · white flag
  • Provisional and permanent registration
  • Minimum Safe Manning, CSR
  • Owner and mortgage registrations
  • Civil liability and bunker certificates
  • Convention certificates (WRC, BCC, CLC, PAL)
  • Yachts: 1, 3 or 5-year periods
  • Initial and permanent registration
  • Special and mortgage registration
  • Parallel / bareboat charter in and out
  • Seafarers' endorsements
  • Newbuilding, under construction, lay-up
  • Pleasure and commercial yachts
  • Merchant vessel registration
  • Cruise vessel registration
  • Cargo vessels under 500 GT
  • No owner or seafarer nationality restrictions
  • Digital certificates, verified online
Discuss a registration Also: ship transactions — valuation, pre-purchase and pre-sale analysis.
The team
Everyone who answers your call has run a ship before running a desk.

Our specialists served as Masters and Chief Engineers, then managed fleets in leading ship management companies and smaller family-run shipping businesses.

  • Masters & Chief EngineersYears at sea, on board.
  • Technical & Marine SuperintendentsThe first step ashore.
  • Fleet Technical & Marine ManagersResponsible for whole fleets.
  • QA & Vetting ManagersCompliance and inspections from the inside.
  • SSG, since 2015Now on your side of the contract.

Fleets we know first-hand

VLCCOil tankersChemical tankersLPGLNGDP shuttlesBunkering vesselsBulk carriersReefersGeneral cargoYachts & super-yachts
ISMSafety management compliance
OCIMFTanker industry standards
CDIChemical tanker inspections
SIREReadiness training

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Questions we get

Shipowners, seafarers, suppliers.

Three kinds of people write to us. Here is what each of them usually asks first.

ShipownersCan you build a management model for just part of our operation?

Yes. We design a customized model by combining only the components you need — crew management, technical services, quality assurance, vetting, accounting, IT and administration — after examining your fleet's trading specifics.

Yacht ownersDo you manage private yachts?

Yes — yachts and super-yachts: crewing, periodical and renewal surveys, dry docking, repairs and maintenance, class and statutory certification, re-flagging and single-voyage registration.

SeafarersHow do I apply for a job at sea?

Send us your application through the contact form (choose "Crew job application") or by e-mail. [Current vacancies and required documents — to be confirmed by SSG.]

SeafarersWhat training do you offer?

In partnership with Pro Team: ISM Code, Ship's Safety Officer (STCW A-II/2 & A-III/2, IMO Model Course 3.11), Energy Conservation, Environment Awareness, Oil Record Book I/II, operations in cold temperatures and SIRE readiness.

SuppliersWe would like to cooperate. Who should we contact?

Write to us with "Supplier cooperation" as the topic and a short description of what you supply. We source spare parts, lubricants and equipment from reputable suppliers and collect several quotes on each tender position.

Contact

Describe the situation.

A few lines are enough — vessel type, flag and what is happening. A former Master or Chief Engineer will reply.

Request a consultation

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  • Flag registration (PISR, SLMARAD, SMSR)
  • Inspection or investigation
  • Technical management & 24/7 support
  • Dry docking or retrofit project
  • Yacht management
  • Crewing & training
  • Crew job application
  • Supplier cooperation
  • Other
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