Independent physical merchant · Est. 1998
Moving the world’s raw materials.
Meridiem Global is an independent physical commodity merchant, connecting producers to industry across metals, minerals and energy.
0M+40M+
Tonnes moved
Bulk and liquid cargo handled annually
03
Continents
Origination and delivery coverage
04
Offices
Trading, operations and representative
01998
Established
Independently held since founding
The physical chain
Source. Move. Deliver.
Three steps, each of which we own outright. Where a broker introduces two parties, we stand between them and take the risk.
01
Source
We originate at the mine gate, the refinery and the terminal. Long-standing producer relationships mean we take material other merchants cannot place, and we know the grade before it is loaded.
02
Move
Chartering, transhipment, storage and blending are handled in-house. We take the freight risk and the timing risk so the counterparty on either end does not have to.
03
Deliver
Cargo arrives on specification, on schedule, with independent inspection at both ends. Where quality is contested, umpire procedure is agreed before the vessel sails.
Trading desks
Three books, one balance sheet.
Each desk originates independently. Freight, finance and compliance are shared, which is what lets a small team move cargo at this scale.
Global presence
4 offices, on the clock the cargo runs to.
Origination sits in the time zone of the load port and execution sits in the time zone of the discharge port. Nothing waits overnight for an answer.
Asia Pacific
- JakartaOperations
Europe
- ZugHeadquarters
Middle East & Africa
- DubaiTrading
Americas
- New YorkTrading
Capability
What sits behind the trade.
Origination is the visible part. These are the functions that decide whether a cargo actually settles.
Freight and chartering
Voyage and time charters across Supramax to Capesize dry bulk and MR to VLCC tonnage, contracted directly rather than brokered through a third party.
Storage and terminals
Contracted capacity at Singapore, Fujairah and Rotterdam, plus origin stockpile access, giving us optionality on timing rather than forced sales on arrival.
Blending
Blending to buyer specification at origin and at discharge, so calorific value, sulphur, moisture and impurity levels land inside a contractual band.
Risk management
Exchange and paper hedging against LME, ICE and CME benchmarks, so buyers price against a chosen quotational period instead of carrying flat-price exposure.
Trade finance
Committed facilities with international trade banks, supporting letters of credit, documentary collections and open-account terms for established counterparties.
Inspection and claims
Independent surveyors appointed at load and discharge, with draft survey, sampling and a defined claims procedure agreed in the contract rather than after the fact.
Governance
Counterparties are screened before a cargo is discussed.
Physical trade sits close to jurisdictions, sanctions regimes and supply chains that require real diligence. Ours is a precondition of doing business, not a disclosure appended afterwards.
- Know your counterparty
- Beneficial ownership, corporate structure and trading history are verified before onboarding, and re-reviewed on a fixed cycle.
- Sanctions screening
- Counterparties, vessels and end destinations are screened against consolidated sanctions lists at onboarding and again before each fixture.
- Responsible sourcing
- Suppliers are assessed on labour practice, environmental permitting and community impact, with site visits in higher-risk jurisdictions.
Enquiries
Have a cargo to place, or a requirement to cover?
Tell us the commodity, the volume and the window. Enquiries reach the relevant desk head directly.