• commitment to transparent vessel transaction records,
• extensive network of agency offices throughout Asia,
• value-added training for seafarers in our own centres, and
• sound advice to clients when they are buying and selling.

Haakon Wallem, the Norwegian founder of our Group, established Wallem as a ship broking company in Shanghai in 1903. The company quickly grew to include ship management and agency services. When Haakon Wallem opened a branch in Hong Kong in 1925, which would later become the headquarters, and today we have 55 offices in 25 countries. We want to be business partners with our clients, managing their assets in the most commercially successful manner, while always searching for ways to improve our services.