LNG carrier at sea
Marine Consultancy · Est. Singapore & India

Precision at the waterline.

Hull cleaning, cargo expediting and commercial marine consulting — quietly executed across every major port, for owners and charterers who value calm hands on complex operations.

15+
Global Ports
24/7
Response
IMO
Compliant
100%
Independent
Hull Cleaning
Cargo Expediting
Tank Cleaning
Underwater Welding
Propeller Polishing
Salvage Support
Chartering
Vessel Operations
Hull Cleaning
Cargo Expediting
Tank Cleaning
Underwater Welding
Propeller Polishing
Salvage Support
Chartering
Vessel Operations
About
Maritime operations command center
Our promise

Calm hands. Clear reports. Voyages kept on the water.

Zion Marine is a boutique consultancy operating Worldwide retained by shipowners, charterers and traders to keep vessels moving — safely, cleanly, and on schedule.

We combine deep operational know-how with a global partner network to act as an extension of your fleet team — from pre-fixture advice to post-voyage close-out, in every time zone that matters.

01
Global

Operations across every major port cluster — Asia, Middle East, Europe, Americas, Oceania.

02
Independent

No affiliations, no conflicts. Advice and supervision that serves the principal, only.

03
Discreet

Reporting kept precise, timely and out of the way of your commercial rhythm.

Why principals trust Zion

Shipping is a business of small margins and large consequences. We reduce friction at the points where vessels, ports, and paperwork meet.

Single point of contact
One operations desk coordinates every port call, survey, and report — no chasing vendors across time zones.
Class-aware execution
Hull care, tank cleaning and underwater work are supervised to class and flag-state standards.
Commercial fluency
We read charter parties, laytime statements and demurrage claims — not just technical manuals.
24/7 readiness
Critical port calls and STS windows do not wait for office hours. We don't either.
Principals · Team

The hands on your voyage.

A small, senior bench — sailors, superintendents and commercial operators — carrying decades of tanker, gas carrier and STS experience into every mandate.

Global credibility

Retained by owners, charterers and traders across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas and Oceania — one desk, one standard, every time zone.

PS
Prabhat Singh
Managing Principal · Founder

Two decades on tanker decks and in commercial ops rooms. Leads Zion's cargo expediting and hull-care mandates for VLCC, LNG and product tanker principals worldwide.

  • Master Mariner (FG)
  • OCIMF · SIRE 2.0 aware
  • 20+ yrs tanker ops
OD
Operations Desk
24/7 Global Coordination

A rotating bench of senior superintendents and port captains covering every major cluster — Singapore, Fujairah, Rotterdam, Houston, Shanghai — so a critical call is never more than one time-zone away.

  • Chief Officer / Master rank
  • STS · OCIMF trained
  • Multi-lingual desk
TC
Technical Council
Class · Compliance · Assurance

An advisory bench of class surveyors, naval architects and MPI-approved underwater specialists reviewing every hull-cleaning, tank-cleaning and STS operation before sign-off.

  • Class-approved partners
  • MPI-approved standard
  • IMO biofouling aligned

Boutique by design, global by network. Backed by a vetted worldwide network of class-approved surveyors, ROV crews and port agents — so your vessel is met by senior hands in every port it calls.

Speak with a principal
Services · 06

A full scope, quietly executed.

From the waterline down and the manifold across — an integrated offer for every stage of a vessel's working life.

01 / 06

Hull Cleaning

In-water hull grooming using the latest intelligent ROVs, class-approved rotary brushes and low-pressure jet washing — coating-safe, fuel-saving and compliant with IMO biofouling guidelines. Backed by one of the highest MPI approvals in the industry, with customer satisfaction and safety paramount.

02 / 06

Cargo Superintendents & Expeditors

On-site cargo supervision, quality and quantity control, ship-shore reconciliation and expediting operations across load and discharge ports worldwide.

03 / 06

Tank Cleaning — DPP to CPP

Grade-change cleaning operations engineered and supervised to charterer wall-wash standards, minimising downtime between voyages.

04 / 06

Chartering Consultation

Independent commercial and technical advisory for owners, charterers and traders navigating tanker, dry bulk and specialised trades.

05 / 06

Vessel Commercial Operations

Voyage management, laytime, demurrage and post-fixture support — a discreet operations desk for principals and lean commercial teams.

