Press releases
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has issued four press releases to coincide with their participation at this year’s exhibition. Full versions of the press releases and relevant photographs can be found to the right of this page.
• Wilhelmsen Ships Service provides quick and efficient chemicals changeover to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Wilhelmsen Ships Service recently took over responsibility for supplying technical chemicals to all vessels in the Royal Caribbean Cruise fleet. This involved careful logistical planning to coordinate delivery schedules, training and technical support.
• Wilhelmsen Ships Service supports Cruise West worldwide voyage itinerary
Wilhelmsen Ships Service is supplying worldwide agency services to the Cruise West vessel Spirit of Oceanus throughout her worldwide tour of ‘Voyages of the Great Explorers’ in 2010/11. The 240 port calls will be handled from a central hub in Houston, USA, using the company’s worldwide network of offices. Cruise West have now confirmed that they will be using Wilhelmsen Ships Service again for the next planned world cruise in 2011/12.
• Wilhelmsen Ships Service sets pace with regulations and environment initiatives
Wilhelmsen Ships Service is acutely aware of the responsibilities of shipping companies in complying with regulations and environmental requirements. This article looks in more detail at the following:
- Phase out of R-22 refrigerant – changeover solutions and environmentally acceptable
alternatives
- Pool and Spa chemicals – complying with the Vessel Sanitation Programme
- Phosphate-free chemicals – complying with the ban on phosphates discharged in US
waters
- Sustainable chemicals – action taken by Wilhelmsen Ships Service to ensure that its
brand of Unitor chemicals pose no threats to health or the environment
• Cruise Market welcomes Wilhelmsen Ships Service Liferaft Rental initiative
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has added a 35 person self-righting liferaft to its Unitor liferaft range. The liferaft will be available through the company’s popular Liferaft Rental programme.
Please visit our stand No. 1829 at the Cruise Shipping Miami exhibition if you wish to discuss these further with the Wilhelmsen Ships Service representatives.
(Subscribers to our email service can read these press releases by logging onto the News and Media page on the Wilhelmsen Ships Service website, or click here.)
Further information from:
Philip Bannerman, Sales Director, Wilhelmsen Ships Service, Houston, USA,
Telephone +1 281 867 2000 (office) +1 832 603 1715 (mobile) philip.bannerman@wilhelmsen.com
Solveig Saether, Market Communication Manager, Wilhelmsen Ships Service, Telephone +47 67 58 45 78 (office), +47 90 63 49 77 (mobile) solveig.d.saether@wilhelmsen.com