About

Tech­ni­cal and Nau­ti­cal Ship Management

We are your relia­ble part­ner for com­pre­hen­si­ve ship manage­ment – both tech­ni­cal and nautical.

Our expe­ri­en­ced cap­ta­ins and mari­ne engi­neers pos­sess exten­si­ve hands-on know­ledge from glo­bal mer­chant ship­ping and com­bi­ne ope­ra­tio­nal exper­ti­se at sea with stra­te­gic manage­ment ashore.

Whe­ther con­tai­ner ves­sels, mul­ti­pur­po­se freigh­ters or bulk car­ri­ers – we under­stand the dai­ly chal­lenges of ship­board ope­ra­ti­ons as well as the com­plex requi­re­ments of inter­na­tio­nal regu­la­ti­ons. This expe­ri­ence allows us to remain fle­xi­ble across various ves­sel types and deve­lop prag­ma­tic, tail­or-made solu­ti­ons with confidence.

What sets us apart is our entre­pre­neu­ri­al mind­set and abili­ty to think bey­ond stan­dard pro­ces­ses – pai­red with clear com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on, swift decis­i­on-making, and a strong solu­ti­on-dri­ven approach.

Our con­cepts are desi­gned for long-term suc­cess – whe­ther for shipow­ners, time char­te­rers, or char­te­ring brokers.

Foun­ded in 1995 by Cap­tain Bijan Forooh­a­ri, BF Ship­ma­nage­ment GmbH & Co. KG has grown from a small ope­ra­ti­on into a well-estab­lished play­er in the inter­na­tio­nal ship­ping indus­try. Today, we mana­ge a ver­sa­ti­le fleet of over 20 ves­sels – inclu­ding con­tai­ner ships, mul­ti­pur­po­se freigh­ters, and gene­ral car­go carriers.

At the heart of our tech­ni­cal and com­mer­cial manage­ment is a team of sea­so­ned pro­fes­sio­nals with deca­des of hands-on expe­ri­ence – both at sea and ashore. Our lea­der­ship brings tog­e­ther entre­pre­neu­ri­al thin­king, deep mari­ti­me exper­ti­se, and a clear com­mit­ment to sus­tainable solutions.

We are gui­ded by a strong sen­se of direc­tion, trans­pa­rent com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on, and the ambi­ti­on to mana­ge every pro­ject respon­si­bly and effec­tively. With the next gene­ra­ti­on now part of the manage­ment team, we are con­scious­ly embra­cing both con­ti­nui­ty and rene­wal – inten­si­fy­ing our focus on long-term part­ner­ships, inno­va­ti­on, and for­ward-thin­king ship­ping solutions.

Behind our tech­ni­cal and com­mer­cial manage­ment are per­so­na­li­ties with deca­des of expe­ri­ence on board and ashore.

Our manage­ment com­bi­nes entre­pre­neu­ri­al thin­king, tech­ni­cal exper­ti­se and a pas­si­on for sus­tainable solu­ti­ons - with a clear atti­tu­de, open com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on and the ambi­ti­on to mana­ge every pro­ject with responsibility.

Com­mer­cial
Management

Num­bers under con­trol. Mar­kets at a glan­ce. Solu­ti­ons that pay off. 

In a con­stant­ly evol­ving indus­try, you need com­mer­cial manage­ment with visi­on. We sup­port our cli­ents in making eco­no­mic­al­ly sound decisions—whether in struc­tu­ring char­ter agree­ments, rigo­rous cost con­trol, insu­rance manage­ment, or trans­pa­rent reporting.

By com­bi­ning com­pre­hen­si­ve mar­ket insight with ope­ra­tio­nal clo­sen­ess, we think proac­tively along­side you, respond swift­ly, and build frame­works that ensu­re both short-term effi­ci­en­cy and long-term stability—regardless of mar­ket con­di­ti­ons or fleet size.

Working in clo­se coor­di­na­ti­on with our tech­ni­cal and nau­ti­cal manage­ment teams, we ensu­re your fleet recei­ves opti­mal tech­ni­cal and ope­ra­tio­nal sup­port while main­tai­ning sus­tainable eco­no­mic suc­cess. This approach gua­ran­tees com­pre­hen­si­ve manage­ment that seam­less­ly inte­gra­tes and har­mo­ni­zes all facets of ves­sel operation.

