MARLOW & CLEARWATER JOIN FORCES

Marlow Navigation and Clearwater Ship Management B.V. have joined forces, intensifying and expanding their cooperation in management services for tanker vessels. This new partnership provides each company the ability to leverage additional expertise and resources to provide clients with highly specialised and fully fledged solutions.

“We are extremely pleased to strengthen our work with Clearwater, bringing across a dedicated pool of experienced and certified tanker crewmembers, as well as qualified technical and quality teams,” said Managing Director, Marlow Navigation Netherlands, Frans Roelse. Clearwater has been a specialist in tanker management since 1995. The company’s primary focus is on tankers, worldwide and short-sea trade, and intensive trading under vetting requirements. 

“We will offer our service and expertise to Marlow and their clients. At the same time, we will gain access to Marlow’ worldwide network of manning agencies and other service providing entities,” stated General Manager, Clearwater Ship Management, Wessel van Leeuwen. “We are convinced that this extended cooperation will be for the benefit of both companies and in the end, our clients,” he added.

“We are convinced that this extended cooperation will be for the benefit of both companies and in the end, our clients.”

Together, both companies will continue to offer dedicated, tailor-made ship management services for tanker vessels, focussed on smart maintenance, technical operations, purchasing, and commercial activities. The synergy is further enhanced by Clearwater moving into Marlow’s premises in Rhoon, the Netherlands, althought it maintains existing contact details.

ABOUT MARLOW NAVIGATION 

Since the company’s beginnings in 1982 from the maritime hub of Limassol, Marlow Navigation has grown to become a globally renowned and trusted name in the ship management industry. Today, a network spanning more than 10 countries, with 1,000 shore-based staff, 14,000 crew on board managed vessels and approximately 24,000 active seafarers in the employment pool, underpins the company’s progress, business sustainability and client-focussed ethos. 

Scope of services have over the past four decades broadened to fully-fledged maritime activities,  including crew management, full technical ship management, new shipbuilding supervision, finance and administration, crew recruitment, training and safety, and offshore services. 

These are provided out of management offices in Limassol, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Mumbai and Hong  Kong, together with a global network of seafarer recruiting agencies, a state-of-the-art maritime academy in the Philippines, and international naval training centres in Ukraine, Russia and Germany. 

Marlow Navigation (Corporate Head Office)
Marlow Building
13 Alexandrias Street
3013, Limassol, Cyprus
Telephone: +357 25882588 ▪ Facsimile: +357 25882599
General Contact: info@marlowgroup.com
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