The grandfather of modern day shipmanagement Captain Charles Vanperperre has died after a long illness. Captain Vanderperre, who handed over the responsibility for the day to day operations of Univan to the management team some months ago, passed away peacefully…

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• Inter manager welcomed Capt. Charles Vanderperre

    InterManager, the international association of in-house and third party ship managers, has paid tribute to the life and memory of Captain Charles Vanderperre, the founder of Univan Ship Management and the long-accredited grandfather of modern day third party shipmanagement, who died last week at the age of 88.In a statement, Guy Morel,

• Hext moves Univan

    Pacific Basin, the Hong Kong handy owner, has announced Richard Hext will resign as Chief Executive Officer on December 31 and will be appointed as a non-executive director, in order to take up a new appointment as Deputy Chairman of the Vanderperre family shipping interests.

• Shipmanagement is stronger than ever

     Shipmanagement will emerge from this crisis far stronger than ever before as owners continue to battle with high operating costs levels, according to Peter Cremers, CEO of Hong Kong-based manager Anglo Eastern. Talking to SMI, Mr Cremers said cost was… Read at Shipmanagement will be stronger than ever before

• to take over the helm Bajpaee BSM

    Rajaish Bajpaee, past InterManager President and currently Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement deputy CEO, will take over from Andreas Droussiotis as head of the world’s second largest shipmanagement company, reports Sean Moloney from Posidonia. Bajpaee will assume the role of CEO from… Read at Bajpaee to take over BSM helm

• SMITV Svein Pedersen speaks about life after the EMS

     Svein Pedersen, CEO of new shipmanagement operation Noah talks to SMITV about his new venture, shipmanagement in general and why the name Noah? Read at SMITV talks to Svein Pedersen about life after EMS

• Tsakos Shipping Trading SA and Schoeller Holdings Ltd. …

    Tsakos Shipping & Trading SA (TST) and Schoeller Holdings Ltd (SHL) the Owner of Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd are pleased to announce the formation of a new joint venture shipmanagement company. The new entity to be named Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement SA (TCM) will commence operations during the second quarter of 2010.

• Shipmanagement is stronger than ever

     Shipmanagement will emerge from this crisis far stronger than ever before as owners continue to battle with high operating costs levels, according to Peter Cremers, CEO of Hong Kong-based manager Anglo Eastern. Talking to SMI, Mr Cremers said cost was a higher driver than before in shipmanagement and while managers would

• SUMATEC disposing of supplies one million units for RM77

    Sumatec Resources Bhd has proposed to dispose of its shipping related subsidiaries to a newly incorporated company (Newco) for RM77 million. The subsidiaries involved are Semado Maritime Sdn Bhd, Semua Shipping Sdn Bhd, Semua Chemical Shipping Sdn Bhd and Mini Tanker Chartering Sdn Bhd (collectively referred to as Semua Group), said AmInvestment

• A first for NYK Shipmanagement

     NYK Shipmanagement Singapore is taking competence management to new heights. Today it became the first Asian ship manager to be certified in accordance with the DNV standard for competence management system. DNV today issued a certificate of compliance to NYK Shipmanagement for its competence management system, which is based on a

• Inter manager goes to strength

    InterManager, the international trade association for the shipmanagement industry, announced a growth in membership and dynamic plans for the future at its Annual General Meeting in London this week. Worldwide InterManager membership now stands at 32 with 50 affiliated members.This growth includes four new shipmanagers, one new crew manager