SMDG e.V. is a registered non-profit association and official UN/CEFACT User Group dedicated to standardizing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messages for the maritime container business, serving shipping lines, container terminals, and related maritime organizations.
Utopia Freight Logistics (Pvt) Ltd is a freight forwarder based in New Delhi, India, offering competitive air and ocean freight services worldwide along with customs brokerage and logistics solutions.
Uwe Kloska GmbH, established in 1981 in Bremen by Uwe Kloska, specializes in technical marine and industrial equipment as well as industrial safety products, including assembly, testing, and certification of high pressure hoses, seals, and slings.
Uzushio Enterprise (formerly Uzushio Electric) is a Japanese company engaged in marine and industrial plant business, including EV and related technologies, operating under the BEMAC group.
V.Ships is the world's largest provider of independent ship management and related marine services to the shipping industry:
• An international company with 44 offices located in 26 countries employing 1,100 office staff and 22,500 sea staff; servicing a fleet of over 600 vessels encompassing most major ship types.
• A brand which covers, in addition to its core ship management activities, a broad range of maritime services including crewing, leisure, financial, consulting, commercial and agency services.
Since the company's formation in Monaco in 1984, V.Ships has grown by opening new offices in major maritime centres around the world and by adding new services to it's product range. In recent years, organic growth has been supplemented by inorganic growth.
In 1998, V.Ships acquired Celtic Marine - an Isle of Man headquartered company specialising in the provision of manning services to ship owners. In January 2001, V.Ships acquired Acomarit, a leading ship management company, to create the world's largest ship management and shipping services group.
Following these two acquisitions, the V.Ships group has implemented a new branding strategy. This website explains the broad range of services - ship management, manning, leisure management, commercial management, financial services, consulting services and ship agency - now provided to customers under the V.Ships brand name.
The V.Ships Group has grown into a substantial organisation covering a wide range of service areas.
The V.Ships Group Limited is the world’s leading provider of management services to the international shipping industry, providing ship management and other core services under the V.Ships brand and ancillary services under separate brand names. The V.Ships ship management division is an independent member of the Monaco-based Vlasov Group, a shipping and investment company founded in the 1930's.
V.Ships Management Inc is a global ship management company providing comprehensive maritime services including technical management, crewing, and operational support.
V.Ships Technical Management Offices in Glasgow provide comprehensive ship management services including technical management, crew management, and marine consultancy.
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V.Travel, founded in 1984, provides marine, offshore, and corporate travel management services worldwide, specializing in crew travel for the maritime industry and now operating under the GMT brand as a 24/7 global travel management company.
VAW Metawell GmbH is a German manufacturer specializing in aluminium sandwich panels and lightweight components used in shipbuilding, rail vehicles, automotive, and construction industries.
VBKO (Vereniging van Waterbouwers in Bagger-, Kust-, en Ouverwerken) provides dredging and port/coastal waterways engineering and maintenance services.