Tag: Wilhelmsen

Wilhelmsen Ship Management announced the retirement of Carl Schou after 19 years of service, including 16 years as CEO. Haakon Lenz, currently serving as Chief Operating Officer, will assume the role of CEO on 1 January 2025.

RightShip has welcomed Wilhelmsen Ships Service (Wilhelmsen) to its Zero Harm Innovation Partners Program (ZHIP) to contribute through its mooring services.

Pelagus 3D, a joint venture company of thyssenkrupp and Wilhelmsen, and Doosan Enerbility signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance the adoption of on-demand additive manufacturing (AM) in Korea’s maritime and offshore industries. 

Avenir LNG Limited (Avenir) has awarded the management of three LNG bunker vessels to Wilhelmsen Ship Management (Wilhelmsen).

SAFETY4SEA invited Veronika Aspelund, Vice President for Moorins Solutions at Wilhelmsen Ships Service in Oslo, to share her thoughts on key challenges related to mooring operations and what the industry should be doing to ensure safer mooring today and in the future.

According to Wallenius Wilhelmsen, shipping companies are facing an added concern with the increasing demand for electric vehicles. Fires onboard vessels can have catastrophic consequences, and battery fires are extra potent and dangerous.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen and project partners have secured a Horizon Europe funding totalling EUR 9m to support building a RoRo sailing vessel.

Wilhelmsen Ship Management appointed their first female Korean captain, Captain Lee Eun Ran. "I hope my achievement can inspire more female seafarers to break the glass ceiling," the Captain said.

Thome Group, together with Hafnia, Anglo American, RightShip, Rio Tinto, and Wilhelmsen have joined forces to launch Maritime Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Innovation Lab 2022.

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Mr. Carl Schou, CEO and President of Wilhelmsen Ship management mentions key priorities on their agenda, highlighting that building up the right competence will ensure that shipping remains sustainable.