Welcome to DSB Offshore
Drawing on decades of experience, and a well-established international network of owners and operators, our team of specialist shipbrokers in London will navigate your individual purchase or charter requirements – wherever you are in the world. As shipbrokers, DSB handle the sale, purchase and chartering of vessels including tugs, jack-ups, barges, split hopper barges, dredgers, accommodation vessels, landing craft and workboats.
Ship Brokerage:
- Tugs (coastal & harbour) – the purchase of specialist tug brokers Yarmouth Shipping Company gave us an extra focus in the sale and purchase of harbour & coastal tugs, adding a natural complement to our existing core business of construction jack-ups.
- Construction jack-ups – the charter, sale and purchase of these units has been our speciality as brokers for over 20 years.
- Towage – short, medium and long distance.
- Marine civil construction – sale and purchase of floating plant, together with bid preparation for major construction projects worldwide. We work extensively with construction companies and JVs on major construction projects, from the early stages of tendering through clarifications, to tender award and beyond.
- Trans-shipment – sale and purchase and charter of barges for trans-shipment operations.
- Offshore wind and other renewables – we provide jack-ups, 4-point mooring vessels, barges and tugs for building offshore wind farms, and tide and wave generators.
- International capability as brokers and consultants in the offshore and civil construction industries. As specialists in barges, workboats, jack-ups and tugs, DSB is often called on to do fleet valuations.
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Jan de Nul Group appoints DSB Offshore exclusive broker for sale of auxiliary vessels
Jan de Nul Group appoint DSB Offshore Ltd as Exclusive Brokers Dredging major Jan de Nul Group (JDN) are selling a range of auxiliary dredge support vessels and barges located in Europe, West Africa, the Arabian Gulf, SE Asia and Panama....
5 years ago
Brokers Blog
1981 to 2021 – 40 Years And Still Going Strong
When David Durnford-Slater and Johnny Buxton (the ‘D-S’ and ‘B’ of DSB) launched DSB Offshore in January 1981, they did so with some trepidation. Whilst the oil price was at its peak and the masses expectantly awaited the Royal Wedding,...
2 years ago
Jan de Nul Group appoints DSB Offshore exclusive broker for sale of auxiliary vessels
Jan de Nul Group appoint DSB Offshore Ltd as Exclusive Brokers Dredging major Jan de Nul Group (JDN) are selling a range of auxiliary dredge support vessels and barges located in Europe, West Africa, the Arabian Gulf, SE Asia and Panama....
5 years ago
Brokers Blog
1981 to 2021 – 40 Years And Still Going Strong
When David Durnford-Slater and Johnny Buxton (the ‘D-S’ and ‘B’ of DSB) launched DSB Offshore in January 1981, they did so with some trepidation. Whilst the oil price was at its peak and the masses expectantly awaited the Royal Wedding,...
2 years ago
