Ventis crewing agency and OSM Crew Management signed a joint venture agreement, in order to provide Filipino crew to “K” Line cruise company’s entire LNG fleet. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed during a meeting in Manila, on April 18th.
When the two companies signed the Strategic Manning Partnership agreement, Managing Director of “K” Line LNG Shipping (UK) Ltd., Yuzuru Goto, said:
“We believe this to be an excellent partnership, from a supplier with a genuine maritime heritage, understanding of industry operations and aspirations, and understanding of our corporate values and organizational culture. This gives us complete peace of mind for future compliance, dependability and, importantly for “K” Line’s, safe and environmentally responsible operations.”
According to official OSM statements, the company sees the agreement as a milestone in its relationship with “K” Line.
Within the next four years the number of “K” Line Group LNG vessels is expected to grow to about 20. Today, OSM have a total of more than 1,000 LNG crew in the crew pool and more than 650 on board.
