About Shipwrights.com
The shipwright is one of the oldest trades in the world. For centuries, master shipwrights stood between an owner's vision and the sea, turning ambition into hull form. Shipwrights.com carries that tradition into modern yacht advisory, offering independent, owner-side representation to private clients, family offices, and vessel investors worldwide.
Why Shipwrights.com
Commissioning, purchasing, or refitting a vessel is a significant undertaking. Yards, brokers, and surveyors each represent their own commercial interests. Shipwrights.com represents yours. We sit on your side of the table through every negotiation, survey, and contract review, ensuring that technical decisions protect your investment and serve your objectives.
Our advisory is discreet, technically grounded, and structured around the principle that an owner should never enter a yard, a survey, or a transaction without independent professional representation.
Our Services
| Service | What We Do |
|---|---|
| Design | Naval architecture, hull form development, structural engineering, and systems specification for new vessel commissions. |
| Build | Independent construction oversight from steel cutting to sea trials, including NDT witnessing and coating verification. |
| Purchase | Pre-acquisition condition surveys, class record auditing, and sale contract advisory for buyer-side representation. |
| Charter | Charter party structuring under BIMCO standard forms, fixture negotiation, and commercial compliance advisory. |
| Partners | Coordination with classification societies, flag states, P&I clubs, insurers, and refit yards on your behalf. |
Where We Operate
Our clients operate across the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, and international waters. We maintain operational familiarity with refit yards and drydock facilities in established maritime centres, and we are equipped to represent owners wherever their vessel trades or is stationed.
Company Details
NCL Limited, trading as Shipwrights.com, is registered in England and Wales.
NCL Limited
Capitol Court, Capitol Business Park
Barnsley, S75 3UD
United Kingdom
Company Number: 07770335
VAT Registration: GB 167 2842 86
Email: cs@ncl-ltd.co.uk
Telephone: +44 20 3355 1985