Wilhelmsen Ships Service in the UK has secured a service agreement using its brand new Ships Agency Re-Defined initiative to provide husbandry services to K Line LNG Shipping. The agreement covers eight vessels carrying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and will cover port calls mainly in the UK, Europe, United States, South Africa, United Arab Emirates and Korea.
Ships Agency Re-Defined is a unique global network service that standardises pricing, service, administration and supply throughout the world, resulting in simplified multiple port calls for the customer. Wilhelmsen Ships Service's Global Agent in the UK, one of several located in different time zones around the world, will coordinate activities from the company's Dartford office. In line with the expectations of this new approach to ships agency, the contract is expected to reduce administrative and operational tasks for K Line and improve their efficiency.
"The customer benefits from access to our integrated operational system and business, by being able to follow the progress of port calls and view the electronic distribution accounts. In normal agency work this would take several months to finalise," explains Chris Simmons, Sales Manager for southern UK at Wilhelmsen Ships Service.
"Our ability to provide consolidated accounts streamlines the process, giving up-to-date data to the customer."
The agreement is valid for 24 months with an estimated total of 450 port calls in the period.
In addition to this agreement, the customer has also decided to make use of Wilhelmsen Ships Service's new Ships Spares Logistics offer. This is a unique service with a single point of contact for managing the delivery of spare parts from manufacturer to vessel, with total visibility on data and associated prices. Two vessels belonging to K Line will use this service.
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