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The Columbia Group has underlined its commitment to the burgeoning Turkish maritime cluster by opening an office in Istanbul. Read more
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Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) shows commitment to innovation and cutting-edge technology with trial of new internet service Starlink, created by technology disruptor Elon Musk. Leaders in innovation, the ship management arm of the Columbia Group, Columbia Shipmanagement, is conducting a trial of the new Starlink satellite internet service on a number of vessels. The Starlink service, provided by a constellation of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites operated by SpaceX, is designed to deliver reliable and high-speed internet connectivity to ships and vessels across all sectors of the maritime industry. Columbia Group CEO, Mark O’Neil said: “We are delighted to be trialing this technology to keep our ships better connected. Starlink has the potential to revolutionise the maritime industry by providing reliable and affordable internet connectivity to ships, even in the most remote parts of the world. This can help improve crew welfare, reduce costs, and enhance safety and security, making it a game-changer for the industry. “Columbia is committed to our excellent crew and as part of our ICARE philosophy, we focus on different aspects of crew welfare, connectivity being one of them, so we are very pleased to be adopting this new technology among our fleet.” Starlink is expected to also...
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The operational performance of a vessel is set to be boosted with an innovative new digital solution designed to provide a holistic ship management system that brings together the fragmented capabilities of data collection and analysis under one platform. The project, which is a collaboration between Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM), Blue Dynamics (BD) and the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI), has been two years in the making and is due to be launched in July 2023. The project is co-funded by the European Union, and the Republic of Cyprus via the Research and Innovation Foundation. Columbia’s PANGIA consortium focuses on what Pankaj Sharma, Columbia Group Director Digital Performance Optimisation, refers to as “the user of the future” and banks on their growing up immersed in technologies that will play a critical role in the industry’s evolution. The PANGIA vision creates something for that future that includes holo-lenses and virtual reality synaptic technology offers a “hands-on” experience, not only for training but also extending to onboard maintenance, connecting shoreside expertise with personnel at sea. Through advanced data analytics and expert human input, the platform plans to boost vessel performance, reduce fuel consumption, and, through machine learning, offer proactive maintenance planning and...
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Schoeller Holdings shipowner still active as CEO reveals aims for 2023 and beyond. Schoeller Holdings has big plans for the future as it works on its succession planning. Chief executive Mark O’Neil told TradeWinds that the Cyprus-headquartered shipping group has used the past three years, which have been dominated by the pandemic, to sort out which of its businesses fitted where in the group. O’Neil has a dual role, having been CEO of parent Schoeller Holdings, which owns ships, since 2019, as well as CEO of ship management arm Columbia Group since 2017. The group is owned by Heinrich Schoeller, who set it up in 1978 and remains chairman of Columbia and executive chairman of Schoeller Holdings. “And long may that continue. It’s teamwork we have, and friendship,” O’Neil told TradeWinds. His role at Schoeller Holdings has gained more prominence in recent times as part of the “overall succession planning”. “That’s something we’ve been doing probably since the start of Covid, for obvious reasons, where everybody was exposed, and focusing on what happens when and if. And that succession planning has built up a momentum,” he explained. As for his own focus: “The main priority remains Columbia Group, there’s no...
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Managing Director Xanthos Kyriacou talks about the activities two years after arriving in Italy in cooperation with Premuda. A little more than two years after the start of operations, CSM Italy, the joint venture between Columbia Shipmanagement and Premuda, has been back in the news in recent days for being ranked among the finalist ship management companies for the Coast Guard’s ‘Flag State Performances Award 2022’. “With just two years in operation we are pleased to see CSM Italy being one of the nominees during last week’s Italian Flag State Performance Awards 2022. As mentioned in the beginning of our venture, our ultimate goal is to help regenerate the Italian shipping market” managing director Xanthos Kyriacou told SHIPPING ITALY. “Like every other startup we faced quite a number of challenges in our new venture. With great effort from all teams involved in the operations, as well as with the support of our shareholders we managed to meet all the milestones and targets set. Our Italian office is now fully harmonized with the rest of CSM Group companies in every respect. We are ready to grow and we remain fully committed to offer top class services to Italy and the region”....
