Experienced German lawyer Ulf Bertheau has joined forces with loan serving and real-estate firm Silverton Group to form a company that will offer credit servicing for ship financing..

Silverton Maritime Solutions will provide services for banks and financial institutions covering the outsourcing of shipping loans, with the German market its main focus.

Bertheau, who left German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) last year, will be managing director of the new company.