management

Born and raised in and around London, of shipbroking stock, Alexander Upcraft is a graduate of French & German from University College London, and holds a diploma in Mandarin from Tsinghua University in Beijing. In 2010, he joined Socomet Sales in Paris, where he was tasked with augmenting the order book. With initial fixtures in West Africa, he continued to forge relations with new operators, as well as tending to existing clients and their projects.

He has an in-depth knowledge of local markets around the African continent, with a track record of chartering all manner of vessels to a plethora of clients – PSVs, AHTS, Cargo Barges, Multicats, Crewboats, Construction & Dive Support Vessels and Accommodation Units. He created Aurum in 2022 with a view to laying a new foundation in the shipbroking domain, building upon existing relationships and improving others.