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    WSS adds Geraldton to extensive service network in Western Australia

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has opened a new office in Western Australia to meet increased business opportunities as the port of Geraldton continues to grow. Michael Connolly, General Manager for Western Australia says: “As a business, we have been widening

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    WSS opens European Academy to foster a new generation of safety service personnel

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) opens a new FRS (fire, rescue and service) Centre and Safety Training Academy in Antwerp, Belgium, today. Andrew Sheriff, Business Director Safety said: “The opening of new safety service training facilities around the world

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    ‘We are still in a challenging market - Asia is no exception', says new VP for WSS Asia Pacific

    As the global shipping industry gathers in Shanghai for Marintec China 2013, Regional Vice President Asia Pacific, Neal De Roche says Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) remains focussed on providing innovative solutions to client needs. Speaking as he takes up

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    “Innovation is about transforming good ideas into real customer value”, says WSS Director at Leadership Forum

    Andrew Sheriff, Business Director Safety at Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) spoke to leading cruise industry representatives at last week’s CLIA Leadership Forum in Miami, explaining what drives his team when it comes to continuously developing its portfolio

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    WSS joins CLIA Global Executive Partner Program

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has strengthened its links to cruise industry owners and operators by becoming a member of the Cruise Lines Industry Association’s Global Executive Partner Program WSS counts some of the world’s biggest cruise operators among

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    WSS: taking care of business in the Americas

    As major US maritime trade shows Cruise Shipping Miami and CMA approach, WSS’s new VP for the Americas, Simon Hutt, says that it is time for WSS to put its’ ‘house in order’ and make good on its plans for growth across the Americas region. Hutt, who was formerly

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    Better air quality onboard

    Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has launched a highly innovative but simple solution to assist shipowners in meeting one of the demands of MLC2006. The Duct Air Treatment, showcased for the first time at APM Singapore this week, is an anti-bacteria block which

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    WSS strengthens Singapore management team

    New Regional Director for WSS Asia Pacific and Singapore General Manager will be tasked with maintaining close customer links and boosting business levels. Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has strengthened its Singapore-based management team to reflect increased

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    Market recovery continues across Japan for WSS

    Speaking ahead of Sea Japan this week, WSS General Manager for Japan Yoshihiro Iizuka says that although the Japanese market is moving towards growth for 2014, the recovery will be stronger in the second half, with an increase in newbuilds expected towards

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    Managing fuel quality issues and meeting regulatory requirements

    For shipowners and operators, maintaining fuel quality at a time of tightening regulation requires a clear understanding of the challenges It’s a hard but inescapable fact that the quality of marine fuel used across the world’s shipping fleet has been deteriorating