Home > News > Rebranding MSI Ship Management as IMC Ship Management

Rebranding MSI Ship Management as IMC Ship Management

Rebranding MSI Ship Management as IMC Ship Management

We have exciting and noteworthy news to share relating to the evolution of our company. We are pleased to announce that MSI Shipmanagement has rebranded as IMC Shipmanagement.

This name change effectively integrates us with our parent IMC brand, allowing us to present our offerings and solutions in a better and broader way and to forge synergies with our fellow IMC Shipping business units, boosting our reputation as a trusted, reliable, and complete maritime solutions provider.

We have a new brand identity, a new head office, and a renewed sense of focus and purpose. We will continue to work towards our goal of being a globally preferred ship manager – driving innovation, investing in technology, and developing our people to ensure we deliver high-quality and reliable services to create value for you and your assets.

Our new brand is reflected in our new logo and new email addresses. On the operations front, it is business as usual, with no change to the team structure, ship support and ship allocation.

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Home > News > Congratulations to Our Long Service Award Recipients!

Congratulations to Our Long Service Award Recipients!

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Congratulations to Our Long Service Award Recipients!

The Long Service Awards (LSA) were presented to employees in recognition for their valued contributions and dedicated service to MSI Ship Management.

A total of 06 recipients have been conferred the Long Service Award for their 10 and 15 years of service respectively.

MSI would like to congratulate the following recipients –

10 Years LSA

1. Md Ali Gauhar Shahriar

2. Khaja Manjoor Ali

3. Joan Poldo Leodigario

4. Thu Zar Aung

5. Molly Ng Meh Fung

15 Years LSA

1. Manoj Parashar
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Home > News > MSI Ship Management Takes Into Full Management the 56,083 DWT Supramax Bulk Carrier

MSI Ship Management Takes Into Full Management the 56,083 DWT Supramax Bulk Carrier

Bulk Carrier

MSI Ship Management Takes Into Full Management the 56,083 DWT Supramax Bulk Carrier

MSI Ship Management is proud to have taken into management the 56,083 DWT Bulk Carrier Mighty Ocean to be renamed as Hai Long. Being managed out from MSI China, this expands our growing ship management presence in China and increase our bulk carrier fleet.

Vessel was taken under management at Tokuyama, Japan and like to wish all our colleagues involved in ensuring a smooth take-over. We wish all the crew onboard fair winds and following seas.

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Home > Blog > Mindfulness and Its Benefits

Mindfulness and Its Benefits

Mindfulness

Mindfulness and Its Benefits

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Mindfulness. You may have noticed the proliferation of this word in the media through social media and magazines. In recent times, especially as a response to increased work from home arrangements due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many organizations are exhorting their employees to practice this to prevent burnout.

In the maritime industry, where restriction of crew movements has placed considerable strain on the mental well-being of seafarers, there is a growing consensus that practicing mindfulness may benefit an often-overlooked aspect of mental welling of crew and contribute to positive stimuli and better mental health for crew onboard for sustained periods of time.

Yet this term may seem ambiguous to many. What exactly does this word entail? Is it prayer, or simply meditation? According to the Mayo Clinic, it is defined as a type of meditation in where the individual practicing it may experience intense focus and awareness of his or her emotions. This involves sensory involvement such as touch and smell and feeling. This removes the thought process, in that the individual removes all judgement and analysis in his or her current state. Mindfulness in its form includes breathing techniques, images and other exercises, which may be practiced in various forms.

An individual may face stress, anxiety and depression through exposure to various internal and external forces strains caused from events arising from both at work or home and interactions with day-to-day life. The personal space for which the individual may choose to reflect and investigate practicing mindfulness may be lacking in view of today’s fast paced society. Through mindfulness, it helps the individual rechannelled his energy and thought process to greater engage within the immediate environment and space. In simple words, to live for the moment.

In today fast paced society, we are focus more on worrying about future events and those which may be beyond our sphere to control or influence. Rather, practice mindfulness looks to individual to be present in the moment and cultivate discipline and positivity to focus on the present state of mind. The benefits of meditation have seen many positive benefits which can alleviate stress, depression, insomnia and high blood pressure.

Source, Mindful.Org
Home > News > Capt John Anthony from Crewing Department in MSI Ship Management Retires After Decades of Illustrious Service to the Company

Capt John Anthony from Crewing Department in MSI Ship Management Retires After Decades of Illustrious Service to the Company

Capt John Anthony

Capt John Anthony from Crewing Department in MSI Ship Management Retires After Decades of Illustrious Service to the Company

We like to announce the retirement of Capt. John Anthony from MSI Ship Management who had retired from service on the 16th of Feb 2021. Capt. John had been instrumental in the journey of MSI Ship Management since its inception and leading its Crewing team.

For all of us who have crossed paths and worked with Capt. John, we know him for his dedication and readiness to help others as well as his sense of humour.

We thank him for his support, contributions and guidance throughout.

While we will miss Capt. John, we would like to take this opportunity to wish him a happy retirement and many years of good health and happiness on his next adventure.
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Home > News > MSI Shore Staff Gets Vaccinated Against Covid-19

MSI Shore Staff Gets Vaccinated Against Covid-19

Covid-19 Vaccine

MSI Shore Staff Gets Vaccinated Against Covid-19

As part of the maritime community fight against Covid-19, the Singapore government had announced that all front-line maritime shore based personnel attending to vessels at various ports of entry through the country, are given priority to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

As part of the wider measures taken by the wider maritime community including MSI Ship Management, to mitigate the risks of Covid-19, our staff are undergoing swab tests which is known as the COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction test including a rostered routine testing at intervals to detect any contact of Covid-19 at designated locations across Singapore.

