- CEO
- Igor Budisavljevic
- Full Time Employees
- 27
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Other transportation
- Address
- Pula Croatia
- Business
- ALPHA ADRIATIC pomorski promet d.d., formerly known as Uljanik Plovidba d.d., is a Croatia-based maritime shipping and vessel management company engaged in international ocean freight transportation and integrated maritime logistics. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Pula, Croatia, the company operates across two core business segments: Maritime Transport and Ship Management Services. ALPHA ADRIATIC provides a comprehensive portfolio of maritime solutions, including: ocean transportation of dry bulk commodities such as grain, coal, iron ore, fertilizers, and bauxite via Supramax and Handymax bulk carriers; international transportation of liquid cargoes including refined petroleum products, clean petroleum products, and organic chemicals via medium-range (MR) product tankers; commercial vessel management, encompassing voyage planning, time and spot chartering, freight contracting, and post-fixture vessel operations; technical ship management, consisting of planned maintenance, dry-docking supervision, hull and machinery inspections, spare parts procurement, and bunkering; crew management services, including seafarer recruitment, cadet training programs, crew logistics, payroll administration, and maritime certifications; quality, safety, and security management in compliance with International Safety Management (ISM) and International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) codes; and marine insurance placement, claims administration, and maritime agency consulting. The company serves global commodity traders, oil majors, industrial manufacturers, and international charterers, operating across trade routes spanning Europe, the Mediterranean, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and West Africa. In recent strategic developments, the company completed a comprehensive financial and operational restructuring under a court-approved pre-bankruptcy settlement, formally rebranding from Uljanik Plovidba to ALPHA ADRIATIC d.d. to reflect its modernized corporate identity. Operationally, the company has expanded its third-party ship management and maritime agency operations to build asset-light recurring revenue streams, established co-investment joint ventures and special purpose vehicle structures with international maritime partners to optimize fleet financing, and implemented fleet-wide technical upgrades to comply with International Maritime Organization (IMO) decarbonization standards and European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) maritime environmental regulations.