日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jan 23, 2023 (Mon)

Ship management giants OSM Maritime and Thome Group agree to merge

　OSM Maritime (headquartered in Norway) and Thome Group (headquartered in Singapore) announced on Ja ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80%3Cb%3EOSM+Maritime%3C%2Fb%3E+%28headquartered+in+Norway%29+and+Thome+Group+%28headquartered+in+Singapore%29+announced+on+January+19+that+they+have+agreed+to+merge+the+two+companies.+The+new+company+name+after+the+merger+will+be+%E2%80%9COSM+Thome%E2%80%9C%2C+and+the+world%E2%80%99s+largest+ship+management+company+will+be+born+with+a+fleet+of+1%2C000+management+vessels.+%E2%80%9CWe+will+create+a+powerhouse+in+the+international+ship+management+industry%2C%E2%80%9C+said+OSM+CEO+Finn+Amund+Norbye%2C+who+will+be+CEO+%28Chief+Executive+Officer%29+of+the+new+company.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+two+companies+plan+to+merge+by+March+this+year+after+obtaining+approval+from+the+competition+authority+and+others.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+new+company%2C+OSM+Thome%2C+will+be+headquartered+in+Arendal%2C+Norway%2C+with+major+ship+management+bases+in+Singapore+and+Europe.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+new+company+manages+about+1%2C000+ships.+The+breakdown+is+450+full+technical+management+ships+and+550+manning+management+ships+that+handle+both+ship+maintenance+and+manning+management.+It+has+about+29%2C000+sailors+to+man+them.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80It+manages+a+wide+variety+of+ships%2C+including+tankers%2C+dry+bulkers%2C+container+ships%2C+PCTCs%2C+cruise+ships%2C+and+offshore+support+vessels+for+ocean+development.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Olav+Nortun%2C+CEO+of+Thome%2C+who+will+be+COO+%28Chief+Operating+Officer%29+of+the+new+company%2C+said%2C+%E2%80%9CBy+bringing+together+the+experience+and+knowledge+of+both+companies%2C+we+will+strengthen+the+fields+of+digitalization%2C+cyber+security%2C+and+green+shipping%2C+which+are+increasing+in+importance.%E2%80%9D+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80OSM+founder+Bj%C3%B8rn+Tore+Larsen+will+serve+as+chairman+of+the+new+company%2C+while+Thome%E2%80%99s+Claes+Eek+Thorstensen+will+serve+as+Senior+Executive+Vice+President.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80OSM+was+founded+in+Arendal+in+1989.+The+number+of+management+ships+has+grown+steadily%2C+and+currently+manages+about+700+ships+with+about+16%2C000+crew+members.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Thome+was+founded+in+Singapore+in+1963.+It+also+engages+in+the+shipping+agency+and+other+businesses+centered+on+the+ship+management+business.+In+the+ship+management+business%2C+it+manages+about+370+ships+with+about+13%2C000+seafarers.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+issue+facing+the+ship+management+industry+is+how+to+respond+to+the+sophistication+of+ship+management+quality+demanded+by+shippers.+In+addition%2C+it+is+in+a+situation+where+there+is+no+time+to+wait+for+environmental+measures.+This+is+because+alternative+fuels%2C+which+have+a+lower+environmental+impact+than+conventional+fuels%2C+are+technically+more+difficult.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Furthermore%2C+it+is+facing+challenges+that+are+difficult+for+individual+companies+to+deal+with%2C+such+as+the+need+to+reform+the+way+seafarers+work.+It+is+possible+that+these+major+changes+in+the+business+environment+surrounding+ship+management+pushed+the+merger+of+OSM+and+Thome.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CWe+aim+to+be+a+forward-thinking%2C+transparent%2C+customer-focused+and+sustainable+company%2C%E2%80%9C+said+OSM+CEO+Norbye.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%A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