V.Ships is a leading third-party ship manager of bulk carrier vessels, with significant experience at sea and ashore managing geared and gearless bulk carriers of all sizes. With a global fleet of over 140 bulk carriers, our established global network allows us to share best practices across our large and varied fleet with a convenient choice of geographically spread ship management hubs
Safety underpins everything we do. This is reflected in the consistently strong safety performance of our managed fleet of bulk carriers, which continues to improve year on year. Our latest Group performance data reports that our Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF) average is below 0.25, whilst our Total Recordable Case Frequency (TRCF) average is 0.8
Our track record and reputation for safety and compliance is important to our seafarers, shore staff and customers alike, and has allowed us to maintain excellent relationships with major bulk cargo operators. With strong RightShip rating, we ensure that vessels under management are maintained in optimum condition, whilst minimising technical off hire
Our digital ship management platform will support with the smart interpretation of data to maximise the operations efficiency of your fleet, and help realise your vessel’s opportunities for a measurable impact. By processing crucial real time data from every area of your bulk carrier’s operations, our platform improves your decision-making process to optimise performance and drive profitability – such as monitoring vessel speed, reducing fuel consumption and associated environmental impacts whilst ensuring that charter and voyage performance requirements remain in focus
Through our established independent contact organisation, our global buying power also helps to obtain maximum value for goods and services, reduce your overall average operating costs, whilst increasing your vessel efficiency
Established across 30 countries, our crew recruitment division V.Crew specialises in attracting, recruiting, training, deploying and managing seafarer talent globally. With our current network of 44,000 crew, the largest independent crew network in the industry, we can support any crewing requirements for your bulk carriers’ operations. With our global reach, we can respond quickly to the need of our seafarers, customers and the vessels we manage. Reliability is key in vessel operations, and we are fully committed to retaining and investing in our people. Our crew retention rates speak for themselves, reaching above 90% for our senior officers on geared and gearless bulk carriers
With an exceptional safety record, our expert teams consistently supply management and vital support services for your vessels in the bulk carrier market. Your vessel, our responsibility
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