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A new integrated service solution known as 'Your Straits Solution' Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has launched a new integrated service solution for vessels within and passing through the Straits of Gibraltar. Known as 'Your Straits Solution', the new initiative will enable customers to utilise the company's services in Algeciras, Ceuta and Gibraltar from one location and under one banner.A centralised agency for the three ports was established earlier this summer and enables WSS to offer a 'one-stop-shop' for owners and operators using Algeciras, Ceuta and/or Gibraltar with just one agency fee charged for calls at the three ports."The Straits of Gibraltar is an important strategic location for many ship owners and operators as their vessels transit through the area. It is widely used to conduct a range of services for the vessel and crew where a speedy cost-effective turnaround is looked for," says Simon Hutt, Area Director Southern Europe, North & West Africa.The WSS office in Gibraltar will act as the main point of contact, but WSS products and services will still be offered at all three ports in the region. WSS recently gained a license to operate in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, which is easily accessible by fast ...

Smart Shipping focus on measuring and improving vessel and operations performance Wilhelmsen Ships Service's (WSS) Business Director Ships Agency, Frederic Fontarosa, will speak at this month's Smart Shipping conference in Singapore.Held from 17-18 October at the Four Seasons hotel, Smart Shipping represents a new concept in maritime industry conferences and is the first event of its kind to focus on measuring and improving vessel and operations performance through smart and effective means and new technology.Speaking prior to the event, Mr Fontarosa stressed the importance of WSS's participation in the conference, saying that he was looking forward to speaking on Tuesday 18 October and sharing ideas and experiences with fellow shipping executives from across the global industry.He added; "To me, Smart Shipping is about looking at things in a new and different way, taking advantage of new technology, new processes and innovations to bring something new to the market that can ultimately improve efficiency and competitive advantage."Mr Fontarosa will chair Session 3 on day two of the event, which covers the following topics:Walking the talk: taking smart shipping from rhetoric to reality Improving communication between owners, suppliers and intermediariesIs it essential for a company to increase its change management capability before ...

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has recently opened a new Fire, Rescue and Safety service station Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has recently opened a new Fire, Rescue and Safety (FRS) service station in Gdansk, Poland, to serve vessels in the Baltic Sea.The service station is located in Gdansk and has the capacity to serve all ships in the Gdansk and Gdynia ports and repair yards.Roger Gundermann, WSS Technical Manager for Europe, commented, "A large, new workshop has been purpose-built and includes impressive modern equipment. The service centre is suitable for the wider range of WSS Safety Services. We can confirm that this station is one of the most modern on the Baltic Sea and is ready to fulfil all orders coming from our customers."In addition to having approvals from DNV, LR and RMRS for the global WSS service network, this service centre has also been approved by the Polish Maritime Authority.This new FRS service station in Gdansk, together with the company's liferaft service station in Szczecin, enables WSS to offer a full range of safety services and liferaft exchange to vessels in the Baltic region.Source: Wilhelmsen Ships Service

Ship owners embrace the benefits of renting rather than buying liferafts Wilhelmsen Ships Service's liferaft rental concept is thriving in the Eastern Mediterranean (including Greece, Cyprus and Lebanon) as ship owners and operators embrace the concept and the benefits of renting rather than buying liferafts.When the concept was introduced, WSS's sales, customer service and supply teams found the Eastern Mediterranean market to be extremely positive and in the last two years, 122 local shipping companies have placed rented liferafts on more than 1 000 vessels.Nicos Shiakallis, WSS Area Director Eastern Mediterranean comments, "The growth in liferaft rental is an example of the snowball effect. After the initial companies changed to liferaft rental, their enthusiasm for the concept spread to other companies in the region. ""In addition, once these vessel operators saw how effectively the global network managed the exchanges, they started looking at other ways in which we could work together. Many of these customers have now signed fleet agreements to enable WSS to provide other products and safety services to their vessels worldwide."Wilhelmsen Ships Service's liferaft rental scheme enables vessels to rent newly-serviced Unitor liferafts on an annual basis, thus avoiding the difficulties associated with arranging and carrying out ...

The liferaft rental and exchange concept has been a great success Wilhelmsen Ships Service has opened eight new liferaft servicing stations since January. These stations are a vital component of the LRE offer, providing ready-serviced liferafts to vessels that have signed up to the scheme.The liferaft rental and exchange concept (LRE) has been a great success since its launch with over 12,000 liferafts now operating but it has not been without its challenges. To enable the scheme to work effectively, WSS has strategically placed 42 service stations covering 900 ports across the globe, equipped with service and liferaft exchange stocks to meet customer demands.It is essential that all the participating service stations have the right approvals from the manufacturers and local authorities as well as enough liferafts of the right sizes. The stock of such liferafts is managed by due-date monitoring systems in order to meet the individual needs of customers.Over the last six months, Wilhelmsen Ships Service has added the ports of Antwerp (Belgium), Gothenburg (Sweden), Istanbul (Turkey), Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Valparaiso (Chile), Bintulu (Malaysia), Darwin (Australia), Singapore and New York to the network. In most cases, the liferaft stations involved in the programme can service vessels in a number ...