Pommer & Partners
Technical Company Profile

International distressed cargo buyer and commercial cargo recovery specialist. The legal entity is Pommer & Partners International Trading Limited, registered in Ireland (company number 609274). Full company details are published on the legal information page.

• Distressed cargo purchasing
• Damaged cargo purchasing
• Rejected cargo recovery
• Abandoned cargo and abandoned container resolution
• Unclaimed cargo resolution
• Insurance salvage
• Marine cargo salvage
• Cargo recovery
• International cargo remarketing
• Alternative market placement
• Recycling coordination
• Compliant cargo disposal where commercial recovery is not viable

Pommer & Partners may act as a principal buyer and purchase suitable distressed cargo for its own account on an AS IS, WHERE IS basis, subject to commercial evaluation, title, authority to sell, customs requirements and applicable regulations. Our role in an individual case is explained on the distressed cargo buyer page and in the overview of our services.

• Agricultural bulk cargo
• Grain and feed materials
• Food and food ingredients
• Chemicals
• Minerals and industrial raw materials
• Consumer and commercial goods
• Containerised cargo
• Vessel-size bulk cargo

• Damaged
• Heat-damaged
• Water-damaged
• Rejected
• Off-specification
• Abandoned
• Unclaimed
• Distressed
• Salvage cargo

• P&I Clubs
• Shipowners
• Shipping lines
• Marine insurers
• Cargo insurers
• Cargo interests
• Claims managers
• Surveyors
• Lloyd's Agents
• Freight forwarders
• Logistics companies
• Port and terminal stakeholders

Capability reference for cargo salvage sales, direct purchase and commercial recovery. Roles are case-dependent; availability is subject to cargo, jurisdiction, title and commercial evaluation. See Detailed Cargo Salvage Sales Capability.

Core capabilities

• Direct purchase of distressed and salvage cargo
• Structured cargo salvage sales
• Salvage tenders and competitive offer processes
• Cargo remarketing
• Residual value recovery
• Alternative market identification
• Buyer sourcing
• AS IS, WHERE IS transactions where appropriate
• Cargo collection and removal coordination
• Re-export or alternative disposition coordination
• Recycling or compliant disposal coordination where commercial recovery is not viable

Role matrix

Roles indicate what Pommer & Partners may act as in a given situation. No service is available in every case or jurisdiction.

Transaction models

• Direct purchase
• Negotiated sale
• Competitive offer process
• Salvage tender
• Remarketing
• Alternative market placement
• Recycling or disposal coordination

Typical case inputs

• Commodity
• Tonnage / quantity
• Cargo location
• Current condition
• Cause or nature of damage
• Survey documentation
• Laboratory results
• Photographs
• Packaging
• Title / authority to dispose
• Operational deadline
• Logistics constraints

Commercial role clarity

Principal buyer

Pommer & Partners may purchase cargo directly using its own capital, subject to commercial evaluation, title, authority to sell and applicable regulations.

Salvage sale / remarketing coordinator

Pommer & Partners may assist in identifying external markets and buyers, and in supporting a structured sale, offer or tender process.

Recovery / disposition coordinator

Pommer & Partners may coordinate alternative processing, recycling or disposal routes where commercial recovery is limited or not viable.

Worldwide. We work across European, Middle Eastern, African and Asian ports and handle cases outside these regions on the same basis. Port-specific information is available in our locations index, including Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges, Hamburg, Jeddah, Jebel Ali and Singapore.

Enquiries: contact@pommerpartners.com · +49 221 405027. Further background is available on the about page, FAQ and case studies.