OIKOS

OIKOS is a maritime brokerage firm based in Aix-en-Provence, France, focused on the sale of vessels such as chemical and oil tankers and on matching charterers with shipowners. Its specialization covers clean and dirty petroleum products, chemicals, fertilizers, vegetable oils and edibles, asphalt and cement. The company arranges medium- and long-term contracts, including voyage, time charter, bareboat and contract of affreightment, for vessels from 2,000 to 40,000 DWT, spanning coastal to handysize tankers. It also provides value estimation alongside external independent experts, assists clients in setting up legal structures for vessel ownership, and advises on ship demolition decisions, shipyard selection and planning.