Dome Chartering & Trading Corp. is an industry leader providing advanced commercial management services for third-party assets and end-to-end solutions for our customers.
Our Mission
Our sole mission is to provide outstanding transportation solutions for our clients. We offer seamless, multi modal movement of customers’ product to end users. Our extensive network of global partners ensures that our clients have access to the warehousing, rail, trucking, and shipping services (blue and brown water) that they need to ensure their cargoes arrive safely and efficiently to their final destination.
Our Services
Dome’s expertise lies in bulk and break bulk dry cargoes moving in the Americas, Western Europe, Mediterranean and Black Seas, Africa and the Far East. We specialize in Jones Act brokerage services for dry cargo on the East and West Coast of the United States.
Our Clients
Dome offers customized solutions for our clients, specializing in niche trades, including U.S. government impelled cargo, Jones Act cargo and cabotage. Dome is the exclusive commercial representative (Agents only) for Schuyler Line Navigation Company, LLC, Whitehall Alliance and M/V Tanzanite.
Our Vessels
Dome has extensive experience in managing vessels in niche trades and we operate on a variety of ship types from 3000 DWT vessels to PMX. Our diverse experience gives us the expertise to handle your cargo safely and timely. Let us become your shipping partner.
Our History
Dome Chartering & Trading Corp (DCT) offers commercial management services for investment interests and ship owners. In addition to our chartering and shipping solutions, we provide end-to-end solutions for dry cargo clients.
With over two decades of international commercial management experience, Dome has the expertise necessary to manage commercial vessels and projects of all sizes around the world.
Our diversity of experience in operating and managing dry cargo ships (including Jones Act and Cargo Preference compliant brokerage services), and providing commercial management services, as well as our proven track record, ensures that Dome Chartering & Trading will competently and safely manage your next project.

Our Services
Dome’s expertise lies in bulk and break bulk dry cargoes moving in the Americas, Western Europe, Mediterranean and Black Seas, Africa and the Far East. We specialize in Jones Act brokerage services for dry cargo on the East and West Coast of the United States.
We are your trusted partners for carrying specialized cargo:
- hazardous materials such as IMO and appendix B cargoes
- explosive/flammable
- breakbulk and heavy lift cargoes, including ammunition all IMO1.1 up
Dome is the exclusive booking agent with regular service to Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), and also provides regular service to Ascension, the Caribbean and Africa.
In addition, Dome can offer a full range of commercial management services including:
- fixing COAs
- Port Captain attendance to optimize turnarounds and stowage plans
- assistance with laytime calculations and receivables
Our Clients and Vessels We Manage
Dome has expertise in managing and operating dry cargo ships ranging from ultramax vessels to coasters and barges (from 3,000 to 60,000 DWT).
We have extensive experience in managing vessels in niche trades, including:
- Jones Act cargo
- Cargo Preference compliant cargoes
- U.S. flag and foreign flag bulk and break bulk commodities
- general cargo moves (including heavy lifts)
- cargo movements to countries with cabotage rules
Niche businesses:
- cabotage
- DRI (direct reduced iron)
- U.S. government impelled cargoes
- Jones Act cargo
Dome is the exclusive commercial representative (Agents only) for:
- Schuyler Line Navigation Company, LLC
- Whitehall Alliance
- M/V Tanzanite
