Wilhelmsen Ship Management names new CEO
Wilhelmsen Ship Management, the ship management arm of the Wilhelmsen Group, has chosen COO Haakon Lenz to succeed Carl Schou as CEO on his retirement after 19 years of service, including 16
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Columbia Group and Crowley in strategic cooperation
The Columbia Group and Crowley have signed a strategic cooperation agreement that, they say, broadens both companies’ ship management solutions for customers, drawing on their extensive expertise across the maritime, logistics and
V.Group to have new owners
Ship management giant V.Group is to get new private equity ownership. London-based Star Capital says that its Star IV fund is leading a consortium of investors that includes DEME‘s majority owner, Ackermans
Female cadets find growing acceptance in maritime sector
As maritime faces a growing seafarer shortage, the Limassol, Cyprus, headquartered Columbia Group sees the integration and empowerment of women within the industry as “an evolution that is as necessary as it
Anglo-Eastern plans 200-vessel Starlink roll-out
One of the world’s leading ship managers, Hong Kong headquartered Anglo-Eastern, plans to roll out SpaceX’s Starlink Maritime broadband service on at least 200 vessels by year-end, with more to follow. The
Stefanou takes helm at Wallem Ship Management
Hong Kong headquartered Wallem Group has 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
InterManager: We’ll source seafarer vaccinations ourselves
Frustrated by the lack of progress and slow pace of international efforts, ship management trade association InterManager says it will work separately to obtain COVID-19 vaccines to protect seafarers and keep international
InterManager elects O’Neil as new President
InterManager, the international trade association for in-house and third-party ship managers, has elected Mark O’Neil, CEO of Columbia Shipmanagement, as its new President. He was voted in at today’s Annual General Meeting,
Synergy completes FSU conversion and delivery
Singapore-headquartered ship manager Synergy Group has successfully managed the conversion of a 1992-built, 126,000-cubic-meter LNG carrier into a Floating Storage Unit (FSU). The conversion was performed at Sembcorp Marine’s Admiralty Yard in
V.Group makes leadership evolution
London headquartered ship management and marine support services provider V.Group has appointed René Kofod-Olsen as its Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Graham Westgarth, who will be assuming the role of Chairman of the