MAERSK Tankers has launched a new voyage management service.
The company said the service would help ship operators and owners “achieve greater economic and environmental efficiency in day-to-day operations”.
The initial customer for the service is LPG shipping and trading company Petredec Global. Maersk Tankers said it would take over the voyage management of, initially, seven Petredec Global-owned LPG carriers.
The service includes day-to-day vessel operations, fuel optimisation and claims handling, covering full post-fixture support from the time the vessel is fixed for a voyage, through to the closure of the voyage books.
Petredec Global head of commercial shipping Tom Lush said it is not through technological advances alone that the industry’s environmental goals will be achieved.
“Collaboration and leveraging the expertise of other leaders in the industry will be key,” he said.
“We welcome this partnership with Maersk Tankers as an example of this.”
Maersk Tankers head of operations Aditya Trehan said shipowners are under increasing pressure to boost the economic and environmental performance of their vessels.
“Ensuring efficiency in day-to-day operations can make a huge impact,” Mr Trehan said.
Maersk Tankers will take over operations of the first vessel at the end of April. The company is looking to sign further partnerships with shipowners.
