Why Wirana

  • Performance
    • In 2009 and 2010 Wirana successfully negotiated over 320 vessels with a total LDT in excess of 3 million and DWT of 12 million tons perhaps producing industry records. Wirana has the distinction of delivering in excess of 24 ships in one month successfully in all the four major ship-recycling markets and is a one-stop shop for recycling options in these markets, namely – India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and China (North and South). Wirana has so far negotiated in excess of 1650 vessels and delivered a total DWT of approximately 45 million tonnes since 1983. Wirana has successfully negotiated:
      a. Excess 250 Tankers
      b. 5 ULCCs
      c. 25 VLCCs
      Excess 100 Container vessels

  • Qualified Team of Professionals
    • Wirana has inhouse professional staff and teams, who are second to none, working 24/7 and our clients have the benefit of OPEN offices 365 days of the year with NO HOLIDAYS.

  • Offices in all jurisdictionsQualified Team of Professionals
    • Wirana has representative offices in all the four major markets namely - India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and China. If the buyers or sellers have any matters locally that need to be dealt with, the local offices get into action promptly and help resolve the issues in the fastest and best possible ways.

  • Professional Managers and Operations
    • Our financial, documentary, technical and operational strengths match our competitors and we are able to quickly close on deals on simple basis and we are able to pay large deposits directly into Sellers accounts. We have excellent relationships with end buyers thereby reducing the time gap in the waiting of vessels at anchorage and we encourage speedy beaching of vessels.

  • Only Cash Buyer to have in house legal department
    • Wirana is the only cash buyer to have a in house legal department fully well verse in all legal aspects of shipping, especially recycling, which is very helpful to the buyers, sellers if they get stuck with tricky legal matters

  • Qualified team of chartered accountants and financial teams
    • Wirana has a team of qualified chartered accountants and financial teams that cater to the needs of the buyers and sellers in all financial matters.

  • Proactive local offices assising on prompt inwards clearances and swift beachings of Vessels thereby reducing waiting time
  • Qualified team to work on Green Vessels
    • Wirana has for a long period of time been working recycling vessels at "Green" yards in China and India, complying with owners / IMO requirements for recycling ships in an environmentally responsible manner as Wirana has unparalleled experience in the field of Green Ship Recycling. Members of Wirana have participated in the IMO deliberations leading upto the Hong Kong Convention on the Safe and Responsible Recycling of Ships in 2009.

  • Repeat relationships
    • As a testament to the impeccable and pristine reputation that Wirana enjoys, it has very long standing relations with buyers, sellers, brokers worldwide, many of which are decades old.


GUINNESS RECORD!

  • Guinness Book
    Wirana has successfully concluded the purchases of two ULCCs from major shipowners with a combined LDT of 148,691 making the BIGGEST purchases of any year earning Wirana a place twice in the Guinness Book and is the ONLY Cash Buyer to feature in it...»