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Rotterdam, 11 June 2015 F.H. Bertling Chartering and Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd. of Singapore has signed a service agreement (MOU) with Radio Holland (part of Imtech Marine) for its fleet of seven general cargo vessels and bulk carriers. The parent company Bertling, which is based in Hamburg, owns a fleet of 21 modern ocean-going vessels, and already has a well-established relationship with Radio Holland, with all of its fleet under a full service agreement with Radio Holland. Captain Piotr Kucharczyk, Marine Superintendent of F.H. Bertling Chartering and Ship Management Pte. Ltd, explains: “As soon as our vessels in Singapore exceeded their extended guarantee period, we wanted to have a similar service partner that our company has in Hamburg. Radio Holland is already known to us and has proven that it provides a good service. This is why our Hamburg superintendents recommended Radio Holland, saying that we can really rely on them.” 
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One point of contact in Singapore “Radio Holland offers 24/7 service with its global network, but at the same time, we have one direct point of contact in Singapore in the same time zone, which is very important to us.” With the MoU officially signed in March, Captain Kucharczyk says the service agreement has already proven to be useful. He explains: “Our vessels operate all over the world and recently we had a radar problem at one of our vessels in Uruguay. Often getting any services is complicated in South America. But from Radio Holland’s network we could see that they are available even in remote locations and in places without large ports, where it would usually be difficult to get assistance. But they managed and repaired the radar very quickly.” Remote locations As well as the seven vessels currently in its fleet – which range from 35,000 dwt to 80,000 dwt - five new bulk carriers will be joining soon. Being built at Huang Hai Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., the five vessels are so-called ‘Green Dolphin’ Handy size bulk carriers. The first vessel will be delivered in September and the other ones are due at regular intervals until August 2016. “It is likely that these vessels too, may come under the Radio Holland service agreement once they are out of their guarantee period”, Captain Kucharczyk adds. Profile Bertling Friedrich Heinrich Bertling founded the company Bertling 150 years ago, as a company which owned and operated ships in order to provide transport links throughout Scandinavia and the Baltic Seas. From this simple beginning, Bertling has grown into a global company with 80 offices in 40 countries, spread across eight global regions. Bertling has an established reputation for excellence in the fields of ship owning, chartering, transport logistics and project freight management. All vessels are in regular service and managed directly within the Bertling Group. They are primarily deployed in South America, the US Gulf area, the US east coast, the Mediterranean and Asia. Today, Bertling employs over 1,500 people in its organisation, providing expertise in ship broking, freight forwarding and naval architecture, supported by own IT company, as well as its in-house legal and accountancy departments. In 2015 Bertling celebrates its 150th anniversary since its foundation in 1865. Profile Imtech Marine Imtech Marine (headquarters in Rotterdam) is a leading company in the global maritime market, operating as a full-service provider and system integrator of tailor-made, innovative and sustainable technology solutions covering the whole ship. Imtech Marine specialises in automation (platform and engine room), navigation, communication and connectivity solutions, propulsion systems, power generation and distribution, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), ship motion control, information technology, entertainment and port services. Imtech Marine provides innovative systems and reliable maintenance services around the world during the full lifetime of the ship. The company employs approx. 2,475 staff at almost 100 offices in 30 countries, based along shipping routes and close to shipbuilding centres. Imtech Marine - press release |