Com­pre­hen­si­ve Ship Manage­ment for Inves­tors, Ope­ra­tors, and Insti­tu­tio­nal Partners

We take full respon­si­bi­li­ty – tech­ni­cal, com­mer­cial, and stra­te­gic – to ensu­re that mari­ti­me assets are ope­ra­ted pro­fi­ta­b­ly and sus­tain­ab­ly over the long term.
With a struc­tu­red approach, modern tools, and a team com­bi­ning engi­nee­ring exper­ti­se and hands-on sea­fa­ring expe­ri­ence, we mana­ge each ves­sel to the hig­hest stan­dards – even in chal­len­ging mar­ket environments.

A key focus lies on proac­ti­ve risk manage­ment: we iden­ti­fy poten­ti­al risks at an ear­ly stage and deve­lop tar­ge­ted solu­ti­ons to mini­mi­ze ope­ra­tio­nal dis­rup­ti­ons and finan­cial losses.

In addi­ti­on, we embrace digi­ta­liza­ti­on and inno­va­ti­ve tech­no­lo­gies to stream­li­ne pro­ces­ses, enhan­ce trans­pa­ren­cy, and enable fast, well-infor­med decision-making.

Our com­mit­ment: not just pre­ser­ving asset value – but actively enhan­cing it.

Ship &
Asset Management

Mari­ti­me assets in focus - mana­ged with sys­tem and vision.

Sale and
Purcha­se (S&P)

Right Decis­i­ons at the Right Moment –
Part­ne­ring for Wise and Pro­fi­ta­ble Investments

Navi­ga­ting a Dyna­mic Mar­ket – Stra­te­gic Sup­port for Acqui­si­ti­ons and Sales

The glo­bal ship­ping mar­ket is con­stant­ly evol­ving – and with it, the oppor­tu­ni­ties for invest­ment, fleet expan­si­on, or tar­ge­ted ves­sel sales.
We sup­port our cli­ents throug­hout every stage of the ship acqui­si­ti­on and sales pro­cess: from mar­ket moni­to­ring and ves­sel eva­lua­ti­on to due dili­gence, con­tract nego­tia­ti­on, and final execution.

With a keen sen­se for timing, mar­ket dyna­mics, and tech­ni­cal asset qua­li­ty, we are a relia­ble part­ner for stra­te­gic decis­i­on-making – whe­ther for indi­vi­du­al tran­sac­tions or long-term port­fo­lio development.

Working Whe­re Respon­si­bi­li­ty Mat­ters – Whe­re Peo­p­le Matter

As a medi­um-sized ship­ping com­pa­ny ope­ra­ting inter­na­tio­nal­ly and based in Sta­de, we com­bi­ne mari­ti­me tra­di­ti­on with tech­ni­cal exper­ti­se and a clear visi­on for the future.

Our suc­cess is foun­ded on the com­pe­tence, relia­bi­li­ty, and satis­fac­tion of our employees – which is why we invest not only in modern fleets, but abo­ve all in the peo­p­le who move them.

Whe­ther Start­ing Your Care­er or Alre­a­dy Expe­ri­en­ced – We Offer Perspectives

For Young Talents:

For Expe­ri­en­ced Professionals:

For Employees with Families

Why Sta­de?

• Life with per­spec­ti­ve: bet­ween the Elbe River, his­to­ric half-tim­be­red towns, and the Ham­burg metro­po­li­tan region
• For fami­lies: good schools, day­ca­re, afforda­ble housing—and natu­re right on your doorstep
• For tho­se fle­e­ing the city or retur­ning home: no long com­mu­tes, more time for life
• For go-get­ters: pro­xi­mi­ty to Ham­burg with more room for your own ideas
• For ever­yo­ne: a secu­re envi­ron­ment that nevert­hel­ess lea­ves room for opportunities

What We Offer:

• A respectful work envi­ron­ment with flat hierarchies
• Inter­na­tio­nal work in a com­pa­ny with a long-stan­ding mari­ti­me tradition
• Per­so­nal deve­lo­p­ment and long-term care­er prospects
• Fle­xi­ble working models & fami­ly-fri­end­ly policies
• A loca­ti­on to breathe—with a view of the harbor