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InterManager to Source Vaccinations for Seafarers

Apr 27, 2021

Frustrated by the lack of progress and slow pace of international efforts, ship management trade group InterManager said it will work separately to obtain COVID-19 vaccines to protect the world’s more than 1.5 million seafarers and thereby keep international trade routes open.InterManager president, Mark O’Neil, said, “Global organizations have talked their way round in circles and still we are no…

Stefanou Named MD at Wallem Ship Management

Mar 25, 2022

Wallem Group appointed Ioannis Stefanou as Managing Director of Wallem Ship Management, with responsibility for the oversight and strategic planning of the company’s ship management activities worldwide.Stefanou joined Wallem Ship Management in April 2014 to lead its Technical Management…

Wilhelmsen Ship Management Takes a Majority Stake in Ahrenkiel Tankers

Jan 12, 2022

Wilhelmsen Ship Management signed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Hamburg-based Ahrenkiel Tankers, resulting in Wilhelmsen Ship Management taking over the management of five tankers and gaining 80% ownership of Ahrenkiel Tankers. The remaining 20% is held by existing owners MPC Capital Group…

Synergy Group, Oldendorff Sign Ship Management Deal

Dec 06, 2021

Synergy Marine Germany GmbH, a subsidiary of the Synergy Group, signed an agreement to manage part of the bulk carrier fleet owned by Oldendorff Carriers, one of Germany’s foremost shipowners and one of the world’s leading dry bulk operators…

Columbia Shipmanagement, Seatrans Form Ship Management JV

May 04, 2021

Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) announced it has partnered with Norwegian ship owner and operator Seatrans AS to form a ship management joint venture.The company will be named Stödig Ship Management AS will become operational from the beginning of May 2021…

Wallem Inks Deal with Navigate Response

Nov 25, 2020

Wallem Shipmanagement appointed Navigate Response to enhance its global media response capability, tasked to deliver crisis communications support and training to its global operations on shore and at sea.“Wallem Shipmanagement is committed…

V.Group Names Kofod-Olsen as CEO

Oct 01, 2020

Ship management and marine support services giant V.Group said on Wednesday it has appointed René Kofod-Olsen as the company’s chief executive officer, taking over from Graham Westgarth who will become chairman. Kofod-Olsen will join V. Group on November 1…

The Future of Ship Agency Sits in the Cloud

Sep 10, 2020

With the Coronavirus pandemic hitting many segments of the global shipping industry particularly hard, it is understandable that businesses of all sizes are reviewing their budgets for 2020 and beyond and looking for ways to reduce costs while maintaining their operations…

Synergy, Norden Launch Tanker JV

Aug 19, 2020

Synergy Group and D.S. Norden have formed a new 50/50 joint venture to handle the technical management of Norden’s owned tanker vessels. Norden Synergy Ship Management (NSSM) will be headed by Henrik Christensen who previously managed Norden’s Technical Department…

Wilhelmsen Ship Management Acquires 50% Stake in Ahrenkiel Steamship

Jul 21, 2020

Wilhelmsen Ship Management, a provider of third-party ship management services headquartered in Singapore, and the Hamburg-based asset and investment manager MPC Capital AG have agreed to combine their activities in the technical management of containerships…

Paddy Rodgers Joins V.Group Board

May 28, 2020

Ship management and services company V.Group announced that Paddy Rodgers has been appointed as a non-executive director.Rodgers had been CEO of Euronav for almost 20 years before stepping down from the post in 2019. Under his leadership Euronav…

New Dashboard Tracks COVID-19 Response Measures

Apr 14, 2020

A new COVID-19 Tracking Tool developed by global marine insurer North has been made available as a shared resource to the International Group of P&I Clubs.The online tool, first released by North in February, was formally launched via the IG website this week…

BSM Appoints Head of Communications

Apr 06, 2020

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has appointed Stefan Beeg as Head of Communications.Based in Hamburg, Beeg’s role is to drive all corporate and marketing communications activities of BSM. He will report to BSM chief executive officer Ian Beveridge…

GAC Sweden Oversees Arrival of Stockholm’s Golden Bridge

Mar 31, 2020

GAC Sweden has managed the safe arrival of a 143 meter long golden bridge (“Guldbron”) that will connect Stockholm’s Gamla Stan island with Södermalm on the mainland has safely completed its voyage from China. The bridge is a major feature in the City of Stockholm’s redevelopment of Slussen…

Clipper Takes Over Klaveness Pool

Mar 12, 2020

Danish dry bulk specialist Clipper Bulk announced that it would acquire the Bulkhandling shipping pool of Supramax and Ultramax vessels, from Norwegian shipowner Klaveness.The Bulkhandling pool dates back to 1963 and was the first pool operated in shipping…

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