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Intermodal was founded in Piraeus back in 1984 by Kyriakos Dermatis, with particular focus on Sale and Purchase, Dry Cargo Chartering and Demolition, which formed its core business at the time.

During the 90’s the range of shipbroking services was enhanced with the addition of tanker chartering, ship repair representations, ship valuations, market research and consultancy. The company’s growth was strongly driven by the support of clients, talented brokers and the adoption of pioneering IT technology and maritime information systems.

In 2003 Intermodal relocated from Piraeus to North Athens and further expanded its range of activities by gaining global exposure and access to new clients, financial markets, international contacts and shipyards.

In the early 2000s Intermodal recognized the emerging opportunities from the upcoming shipbuilding dynamics in China. Ever since, the company has negotiated and concluded numerous shipbuilding contracts providing its clients with a compass in the uncharted field of Chinese shipbuilding.

In January 2005 Intermodal established its Shanghai Representative Office aiming to provide its global customers with superior services, accurate information and competitive new building solutions.

Throughout the years, concurrently with the growth of the Asian market, the Shanghai office has expanded its operations to serve a wider and more sophisticated local demand. Second hand sales, project chartering, demolition, research and valuations are now offered from both shipping centres where Intermodal serves its business partners.

During 2008, Intermodal moved its headquarters to its purpose-built premises, in Kifissia, Greece. By combining the latest technology with the service of our talented and ambitious personnel, our team always strives to maintain the status of a world-wide leading shipbroking house that offers a complete spectrum of shipbroking services.

In 2011 Intermodal formed a historical merger with N. Cotzias Shipping Group, the oldest shipbroking house in Greece established back in 1893. This strategic move enabled Intermodal to provide a broader range of complementary services to an even larger network with a greater capacity to face any future challenges, by including worldwide Port Agencies, Harbour Towage and Salvage with the goal to effectively provide a “one-stop shop” shipbroking experience.

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Intermodal was founded in Piraeus back in 1984 by Kyriakos Dermatis amidst one the great shipping crises that marked the 80’s. The initial focus of the company was on Sale and Purchase, Dry Cargo Chartering and Demolition, which formed its core business for a long period.
During the 90’s the range of shipbroking services was enhanced with the addition of tanker chartering, ship repair representations, ship valuations, market research and consultancy. The company’s growth was strongly driven by the support of clients, talented brokers and the adoption of pioneering IT technology and maritime information systems.
In the early 2000s Intermodal recognized the emerging opportunities from the upcoming shipbuilding dynamics in China where the company has negotiated and concluded numerous shipbuilding contracts providing its clients with a compass in the uncharted field of Chinese shipbuilding.
In 2003 Intermodal relocated from Piraeus to North Athens and further expanded its range of activities by gaining global exposure and access to new clients, financial markets, international contacts and shipyards.
In January 2005 Intermodal established its Shanghai Representative Office aiming to provide its global customers with superior services, accurate information and competitive new building solutions.
During 2008, Intermodal moved its headquarters to its purpose-built premises, in Kifissia, Greece. By combining the latest technology with the service of our talented and ambitious personnel, our team always strives to maintain the status of a world-wide leading shipbroking house that offers a complete spectrum of shipbroking services.
In 2011 Intermodal expanded its range of services by including worldwide Port Agencies, Harbour Towage and Salvage with the goal to effectively provide a “one-stop shop” shipbroking experience.
In 2015 Interyards, an affiliate company of the Intermodal Group since the early 90’s, has moved in Intermodal’s HQ and enhanced our strive for more synergies between departments as their technical expertise is a valuable asset to the rest of our people on a daily basis.
2024 marks the 40-year anniversary of the company, forging our way onwards to a stronger future while maintaining the ideals and values that brought us here.
Our Process

Being a company that always places our customers first. Our key aim is to honour this principle no matter how much we evolve and grow. Our main drive has therefore remained this very simple objective; to be a primarily customer-centric business by making sure that that the right expertise is always in the right place, to deliver the quality service you expect.

Our 6 Guiding Principles
  • To maintain our status quo as a world-class international ship broking establishment, capable of delivering a wide range of services that are truly complete and tailor-made to each client’s evolving needs.
  • To never compromise on our boutique-shop mentality within each segment of our business.
  • To grow our business through delivering a service that is targeted solely at maximizing the profitability of our customers’ business and always putting their interest first without compromising our identity or integrity.
  • To continuously explore new business opportunities, while remaining at the forefront of developments by fully utilizing our people’s expertise and knowhow.
  • To keep developing strong relationships with international market players, while maintaining our strict standards of due diligence.
  • To keep investing in our people. For us our human capital is the first pillar of our dedication to our clients and an integral part of our success. Intermodal’s team combines diverse studies, working experiences and backgrounds, combined in such a way that it offers to our clients a complete and comprehensive solution.
Corporate Social Responsibility

We firmly believe that, within our capacity, we can create value and protect the interest od our clients whilst not having to compromise our responsibility towards our planet.

Intermodal is fully committed to working together with the industry for the future of sustainable shipping and shipping services. We may have a long history but our relentless investment to human capital would not be complete without ensuring we go to great lengths to ensure that we take all steps necessary to reduce our carbon footprint in and out of our office.

Intermodal is constantly investing on its people being at the forefront of new ideas at this critical point in time which is marked by restlessness in innovation for new fuel technologies, ship recycling, sustainability issues and other areas that require our generation’s attention.

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Our foundation is our people, chosen meticulously for both their specialised expertise and experience across maritime sectors, as well as their ethos, values and adherence to excellence.
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Our operational philosophy is a huge part of our culture. We value professionalism, transparency and integrity in all aspects of our work.
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We go to great lengths to ensure our people have access to our accumulated experience in the maritime sector, empowering them to tackle any project, no matter how small or large.

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