A specialist maritime intermediary for Australian offshore wind.

Kite & Compass is a Melbourne-based maritime consultancy founded to occupy a connective layer Australia’s offshore wind market does not currently have — between developers procuring vessel capacity and global operators positioning for Australian work.

Niels Klarskov

Melbourne · Global network

Twenty-plus years in offshore vessel commercial roles across Northern Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. Active maritime procurement engagements with live commercial frameworks — operational depth, not advisory theory.

Direct relationships across the global operator base, with particular reach into the Singapore hub that anchors APAC offshore activity. Fluent across both sides of the market: the international vessel community and the developer ecosystem in Australia.

Permanent Australian base, direct proximity to the Gippsland zone and Victorian government stakeholders. Every interaction is with the principal. No account team, no junior associates. For high-trust mandates in a small market, this is a feature, not a constraint.

How we work.

Sole-principal accountability

Every conversation, every brief, every contract — handled by the principal. No handoffs.

Disclosed two-sided practice

Clients know all positions. Operator and developer mandates are surfaced and documented from day one.

Transparent commercials

Engagements run on a retainer with a disclosed success commission when a vessel charter is secured. Triggers and rates are agreed in writing up front.

Active commercial work, not theory

Service offerings built from live APAC vessel procurement work, not generic consulting frameworks.

Australian Base - Global reach

Permanent presence in Melbourne. Active operator network globallly.