A private firm with a maritime focus
A private firm with a maritime focus
Anglo Orient is a privately held
business focused on structured
transactions in the maritime sector
Anglo Orient is a privately held
business focused on structured
transactions in the maritime sector
Anglo Orient is a privately held business focused on structured transactions in the maritime sector
We combine market insight, long-standing relationships and disciplined execution.
We combine market insight, long-standing relationships and disciplined execution.
We shape our role around each transaction, working closely with principals, capital providers and legal advisers from first assessment through to completion.
We shape our role around each transaction, working closely with principals, capital providers and legal advisers from first assessment through to completion.
Shipping is global, asset-intensive and highly cyclical. Transactions therefore demand more than capital alone: they demand an understanding of assets, counterparties, timing and structure. Anglo Orient brings that understanding to every mandate, with senior involvement throughout.
Shipping is global, asset-intensive and highly cyclical. Transactions therefore demand more than capital alone: they demand an understanding of assets, counterparties, timing and structure. Anglo Orient brings that understanding to every mandate, with senior involvement throughout.
Directors
Directors
Led from the front
Led from the front
Anglo Orient's directors work on every mandate from start to finish and hold the firm's principal relationships personally. Clients deal with decision-makers throughout — a model that makes for considered judgement, continuity and discretion.
Anglo Orient's directors work on every mandate from start to finish and hold the firm's principal relationships personally. Clients deal with decision-makers throughout — a model that makes for considered judgement, continuity and discretion.
Nicholas James Claridge
Nicholas James Claridge
Founder and Managing Director | Appointed 21 June 2022
Nick founded Anglo Orient in 2022, bringing nearly two decades of shipbroking experience, across sale and purchase, newbuildings and financing.
He was previously a Sale, Purchase and Newbuilding Director at Galbraiths in London and at Howe Robinson Partners in Singapore, and before that spent more than nine years with Fearnleys Asia, latterly as Head of its Sale and Purchase and Newbuilding Department.
A career spanning Europe, Asia and several complete markets cycles has given him a practical understanding of maritime assets, pricing, counterparties and complex
negotiations. At Anglo Orient, he originates, structures and executes every mandate personally.
Nick founded Anglo Orient in 2022, bringing nearly two decades of shipbroking experience, across sale and purchase, newbuildings and financing.
He was previously a Sale, Purchase and Newbuilding Director at Galbraiths in London and at Howe Robinson Partners in Singapore, and before that spent more than nine years with Fearnleys Asia, latterly as Head of its Sale and Purchase and Newbuilding Department.
A career spanning Europe, Asia and several complete markets cycles has given him a practical understanding of maritime assets, pricing, counterparties and complex negotiations. At Anglo Orient, he originates, structures and executes every mandate personally.
Nick founded Anglo Orient in 2022, bringing nearly two decades of shipbroking experience, across sale and purchase, newbuildings and financing.
He was previously a Sale, Purchase and Newbuilding Director at Galbraiths in London and at Howe Robinson Partners in Singapore, and before that spent more than nine years with Fearnleys Asia, latterly as Head of its Sale and Purchase and Newbuilding Department.
A career spanning Europe, Asia and several complete markets cycles has given him a practical understanding of maritime assets, pricing, counterparties and complex
negotiations. At Anglo Orient, he originates, structures and executes every mandate personally.
Nick founded Anglo Orient in 2022, bringing nearly two decades of shipbroking experience, across sale and purchase, newbuildings and financing.
He was previously a Sale, Purchase and Newbuilding Director at Galbraiths in London and at Howe Robinson Partners in Singapore, and before that spent more than nine years with Fearnleys Asia, latterly as Head of its Sale and Purchase and Newbuilding Department.
A career spanning Europe, Asia and several complete markets cycles has given him a practical understanding of maritime assets, pricing, counterparties and complex negotiations. At Anglo Orient, he originates, structures and executes every mandate personally.
Alistair David Claridge
Alistair David Claridge
Director | Appointed 24 January 2024
Alistair is a dry-bulk specialist with more than fourteen years in the Pacific market. Born and raised in Singapore, he has first-hand knowledge of the region's trade flows, market dynamics and commercial relationships.
His career spans both the ownership and chartering sides of the industry, with particular depth in the handysize sector, and has taken him from Singapore and Hong Kong to Auckland and Vancouver — the Pacific's principal markets and trading routes.
At Anglo Orient, he advises on the commercial merits of each transaction the firm considers, drawing on long-standing relationships with cargo interests, shipowners and brokers across the region, and an owner's and charterer's perspective on how a deal will actually perform.
Alistair is a dry-bulk specialist with more than fourteen years in the Pacific market. Born and raised in Singapore, he has first-hand knowledge of the region's trade flows, market dynamics and commercial relationships.
His career spans both the ownership and chartering sides of the industry, with particular depth in the handysize sector, and has taken him from Singapore and Hong Kong to Auckland and Vancouver — the Pacific's principal markets and trading routes.
At Anglo Orient, he advises on the commercial merits of each transaction the firm considers, drawing on long-standing relationships with cargo interests, shipowners and brokers across the region, and an owner's and charterer's perspective on how a deal will actually perform.
operating LOCATIONS
operating LOCATIONS
London, Dubai, Singapore
Anglo Orient operates across three international maritime
and financial centres. Local contact details may be shared
directly where appropriate.
Anglo Orient operates across three international
maritime and financial centres. Local contact details
may be shared directly where appropriate.
Anglo Orient operates across three international
maritime and financial centres. Local contact details
may be shared directly where appropriate.
info@angloorient.com
+44 203 968 7700
+971 4 526 4882
+65 6727 8430
© 2026, Anglo Orient Ltd. All rights reserved
info@angloorient.com
+44 203 968 7700
+971 4 526 4882
+65 6727 8430
© 2026, Anglo Orient Ltd. All rights reserved
info@angloorient.com
+44 203 968 7700
+971 4 526 4882
+65 6727 8430
© 2026, Anglo Orient Ltd. All rights reserved
info@angloorient.com
+44 203 968 7700
+971 4 526 4882
+65 6727 8430
© 2026, Anglo Orient Ltd. All rights reserved