London has acquired another sale-and-purchase (S&P) shipbroker with the official launch this week of Sterling Shipping Services.

New managing director Gavin McClure, 43, says Sterling aims to home in on a small client base and provide a very dedicated and focused service to those owners.

Ex-Braemar Seacope S&P broker McClure thinks in recent years when finances have been tight brokers have been spread too thinly across too many clients and Sterling wants to take a different approach.

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