Captain
Joseph
Mwakatobe
Managing Director. 18 years in ship operations and chartering across Tanzania, UAE and Singapore. Former chartering manager at a Mediterranean bulk operator.
Our story
Owner-led. Independent.
Owner-led. Independent.
Tanzanian.
Bahari Nexus was founded by shipping professionals with deep roots in East African trade. We hold a TASAC shipbroker licence and operate to FONASBA standards of conduct.
We are independent — no fleet, no warehouse, no cargo. Our only product is judgement, and our only client is whichever side of the deal hires us.
12+
Years average desk experience
40+
Owners & operators on speed dial
$48M
Cargo brokered in 2025
24/7
Desk coverage for laycan moves
Why we exist
East African context.
East African context.
Global shipping judgement.
For too long, East African cargo owners have negotiated through middlemen who do not understand a Mtwara cashew season, a Dar berth queue or what a Friday holiday at TASAC means for laytime.
Bahari Nexus brings experience from owners' offices in Athens and Singapore back home to Dar es Salaam.
How we work
No vessels. No inventory.
No vessels. No inventory.
Only judgement.
We are independent. Our compensation is brokerage commission, paid by whichever side hires us. Every fixture is documented under recognised charter party forms with terms appropriate to the cargo and route.
Partnerships
Memberships &
Memberships &
affiliations
- TASAC licensed shipbroker (Tanzania)
- FONASBA member (Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers & Agents)
- BIMCO documentary subscriber
- ICC Tanzania member
Leadership
Aisha
James
Captain
Aisha
Hassan
Head of Bulk Desk. 12 years brokering dry-bulk fixtures for East African and Indian Ocean trade. Chartered insurance background.
James
Otieno
Tanker & S&P Desk. Former cargo trader with deep MR/LR experience across the Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf.