Safmarine moves vessel management activities to Singapore

Safmarine has taken
a desision to relocate
the Technical Vessel
Operations’ management
of 20 Safmarine vessels
to the Maersk Line
Vessel Management TVO
organisation in Singapore.
This will result in a
reduction of 20 positions
in Cape Town.
“The decision will
allow Safmarine to gain
leverage from the specialist
functions and services
made available by the AP
Moller-Maersk Group. In
addition, it will be able
to take advantage of the
opportunities of scale and
savings offered by these,” a
spokesman told FTW.
“Safmarine will, where
possible, seek alternative
opportunities for the shorebased
Safmarine technical
organisation employees
within the AP Moller-
Maersk Group, either
on shore or at sea,” the
spokesman said.
Plans for the delivery
of four new multi-purpose
vessels (MPVs), two in
2010 and two in 2011,
and three WafMax
container vessels
(in 2012) to Safmarine
remain unchanged.