06 / 06

Underwater Services

Propeller polishing, sea-chest cleaning, underwater welding, repair and salvage support delivered by class-approved contractors.

Hull Cleaning
Focus 01

Hull Cleaning

Fouling adds drag, drag adds fuel, fuel adds emissions. We pamper VLCC-class hulls with the latest ROV robotics, class-approved brushes and low-pressure jet washing — coating-safe, biofouling-free and backed by one of the highest MPI approvals in the industry. Customer satisfaction and safety are paramount.

  • Latest ROV robotics
  • Class-approved rotary brushes
  • Low-pressure jet washing
  • MPI-approved safety standard
Cargo Expediting
Focus 02

Cargo Expediting

A senior superintendent on the manifold from first line to last hose. We keep operations aligned with charter party terms, catch discrepancies early, and close voyages with clean, defensible documentation.

  • Load & discharge supervision
  • Ship–shore reconciliation
  • Independent quality reporting
Hull Care · ROV Precision

We don't just clean the hull — we pamper it.

VLCC-class hulls treated with the latest intelligent underwater ROVs, class-approved rotary brushes and low-pressure jet washing — coating-safe, biofouling-free and IMO biofouling-guideline compliant. Backed by one of the highest MPI approvals in the industry, because customer satisfaction and safety are paramount.

Certified and experienced divers for niche areas. Safety, optimisation and commercial acumen — this is what makes us stand out from the rest.

Advanced ROV cleaning VLCC hull underwater
VLCC · ROV CleanLive Telemetry
Polished ship propeller shining underwater
Propeller Polishing
01
ROV

Latest autonomous underwater robotics — no diver risk, full HD video capture.

02
Brushes

Class-approved rotary brushes, coating-friendly, tuned per hull profile.

03
Low-P Jet

Low-pressure jet washing to lift biofouling without disturbing paint.

04
Propeller

Cavitation-free polishing restoring fuel efficiency up to 6%.

Certifications & Approvals

Audited, class-recognised and safety-first — recognised by leading class societies and majors worldwide.

8 · verified
  • MPIMajor Approved
  • ABSClass Recognised
  • DNVClass Recognised
  • LRLloyd's Register
  • BVBureau Veritas
  • ClassNKClass Recognised
  • OCIMFSIRE Aligned
  • ISO 45001Safety Management
Terminal · STS

Terminal & ship-to-ship operations, unified.

One desk for berth-side loading and open-sea STS lightering — VLCC ↔ Aframax, LNG ↔ LNG. OCIMF · ISGOTT · SIGTTO compliant.

OCIMFISGOTTSIGTTOMARPOL
Aerial view of VLCC to Aframax and LNG to LNG ship-to-ship transfer
STS · VLCC ↔ Aframax · LNG ↔ LNG
Trust

Trusted by owners, charterers & traders worldwide.

Independent principals rely on Zion Marine when schedules, claims and port-state inspections are on the line.

Zion Marine kept our VLCC clean of record through three discharge ports. Reporting was crisp and the superintendent was on the manifold before first line.

CR
Capt. R. Mehta
Fleet Operations Manager
Aurora Tankers Pte Ltd

Their cargo expeditor caught a shore-tank discrepancy that would have cost us four days of demurrage. Quiet, precise, and commercially sharp.

EV
E. Visser
Chartering Director
North Sea Commodities

We use Zion for STS and hull care across Singapore, Fujairah and Rotterdam. One desk, one standard, no surprises.

AA
A. Al-Rashid
Operations Lead
Gulf Atlantic Shipping
Clients & partners
ATAurora Tankers
NSNorth Sea Commodities
GAGulf Atlantic
PBPacific Bulk
EEuroTanker
MCMarine Crest
Coverage

Wherever the vessel calls, we are already there.

HQ Singapore Active Port Trade Lane
Singapore
Rotterdam
Gibraltar
Fujairah
Antwerp
Shanghai
Busan
Houston
Mumbai
Muscat
Sydney
Ulsan
Hamburg
Los Angeles
Noumea

+ Additional partner ports on request.

Contact

Let's move your next voyage.

Offices

Singapore · HQ

Carabelle
59 West Coast Way
#05-016
Singapore 127019
Start a conversation