What we do

Services

Overview

Registered business lines & developing capabilities

ICMT's services are structured as registered business lines and developing capabilities. The company is a new Japan platform drawing on founder, group and advisor experience across maritime, chartering, project cargo and international business development.

01 · Shipbroking

Shipbroking & Commercial Advisory

Across dry bulk, project cargo, heavy-lift, MPP and selected tanker segments, ICMT draws on founder and specialist-advisor experience to support deal origination, market checking, terms coordination and practical advice.

02 · Chartering

Vessel Management & Chartering Consultancy

Advisory support for chartering strategy, vessel employment, voyage and time-charter evaluation, commercial risk review and decision-making. This area is supported by long-cycle shipping-market experience and specialist advisor input.

03 · Technology

Maritime Technology Development & Marketing

Market-development, partner-identification and commercial coordination support for maritime technology providers exploring Japan, Asia and selected international markets.

04 · Environmental

Eco-friendly Maritime & Industrial Cleaning

Market-development support for environmentally responsible maritime and industrial cleaning technologies, subject to product mandate, territory and commercial arrangement.

05 · SME Internationalisation

Internationalisation Support for Japanese SMEs

Support for selected regional Japanese SMEs exploring overseas market entry, partner identification and commercial coordination across India, the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia.

06 · North Asia Representation

North Asia Representation

Japan-side relationship support, market intelligence and commercial coordination for overseas maritime and industrial companies exploring structured entry into Japan and selected North Asia markets.

07 · Facilities & Tourism

Commercial Facilities & Tourism Infrastructure

Early-stage advisory and partner-identification support for selected commercial-facility and tourism-infrastructure concepts, where aligned with ICMT's regional and international business-development objectives.

08 · Business English

Business English Training

Practical business English and communication support for selected trade, shipping and corporate contexts, subject to instructor availability and specific engagement terms.

Markets & cargo

Markets & cargo focus

ICMT focuses on non-container maritime trades where founder, group and advisor experience can support Japan-linked cargo, chartering and project opportunities across selected international corridors.

Corridors

Opportunity corridors

  • Japan ↔ Asia PacificRegional opportunities linking Japan with Southeast Asia, Oceania and the wider Pacific.
  • Japan ↔ Gulf RegionJapan-linked shipping and commercial opportunities involving the Arabian Gulf and Middle East markets.
  • Japan ↔ South AsiaSelected opportunities involving India and the wider South Asian market.
  • Japan ↔ Sub-Saharan AfricaEmerging-market opportunities where ICMT's founder and network experience may support commercial development.
  • Intra-Asia routesShort-sea and regional opportunities within Asia, subject to suitable partners and cargo requirements.
Cargo

Cargo types of interest

  • Dry bulk commodities
  • Breakbulk and project cargo
  • Heavy-lift equipment
  • Regulated / IMO cargoes where handled by qualified parties
  • Multi-purpose / MPP shipments
How we work

Careful, case-by-case review

Each opportunity is reviewed with attention to documentation, regulatory compliance, counterparty suitability and clear communication between all parties.

Engagement profiles

Where ICMT can help

We are preparing a set of illustrative engagement profiles — examples of the maritime, cargo and market-development situations ICMT is built to support, drawn from our founder's and advisors' experience. These indicate the work we welcome, not completed projects, and will appear here shortly.

Coming soon

Tell us about a Japan-linked cargo, vessel, market-development or partnership opportunity. We respond during Japan business hours.

Discuss an opportunity