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Of great importance is the uptake of cadets and Wallem currently has over 60 Chinese cadets now working directly for Wallem.Ĭaptain Sun Jian Jun, who has worked on Wallem-managed vessels since 2003, said: “What impresses me about working at Wallem is the strong emphasis on safety and training and the excellent communication between ship and shore. Its crews have built up long experience trading globally with over 800 of the Chinese crew having more than five years of service with Wallem.

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Prior to this, Wallem was and remains the largest third party provider of Chinese seafarers to international owners with 47 vessels currently operated by full Chinese crews. Wallem Maritime Services was set up in 2015 and is licensed by the Shenzhen Maritime Safety Administration of China (MSA) to directly provide Chinese seafarers to vessels managed by Wallem Ship Management. In 2015 Wallem became the only foreign shipping company to 100% own a Manning Agency operation in China – with full rights to recruit, train and deploy Chinese seafarers worldwide. Wallem has been providing full Chinese crews for over 18 years and has a long-established training centre in Qingdao and a large support presence in mainland China. He holds Master’s degrees in both Marine Technology and Technical Management of Ship Operations and is a Chartered Engineer registered with Engineering Council UK.In light of the recent interest in Chinese crewing, Wallem Ship Management says it is still leading the way in providing Chinese crew to the international shipping market. Over his career Ioannis has worked for a number of well-known ship management companies and highly respected privately-owned ship operators. My focus will be to sustain our client-centric model by ensuring that we continue to deliver high quality service to our wide range of customers and equip the business to manage the ships of the future.” Wallem is rightly proud of its heritage as the world’s first third party ship management company. Ioannis Stefanou said: “It is a huge honour to have been appointed Managing Director of Wallem Ship Management, especially at such an exciting time for the company.

We can be confident that Ioannis will continue to enhance Wallem Group as the preferred maritime solutions provider for our partners and drive value across the board.” He has earned the respect of the maritime industry and will bring a wide range of technical, operational and commercial experience and knowledge to the role. John-Kaare Aune, Wallem Group CEO, commented: “I am delighted to announce Ioannis as Managing Director of Wallem Ship Management. He has also been integral to the development and execution of corporate strategy, with a particular focus on new product lines and the adoption of emerging technologies to benefit fleet efficiency and client services. Ioannis joined Wallem Ship Management in April 2014 to lead its Technical Management, with a focus on delivering safe, reliable and cost-effective ship operations and technical services. Wallem Group has appointed Ioannis Stefanou as Managing Director of Wallem Ship Management, with responsibility for the oversight and strategic planning of the company’s ship management activities worldwide.