Seatrade Shipmanagement B.V.

Seatrade Shipmanagement B.V. is a leading shipmanager of a diverse fleet of vessel types. Presently, the Netherlands-based company has 70 vessels in full and 10 vessels in partial management including those of its 100% owned German shipmanagement company Triton Schiffahrts GmbH, Seatrade Groningen B.V. Italy and Seatank Management B.V.

Customers safely entrust their investment to the care of our dedicated and hands-on staff. Committed to delivering the best possible performance, we look after their investment as if it was our own. We value this approach since 1951.

Please be invited to explore our website. The objective of this site is getting you more acquainted with our organization, philosophy and standard of work. We hope you will find an answer to all questions you might have regarding our company and look forward to receiving a request for a full or partial management quotation.

CREW MANAGEMENT

A capable, well-trained crew onboard is the key factor in successfully operating a vessel. The human factor is of high importance to the Seatrade Group. Throughout the years, we have distinguished ourselves by cultivating our own pool of seamen who are well-educated and trained to provide quality service. We offer:

Directly controlled crew sources
Retention rate of over 98%
Crew clusters assigned to vessels
Targets for all ranks to promote within the company
Cadet program
The Seatrade office is able to provide complete crews or a few crew members only. Most of our crew members are Dutch, Filipino or Russian and are sourced through Avior. The Avior offices in the Philippines and Russia control a large database of 2500 seafarers for Seatrade and third-party vessels. All logistic and administrative activities are coordinated by the office in Groningen.

Cadet program
To meet the high standards set by Seatrade the emphasis is on development of own Officers rather than recruitment. The cadet program makes up the backbone of this strategy. Every year, Seatrade takes in cadets from Europe, Russia and the Philippines and offers them the opportunity to gain experience by on the job training at sea. Cadets performing well are offered sponsorships to finalize their training and studies to obtain an Officers' license.

Through this program most of the cadets will have obtained their Officer's license within eighteen months after first joining a ship. After this, the cadet will progress through the ranks as Officer Trainee (OT). As OT he will be required to complete several in-house developed trainings. His performance and career development will be guided and monitored by the Personal Development System (PDS).

TECHNICAL SHIPMANAGEMENT

Seatrade is not only a third-party ship manager but also an owner itself. We have a solution-focused, pragmatic and hands-on approach. The technical shipmanagement is characterized by a full-hearted involvement by all members of the team. They ensure that ships operate in accordance with our standard.

Technical shipmanagement includes:

Dry dock planning and supervision
Maintenance and repairs
Certification
Procurement of stores and spares
(Lub oil) bunkering
Cargo handling
Quality assurance system
Budget control
The team is well aware that repairs, dockings or maintenance works are time-sensitive. Vessels earn their money at sea, not in port! Seatrade meets your demands with an efficient and high quality performance.

Each vessel is assigned to one of the two dedicated fleet teams.

Open ship shore communication, direct response and short lead-times are only a few of the characteristics. The fleet teams prepare quarterly technical, operational reports and are fully aware of the requirements of:

Shipowner
Crew
Flag state
Class
Charterer
ISM
MLC-2006
Seatrade is proud to work with advanced Information Technology systems like the in-house custom built Vessel Information System (VIS) . The VIS is used both onboard and ashore as a shared information platform to monitor maintenance, stock control, procurement, surveys and event reporting.