Blue Star Line chairman Clive Palmer announced today the appointment of V.Ships Leisure as the official ship management services partner for Titanic II.
“As one of the world’s largest suppliers of management and outsourcing services to the maritime leisure industry, it is a delight to have them on board for this historic project.”, Mr Palmer said.
V.Ships Leisure Director Per Bjornsen said the company was looking forward to working on Titanic II. Along with the project’s other partners including Deltamarin and Tillberg design, V.Ships Leisure will provide technical and hotel cruise operation insight and support during the project development, tender process, newbuilding supervision and entry into service.
“We are very pleased to be one of the companies involved in recreating this iconic ship,’’ Mr Bjornsen said.
“We are looking forward to assisting Blue Star Line with our expertise in project support, new build supervision and ship management,’’ he said.
“This process showcases the full spectrum of ways in which ship management can add value from the very beginning in the management of a cruise vessel, long before the first steel is even cut.”
Blue Star Line will create an authentic Titanic experience, providing passengers with a ship that has the same interiors and cabin layout as the original vessel, while integrating modern safety procedures, navigation methods and 21st century technology to produce the highest level of luxurious comfort.
(Blue Star Line)
Malcolm says: This is another partner which was originally commissioned to be on-board, before the Titanic II project stalled.
V-Ships is a ship management company, part of V.Group Holdings Limited which is registered in Monaco but headquartered in London, England; and has over 60 offices in 30 different countries. V Group Limited was formed in 1984 and supplies ship management and related marine services to the global shipping industry. V.Group’s core marine activities are managed by three operating divisions: Ship Management; V.Ships Leisure; and Crew Management. Other divisions include the Ship Supply Chain division, Marine Services division and Offshore Division. Through its V.Ships and ITM brands, it manages a fleet of over 1,000 vessels, a crew roster of over 26,000 and several marine technical services brands. (Wikipedia)
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