CASH BUYING . HEADQUARTERED IN DUBAI . GLOBAL REACH.
COMPETENCE TRANSPARENCY RESPONSIBILITY

OUR CONSCIENCE IS OUR COMMITMENT

Founder's Message

At Inspire Ship Trading, we approach every transaction with commitment, integrity, and commercial discipline. As a neutral and conflict-free cash buyer, we strive to deliver transparent and balanced outcomes for all counterparties. We are equally aware of the need for ship recyclers to adhere to highest standards of global environmental and regulatory norms. This Consciousness and Concern for Environment allows us to deal with counterparties carrying similar ideology.

OUR TEAM

Anchors at Inspire Ship Trading

A seasoned maritime professional with over three decades of experience in ship brokering, vessel sales & purchase (S&P), and offshore asset transactions for recycling. As the Founder of Sairam Ship Brokers, he has built a strong reputation for delivering reliable, transparent, and result-oriented brokerage services across global markets.

Known for his hands-on approach, deep technical insight, and strong international relationships, he has successfully executed a wide spectrum of transactions—from conventional vessel sales to complex offshore and project-based deals.

Ilango Sitaraman
Co-Founder & Principal Broker

Born to a leading Maritime Lawyer Mr. Vinod Ravani in Gujarat – India, Sawan grew up learning the legal complexities of Cash Buying, Ship Recycling and Shipping Law. With a burning passion for Maritime industry, Sawan successfully completed his Master’s Degree in International Maritime Law from the premier institution Cardiff Law School – U.K. and first arrived in Dubai in 2005. For last 20 years, he has spearheaded ventures in Real Estate Developments, Properties, Trading, Retail and F&B. Having built successful portfolio of businesses spanning GCC, Africa and India, his passion for creating and developing opportunities is truly inspiring.

Sawan Ravani
Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Rajesh Jain is a visionary business leader at JG Group, a 111+ year-old diversified conglomerate founded in Chennai – India in 1909. The Group now operates across 4 continents having 8+ offices globally, transacting 100+ products and services daily, with annual turnover exceeding US$900 million. Under his strategic leadership since 2001, JG Group has strengthened its international footprint across Dubai, Hong Kong, Madagascar, Nigeria, Mauritania and other global markets. He has played a key role in expanding the Group beyond its international trade and finance foundations into commodities, shipping, paper, chemicals, agro-products, scrap metals, textiles, real estate, hospitality, wellness, electronics and renewable energy. With deep expertise in global trading, logistics-driven supply chains and cross-border partnerships, Rajesh Jain continues to position the Group as a trusted international business partner for large-scale industries and transactions. His leadership combines commercial agility, ethical values, sustainability and long-term relationship building; principles which are at core of Inspire Ship Trading. Under the able direction of Rajesh Jain, Inspire Ship Trading has a robust capacity to transact multiple high value vessels globally, at any given time. This scale and capability truly represents the group’s commitment and vision to lead Global Cash Buying Industry by building trusted partnerships across ship owners, brokers and recyclers alike.

Rajesh Jain

Co-Founder & Partner

How We Work

Commercial excellence built on trust.

Discretion First

Every vessel discussion, pricing inquiry, and transaction detail is handled with complete confidentiality. We protect the commercial interests of all counterparties.

Speed & Responsiveness

The recycling market moves fast. Inspire Ship Trading is structured for rapid engagement — from receipt of vessel details to indicative offer to MOA progression.

Market-Grounded Pricing

Our indicative offers are anchored in real market data and genuine buyer demand — not manufactured price discovery intended to favor downstream interests.

Clean Deal Structure

We priorities clear, well-structured transactions with documented terms, professional communication, and responsible follow-through to delivery.

HOW WE OPERATE

Conviction. Discipline. Ethics.

Every transaction is approached with structured communication, a visible process, and
commercially grounded negotiation, without hidden positions or internal bias.

01

Initial Review

Assess vessel profile, delivery position, timing, and buyer interest with discretion and speed.

02

Indicative Pricing

Provide a commercially grounded cash buying indication aligned with prevailing recycling market realities.

03

Negotiation & MOA

Advance the deal with structured communication, clear terms, and disciplined documentation.

04

Delivery & Completion

Coordinate toward a clean close with transparency, responsiveness, and responsible follow-through.

HOW WE OPERATE

Conviction. Discipline. Ethics.

Every transaction is approached with structured communication, a visible process, and
commercially grounded negotiation, without hidden positions or internal bias.

PRINCIPLES

Competence. Transparency. Responsibility.

These are not statements - they define how we negotiate, execute, and deliver. Transparency includes complete neutrality in transaction positioning.

WHY INSPIRE

We prioritise speed, clarity and trust - enabling confident deal- making in complex environments. Our positioning gives counterparties comfort that discussions are commercially honest and outcomes are not engineered for internal advantage.

CLIENT-FACING COMPANY PROFILE

Unified with the deck. Ready for counterparties.

Unified with the deck. Ready for counterparties. The website and company profile now speak the same visual and strategic language: experienced, conflict-free, responsible cash buyer; disciplined execution; and boardroom-level trust.

FOR SHIPOWNERS

A neutral cash buyer structure designed to maximize value without downstream recycling bias.

  • Conflict-free transaction handling
  • Transparent value discovery
  • Commercially serious dialogue

FOR BROKERS & RECYCLERS

A trusted platform that supports commercially honest dialogue, fast engagement, and balanced outcomes.

  • No hidden internal agenda
  • Responsible cash buying execution
  • Win-win outcome orientation

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