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Wallem Group Ltd. - Wallem Shipmangement Limited. (ID: 643)
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Wallem's history spans three centuries: a young Norwegian by the name of Haakon Johan Wallem arrived in Shanghai in 1897 to take up work as a shipbroker. He founded Wallem in 1903 in Shanghai and 100 years later, in a new century and millennium, Wallem are celebrating 100 years of shipping business, no longer based in Shanghai, but in Hong Kong, Asia's world city in between Singapore, Shanghai, the Pearl River Delta and the rest of Asia. The modern Wallem is one of the most all-round shipping groups in the world. Oil Majors know Wallem for its ship management skills when it comes to tankers: oil-, chemical-, products- and gastankers. The largest ship in the world, the tanker "Jahre Viking" is managed by Wallem. Bulkcarrier operators know that Wallem has a large fleet of bulkers in management and part ownership. Major container shipping companies entrust their container ships to Wallem Shipmanagement. Yet there is more to the Wallem Group. As shipbrokers Wallem handle the chartering and Sale & Purchase of mainly bulkcarriers from handy size up to capesize. Wallem's participation in the ownership of some handy size bulkcarriers gives the company inside knowledge of the markets. To all shipping companies in the world Wallem is known for its Agency network, covering all major ports in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore, with Indonesia and Malaysia to be a valuable part of this Agency Network soon. More than 5,600 people work on Wallem managed ships and in Wallem offices around the world. Many well known names in the international business that is shipping have started their career with Wallem or have been associated with Wallem. Already in 1908 Wallem were managing ships owned by other companies, even after they were sold to another party through Wallem, acting as shipbrokers. No other ship management company in the world today can claim such a long experience in shipmanagement. Wallem's Centenary is a stepping stone into the future. As long as ships will be used for essential transport by sea, Wallem will provide service to the shipping industry. Worldwide. Wallem Worldwide Rob Grool Managing Director Wallem Group Ltd. Rob Grool continues the engineering background of the Wallem Group CEO that Harry Gilbert brought to the position. Before taking over from Harry in June 2002, Rob Grool had worked in ship owning and ship- management companies in Holland, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus as marine engineer, operations manager, fleet manager, technical director and eventually as managing director of Hanseatic Shipping Company in Cyprus. Solidly based on an MSc in Marine Engineering and Shipping Economics from Delft University in Holland, his career steps show increasing responsibility and wide experience over the last 21 years, always in shipping: building ships, converting ships, operating and chartering ships, responsibilty for all aspects of the technical management of a large fleet and eventually responsibility for the quality management and environmentally aware operation of the diversified Wallem Group of Companies. E-mail: rg@wallem.com TOP Nick Tonkinson Finance Director Wallem Group Ltd. Finance Director of the Group. Qualified in London in 1972 with Grant Thornton. In early 1977 became finance and administration manager of an oil trading company based in Hong Kong. Moved into a private venture in Hong Kong as Finance Director in 1984 continuing to trade in oil and products. Joined Inchcape Shipping Services ("ISS") in 1988 as CFO, Asia Pacific based in Tokyo. Moved over to Dubai in 1992 with ISS as CFO for Middle East/Africa, before appointment as CFO, Europe in late 1993. Following ISS group restructuring in 1996, returned to Dubai as regional Liner Director which was followed a year later by a move to South Africa as Finance Director of the newly acquired shipping activities in Durban. Returned to ISS in London in mid-1998, and subsequently took up present position in March 1999. E-mail: ndt@wallem.com TOP Robert Gerald Buchanan Managing Director Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd. Managing Director of Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd. and is a marine engineer by profession. He started his working life as an apprentice on Clydeside before embarking on a career at sea in 1969 as a junior engineer with Denholm Ship Management. Mr. Buchanan holds a First Class Engineers Certificate for both steam and motor and was promoted to chief engineer in 1978. He joined Denholm in the oil and gas industry in 1982 and was based in India for several years. In 1987 he worked and lived in Italy managing an Oceanographic Research vessel for NATO. In 1990 he moved to Canada as technical director for Canada Steamship Lines of Montreal. He joined Wallem in 1996 in Hong Kong where he took over as Managing Director of Wallem Shipmanagement in 1997. He is a member of the International Committee for GARD P&I Club and member of the Board for Ultrastrip, a hydro-blast company headquartered in the US, and he is also a Hong Kong committee member for a number of marine related organisations. E-mail: rgb@wallem.com TOP Patrick Slesinger Director & Chief Information Officer Wallem Services Ltd. Patrick Slesinger joined Wallem in December 1992. He is responsible for Information Technology, including telecommunications, for the group worldwide. Patrick has led a number of industry leading initiatives on behalf of the Group. These include the introduction of a Public Marine Messaging Service in 1993, CD-ROM and Extranet-based technical and financial reporting, Internet-based Vessel Reporting System, Virtual Reality Training System, Supply Chain Management and Electronic Commerce integrated systems. Most recently, he was responsible for establishing Wallem Group's Software Development Centre in the Philippines, DevCo. This facility provides Wallem, its clients and third parties cost effective world class systems development. Specializing in Internet technologies and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) based systems, DevCo provides leading edge innovative solutions to the maritime industry. Patrick is the current Chairman of the Intertanko IT Committee and a keen advocate of intra-industry Information Technology and software development collaboration. Prior to joining Wallem, Patrick spent ten years in large corporation consulting; working with companies such as Chase, Exxon, Union Bank of Switzerland and National Semiconductor. E-mail: pes@wallem.com TOP Neil M.D. Russell Managing Director Wallem Shipping (HK) Ltd. Managing Director of Wallem Shipping (HK) Ltd., and started his shipping career with Ben Line Steamers Ltd., Edinburgh in 1973. After training he was posted to HK and remained there until 1978. He then spent four years with Everett Steamship Corp S/A, Japan until 1982, being Manager of their Tokyo office 1979-1982. Joined Wallem Shipping (HK) Ltd., in July 1982 as Agency Manager. Appointed General Manager in 1985 and Director in 1987. Has been the senior executive of Wallem Shipping since 1990. Member of Executive (now Steering) Committee of HK Liner Shipping Association since 1984 and Chairman of the Association 1998-1999. Member of HK Port and Maritime Board 1998-1999. Currently Chairman of the Shipping & Transport Committee of HK General Chamber of Commerce. Member Marine Department's of Port Operations Committee. Board member of Multiport Ship Agencies Network. E-mail: nmdr@wallem.com TOP Wong Wai Chi Director Wallem Shipbroking Ltd. Wong Wai Chi joined Wallem Shipbroking in 1984, as a trainee after graduating from University with a degree in Transport Management. During the 80's and early 90's, he specialised in developing the expanding of the Chinese Handy and Panamax market. During the mid 90's he spent about two years on the other side of the desk with one of the leading operators in Hong Kong. He returned to Wallem Shipbroking in 1997 and now specialises in the import of Iron Ore to China in Capesize vessels. E-mail: wcw@wallem.com TOP Services Wallem Shipmanagement offer the following services: Technical Management Crew Management Commercial Management Supply of stores and spares Insurance and Claim Handling Services Accounting Services New Construction Plan Approval and supervision S & P Condition surveys Consultancy & Repair Supervision Conversions Drydock Supervision & Negotiation Financial & Appraisals 3rd Party Procurement Quality Assurance Implementation Manning New Buildings Supervision Planned Maintenance Travel Arrangements Asset Protection Surveys More than 5,600 people work on Wallem managed ships and in Wallem offices around the world. Wallem Group Ltd. - Wallem Shipmangement Limited.