''EXMAR Ship Management'' is a Belgian registered maritime company. It was established in 1991 as part of the

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activities of the

Compagnie Maritime Belge The Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) is one of the oldest Antwerp ship-owners. It is controlled by the Saverys family who also own major stakes in the Exmar and Euronav groups. History CMB was founded in 1895 under the name Compagnie Belge Maritim ...

group. Compagnie Maritime Belge was established in 1895 as a diversified shipping group with its headquarters in

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. When the CMB shareholders decided on the de-merger of the company by spinning off its Gas Transport Business into a new Belgian listed public

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, EXMAR Shipmanagement NV became a full affiliate of Exmar NV.

Services

The ship management company of the EXMAR Group offers ship management services to the

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. These services include: *Crewing services: ESM employs 387 Senior Officers, 598 Junior Officers, 700 A/B seamen and 127 Offshore employees to operate LNG and LNGRV carriers, LPG carriers, Floating Storage and Regasification Units, Floating Liquefaction Units and Offshore Accommodation Barges. Company activities include: *Technical Superintendence & HSEQ management *Technical, marine & IT consultancy services: ** Pre-purchase inspections, building supervision & commissioning of vessels under construction ** HSEQ management: implementation, maintenance, training and audits ** Port Facility Security management: assessment of security threats, security plans, training & drills, audits ** IT: implementation of on board planned maintenance systems. EXMAR Ship Management specializes in managing the following vessel/barge types: * VLGC LPG carriers * Midsize LPG carriers * LNG and LNGRV carriers * Fully pressurized LPG carriers * Semi-pressurized Gas carriers * Floating Storage & Regasification Units * Offshore units (FPSOs, accommodation barges) * Floating Liquefaction Units

Overview

EXMAR Ship Management has been involved in the management of LNG and LPG vessels since the early 1980s, as the primary ship manager of EXMAR NV, as well as other owners such as Avance. Exmar NV is supervising an LPG carrier new building program and a refit of its LNG fleet to accommodate Regas operations on a number of its LNG Gas Carriers. EXMAR Ship Management Superintendents are typically former serving Officers who manage vessels from NB spec review to full operations. Similarly, the experience gained in assisting the owner during pre-delivery and the first months of operation (first outfit, guarantee items, etc.) are utilized for the subsequent technical superintendence of the vessel. The company's Marine Department manages all aspects of vessel conformance with the relevant ISO, OHSAS and TMSA standards. Training programs have been set up with the Antwerp Maritime Academy and other Institutes for in-depth training with the STCW and ARPA, BRM, GMDSS and full mission Bridge simulators.

LNG cargo

The LNG fleet managed by EXMAR Ship Management is as follows:

FSRU

The FRSU Toscana is co-managed and operated by EXMAR Ship Management and Fratelli Cosulich through the joint venture EXMAR Cosulich Offshore Services

LPG/NH3 cargo

EXMAR Ship Management currently manages and operates the following VLGC's, midsize, semi-refrigerated and fully pressurized gas carriers:

Offshore

EXMAR Ship Management is responsible for the technical operations of the following four offshore units: * Farwah: , storage FPSO * Kissama: Offshore service non-propelled accommodation barge for 220 people * Nunce: Offshore service non-propelled accommodation barge for 350/450 people * Otto 5: Offshore service non-propelled accommodation barge for 300 people
In addition to servicing owned

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, Exmar (Exmar Offshore Services) provides operational support to third party FPSO projects in

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References

{{Reflist *Company brochure EXMAR Ship Management, De Gerlachekaai 20, 2000 Antwerp *Company website *Ship to Shore Internal magazine *Internal Vessel Information Portal *Excelerate Energy Website *Teekay LNG Partners Website Shipping companies of Belgium Gas shipping companies