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The Columbia Group’s Saudi Arabia office has underlined its total commitment to service quality by becoming the first company in the Kingdom to be awarded the ABS HSQE Certificate of Company Compliance. The recognition certifies that CSM Saudi Arabia complies with the Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental requirements of the ABS Guide for Marine Health, Safety, Quality, Environmental and Energy Management. It also compliments Columbia’s vision in Saudi Arabia to offer the highest quality operation through robust management systems and governance, using the latest in optimised and digitised technology, as well as investing in local human capital and forging business partnerships based on trust, transparency and openness. Through its presence in the Kingdom, CSM Saudi Arabia blends its core values and philosophies with the local culture, requirements, norms and practices, always in line with the Saudi Vision 2030. At a certification award ceremony in Al Khobar, KSA, George Vassiliades, CSM Managing Director Gulf Region, welcomed the awarding of the certificate, adding: “We would like to thank ABS for the partnership and collaboration. The milestone that we celebrate today was jointly achieved, just like the many more milestones that will follow. We believe in our common goals and vision, and remain...
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The Columbia Group has reinforced its commitment to the delivery of service excellence to the Philippines market and beyond, by opening a world-class integrated maritime and logistics services hub. CSM Manila will offer a variety of ship management and maritime-related services including the development of new logistics and ship performance solutions. Located in a brand new 650 sq m office in Aseana City, Metro-Manila, CSM Manila brings together dedicated teams of up to 70 people, specialised in technical management, crew management and training, procurement and catering. All backed up by CSM’s Performance Optimisation Control Room technology. It is headed up by Tychonas Agisilaou, who will be permanently based in Manila. In addition, Senator Crewing, a Columbia manning agency established in Manila for 33 years, has relocated to a new office next to CSM Manila. The new Senator Crewing office provides 1,070 square metres of office space for 66 employees and extends the reach of CSM’s services in the Philippines even more. Participants at the inauguration of CSM Manila and Senator Crewing included Capt Leonid Zalenski, CSM Group Chief Operating Officer; Capt Faouzi Fradi, CSM Group Director, Crewing and Training; and Demetris Chrysostomou, CSM Managing Director Asia Region & Group Director...
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Shipowners and charterers using the newly-released Emissions and Engine Health Monitoring System via Columbia Shipmanagement’s (CSM) Performance Optimisation Control Room (POCR), will be aligned with BIMCO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) Operations Clause for Time Charter Parties designed to help the industry commercially navigate the complexities of the IMO’s CII regulations. Read more here: https://shipmanagementinternational.com/csm-says-engine-health-monitoring-is-essential-to-meeting-the-cii-requirements/
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Al Masaood Energy, one of the first established oil and gas suppliers and contractors based in the UAE, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation (MoUC) with the Columbia Group and Fameline Holding Group to explore opportunities in the industrial and maritime sector. Al Masaood Energy provides advanced energy services throughout the UAE the Middle East, North Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean and South Asia. Additionally, the company is known as one of the key local sponsors, agents and strategic partners of multinational contractors and manufacturers operating within the energy industry in the UAE. One of the most prestigious and ambitious projects of Al Masaood Energy is the development of an integrated industrial ‘mega-base’ in the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD). This 300,000 square metre complex will house future business and operational functions including headquarters, workshops, warehouses, knowledge centre, manufacturing facilities, showrooms, catering areas, and accommodations, as well as a jetty berthing facility to serve the offshore logistics requirements of its customers. As part of the newly announced cooperation, Columbia and Fameline will support Al Masaood Energy in the ‘mega-base’ project by providing engineering, procurement and logistics expertise, particularly in the construction, maintenance, and operation of the jetty berthing...
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