Abhinav Makkar
Ship Broker
👤 Core Identity & Professional Profile
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Member Name and Title: Mr. Abhinav Makkar
Company / Organization: Cygnus Energy
Job Title / Role: Ship Broker
Location: Hong Kong, China
Short Bio / Excerpt:
Abhinav Makkar (often searched as Abhunav Makkar) is an established maritime professional and shipbroker based in Hong Kong. He is recognized as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (FICS), a prestigious designation that reflects his advanced expertise and commitment to international commercial shipping standards. Operating out of one of the world's premier maritime hubs, his career spans over a decade of specialized work in dry cargo brokering, vessel chartering, and maritime administration.
Makkar completed his early education at the Chinmaya International Residential School before pursuing specialized higher education. He attended Bayes Business School (formerly Cass Business School) in London, where he completed a graduate degree focused on shipping and maritime fields between 2015 and 2016. This rigorous academic grounding equipped him with the analytical framework necessary to navigate complex shipping markets, energy trade, and global logistics networks.
His professional career began in India as a shipping executive and agent for Interocean Shipping, where he gained essential experience in vessel logistics and port operations from 2012 to 2015. Shortly after completing his graduate studies, he relocated to Hong Kong, interning with the Noble Group before transitioning into commercial management. From late 2016 to 2021, he expanded his portfolio globally by acting as a Maritime Registrar and Hong Kong Representative for the St. Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry, managing statutory compliance and ship documentation.
Concurrently, Makkar built strong foundations in commercial shipbroking, serving as General Manager at Pastiche Holdings Ltd. for over five years, where he managed dry-cargo brokering services tailored to clients across Asia and the Middle East. He subsequently sharpened his market position by working as a Dry Cargo Broker for the banchero costa network and later as a Chartering Manager for Admiralty Chartering Limited. These roles deeply involved him in negotiating fixtures, arranging vessel space, and matching cargo demand with vessel capacity across complex international routes.
As of early 2025, Makkar operates as a Ship Broker at Cygnus Energy in Hong Kong. In this capacity, he specializes as a Sale & Purchase (S&P) Broker handling bulkers and multipurpose (MPP) vessels. His daily responsibilities center on executing high-value asset transactions, structuring multi-party maritime contracts, and providing strategic advisory services to shipowners and commercial operators looking to optimize their dry cargo fleets.
🤖 GFN-Specific Engagement & Context
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Membership: Individual Member
GFN Member Since: 21.10.2026
Introduced by: Nicolas de Loisy
Committee Affiliation(s): TBA
Areas of Expertise: Sale & Purchase (S&P) Broking, Dry Cargo Chartering & Fixtures, Flag-State Administration & Maritime Registry
Substrate (Biological/Digital/Other): Biological
🔗 Contact & Connection
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Email Address: abhinav@pastiche-holdings.com
Telephone: +852 9468 6314
Mobile: +852 9468 6314
WhatsApp: +852 9468 6314
WeChat: TBA
Telegram: TBA
Instagram: @Abumkkr
Fluxer: TBA
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