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Strategic advice for complex shipping and trading decisions.

Structure determines outcome.

AGW works with owners, traders, lenders, investors and leadership teams when a transaction, structure, exposure or dispute needs clear commercial judgment.

We help clients test what is being proposed, identify what may be missed, and align legal, commercial and operational reality to optimise value.

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When AGW is brought in

Decisions rarely sit within a single discipline. AGW is typically engaged when a commercial decision needs to be considered through a wider lens.

Clients may be assessing a transaction, entering a new market, reviewing an exposure, strengthening protective structures or seeking an independent view before committing capital or management time.

The role is discreet and practical: to help clarify the position, test the assumptions and tailor the value/risk balance.

Where AGW Works

AGW works where shipping, trading, finance, insurance and operational risk intersect. The advisory approach changes depending on the client: owner, charterer, trader, purchaser, lender, investor or new entrant.

The common thread is the same: helping clients understand how value and exposure move through the structure.

Shipping For owners, operators, charterers and businesses where vessel decisions affect value, exposure or strategic direction.
Freight Trading For businesses managing freight as a cost, trading opportunity or operational dependency.
Energy Trading For crude, products and LNG trading businesses where contracts, cargo movement, finance, regulatory requirements, operations and disputes need to be considered together.
Investors & New Entrants For financial institutions, investors and businesses that need practical insight into shipping and trading structures before committing capital or entering the market.

Experience

Complex chartering, trading and operational structures where value, risk and execution needed to be considered together.

Strategic reviews for businesses assessing market entry, operating models, contractual resilience or supply-chain efficiency.

High-value contentious and pre-contentious matters involving cargo, charterparty, counterparty and operational pressure.

Cross-functional work with legal, commercial, trading, finance, insurance and operational teams.