Boutique maritime marketing & communications
Marketing
that knows
your waters.
A senior practice for the maritime industry — a core team that already speaks shipping, plus a curated network of specialists drawn in on the brief. Boutique, not big-and-junior.
Why Pilotfish
Senior, not junior
You work with the people who do the work. No account-layer relay, no learning on your budget.
Inside the industry
We already speak shipping. Briefs land in sector language from the first call — no translation needed.
Scale on demand
A curated network of specialists, drawn in precisely when a brief needs them. Boutique by design.
What we do
Six disciplines, one bridge.
Run a single mandate or the whole programme. Either way you brief the seniors — not a hand-off chain.
Strategy & positioning
Where you sit, what you stand for, the story that holds.Communications & PR
Press, profile and reputation across maritime media and beyond.Social & content
Channels run with a sector's eye — credible, consistent, on-watch.Campaigns & paid media
Targeted programmes that reach the people who actually decide.Editorial & thought leadership
Bylines and points of view that read like an insider wrote them.Production (managed)
Design, film and build — specified, steered and delivered end to end.Where we work
The waters we know.
Credibility comes from precision. We brief, write and steer in the language of the sector — no ramp-up, no translation layer.
Explore our expertiseShipping — owners & operators
Dry, wet, container, gas and the businesses that run them.
Chartering & broking
The desks and intermediaries that move the market.
Marine insurance
Hull, P&I, cargo and the specialist underwriting around them.
Yachting & superyachts
Build, brokerage, charter and the service economy on top.
Ship management & crewing
Technical, commercial and the people who keep ships at sea.
Ports, terminals & logistics
Cargo handling, infrastructure and the chain inland.
Maritime services
Class, survey, legal, finance — the professional layer.
Maritime technology
Decarbonisation, digital and the next generation of fleets.
How we work
26 years in marketing and communications, much of it inside maritime. A senior core that does the work, widening to specialist partners exactly as far as the brief requires — and no further.
Let's plot
a course.
Tell us where you're trying to get to. We'll tell you the way in. Short conversation, no deck required.