20 MSI personnel had so far been given their first dose of the vaccine on the 26th Jan 2021.

MSI is working closely with MPA as well as with government health agencies to stay abreast of any new developments and to ensure compliance. As a continuous effort in the fight against Covid-19, safety distancing, increase cleaning of office facilities and other health protocols are in place to ensure that our staff and crew as well as their families are kept safe and minimize the risk of contracting Covid-19.

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Home > Blog > Singapore Maritime Community Steps Up Fight Against Covid-19

Singapore Maritime Community Steps Up Fight Against Covid-19

Covid-19

Singapore Maritime Community Steps Up Fight Against Covid-19

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Since the introduction of the vaccines against Covid-19, shore-based personnel attending to our vessels at port have been required to under vaccination. These personnel are in the front line and play an essential role in contributing to the seamless movement of our supply chains.

The recent case of shore-based personnel being found to have Covid-19 in November and December of 2019, had seen the MPA move quickly to release a series of measures to mitigate the risks to their immediate family members as well as those onboard vessels with whom they may meet. The MPA introduced new requirements to ensure the safety of shore-based personnel to provide proof of negative result from Covid-19 PCR test prior to boarding vessels at anchorages, piers, marinas, terminals, wharves, and shipyards in Singapore.

MSI Ship Management have been closely monitoring the situation and is working closely with MPA. Our shore-based personnel had undergone the Swab tests as well as under the rostered routing testing (RRT). In addition, we have ensured that our staff had commence undergone the vaccinations which have been prioritized for front line maritime personnel.

The port of Singapore remains to be a strategic and critical lifeline for the Singapore economy and its people, and more importantly for the maritime community. Let us work together to ensure constant vigilance and proactive action to mitigate any risks decisively and safeguard the health and safety of our workers and family.

Home > News > Diamond Indah – Winners of MSI Best Practice Campaign Award 2021

Diamond Indah – Winners of MSI Best Practice Campaign Award 2021

Winner of MSI Best Practice Campaign Award 2021

Diamond Indah – Winners of MSI Best Practice Campaign Award 2021

Over capacities in the market are driving charter rates down. Ship owners face higher costs to finance vessels. Ship operators fight for cargo and drive down their main cost block, which is fuel. Ship managers sit in the middle and have to look after more and more for the same management fees to gain owners management contracts. At the same time lie the requirements on availability of the vessels. Quality and safety of operations, management and treatment of crew and transparency of costs spend are increasing.

We all have our Standard Operating Procedures to follow. However we need to have other approaches, practices, business models or tools to be able to conduct our business in a smarter, safer and greener way to be more competitive.

In the last quarter of 2020 we initiated a campaign on Best Practices being following on board. We were pleasantly surprised with some of the innovative best practices being followed on board some of our fleet ships.

While evaluating the Best Practices, we have concentrated only on the ones that are over and above what our procedures require. After much deliberation, we decided to give the award to: Diamond Indah

The ship will be presented with the plaque as seen in image below.

We will, in due course, circulate a list of good best practices which can be adopted across the fleet.

In the mean time, our heartiest congratulations to the master and Staff on board the Diamond Indah.
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Home > Blog > Seafarer Well-Being Takes Centre Stage with Neptune Declaration

Seafarer Well-Being Takes Centre Stage with Neptune Declaration

Neptune Declaration

Seafarer Well-Being Takes Centre Stage with Neptune Declaration

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The maritime industry had signalled its intent towards to commit towards ensuring the safety and well-being of its greatest assets – its seafarers.

The Neptune Declaration has been signed by more than 300 organizations, a long belated move, which underlines the importance to look at the seafarers who have been affected by the Covid-19 travel restrictions which resulted in extended tenure at sea due to restrictions in travel. While the movement of goods had gone unimpeded during those times, the crew onboard those vessels who facilitate in those movement on the various ships that transverse the oceans face a daunting prospect of lack of support or recognition in their efforts to keep global supply chains open.

It is welcoming news that the wider maritime community comprising not just from ship owners and managers, but also charterers, investment houses to come together to recognize seafarers as essential workers ad that they deserve the right to be given access to vaccines, health services and greater efforts vested towards carrying out crew changes.

The key ambit of the Neptune declaration identifies the following main actions:

• Recognize seafarers as key workers and give them priority access to Covid-19 vaccines.

• Establish and implement gold standard health protocols based on existing best practice.

• Increase collaboration between ship operators and charterers to facilitate crew changes.

• Ensure air connectivity between key maritime hubs for seafarers.

The ultimate purpose of these is to ensure that seafarers are given better protection of their rights in the long term as well affirmation of responsibility by all stakeholders within the industry to safeguard their well-being.

MSI Ship Management’s strategic business partner IMC Shipping is a signatory to the Neptune Declaration. As an organization MSI Ship Management has been continuously proactively been carrying out crew changes in a safely. Our constant engagement of seafarers through various programs aims to ensure our crew member health and wellness is taken care of.

Home > News > MSI Ship Management Takes Maritime Amity into Management

MSI Ship Management Takes Maritime Amity into Management

Maritime Amity Vesselfinder

MSI Ship Management Takes Maritime Amity into Management

MSI Ship Management is proud to have taken into management yet another new build; the product / chemical tanker Maritime Amity.

This is the third new building of its class to be brought into our fleet from China.

MSI would like to congratulate the site team, crew and superintendents for ensuring smooth operations throughout and wish all crew onboard fair winds and following seas.

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