Toepfer Transport GmbH, established in Hamburg in 1974, is a boutique sale and purchase and newbuilding shipbroker with a dedicated market research and analytics department. As well as serving all other shipping segments, the company is a leading broker and research provider within the Containership, Multipurpose, Heavy-lift and General Cargo segments. The brokerage business has a long track-record of traditional secondhand sales, newbuildings, sale and leaseback deals, employment-related sales, and re-financing. In-house chartering experts and closely linked finance partners allow Toepfer Transport to put together unique financing and employment packages that facilitate purchase transactions. We follow a market intelligence–based approach which enables us to provide insightful market information to support our clients’ decision making and to add value by identifying the most suitable solutions for our business peers.Our renowned research department created well-established and market-leading indices, publishes widely recognized market reports and offers bespoke analysis, expertise and valuations. As a boutique broker house, our approach is very client focused. A small, hand-picked and highly effective team – located in Hamburg (HQ), Shanghai and Singapore – ensures prompt and direct interaction with the markets and a tailor-made approach to every single transaction.