seafarers

Columbia deploys mobile digital technology ahead of SIRE 2.0

by Marketing Team|08 April 202430 April 2024|News, News

Columbia Shipmanagement is using an application on mobile tablets on board ships to improve vessel inspections and fleet data analytics The shipmanagement group is using Kaiko Systems’ applications on i.safe Mobile intrinsically safe tablets to streamline inspection processes, enhancing efficiency...

AI set to transform ship navigation, bridge operations

by Marketing Team|11 January 202411 January 2024|blog

AI is being adopted by the shipping industry as a valuable, innovative technological tool for applications including weather routeing and voyage optimisation. The future of bridge operations could see AI-powered radars and ECDIS interacting with navigation officers to help them...

Columbia Shipmanagement signs a Scholarship Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding with the Cyprus Maritime Academy

by Marketing Team|22 December 202330 April 2024|News, News

In December 2023, leading ship management provider Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) signed a scholarship agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Cyprus Maritime Academy (CyMA), the first maritime academy in Cyprus to offer a four-year degree in nautical science. The...

CSM selects Kaiko Systems to Revolutionize Maritime Operations Through AI-Driven, Mobile-First Technology

by Marketing Team|07 November 202330 April 2024|News, News

Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) is scaling new heights in operational efficiency after choosing Kaiko Systems to provide an innovative, user-friendly software tool which organises and analyses ship data, providing insight into the condition of vessels and identifying risks before they result...

Columbia plants flag in Norway amid northern European expansion

by Marketing Team|03 November 202303 November 2023|News, News

Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM), member of the Columbia Group, is strengthening its presence in Northern Europe by establishing CSM Northern Europe, offering a more dedicated service to its clients north of the Mediterranean. The move, which is the result of a...

The Columbia Group (Columbia) opens a new manning agency, Columbia Shipmanagement Vietnam (CSM Vietnam), adding to its worldwide network of owned manning agencies.

by Marketing Team|24 October 202324 October 2023|News, News, Uncategorized

The establishment of CSM Vietnam satisfies Columbia’s long-standing ambition to tap into the developing Vietnam seafarers’ market with direct access. Whilst CSM has been employing Vietnam seafarers for years via third-party arrangements, possessing our own manning agency in Vietnam for...

Columbia launches female cadet mentoring programme

by Marketing Team|17 October 202319 October 2023|News, News

As part of its bid to attract more women into the maritime sector, shipmanangement giant Columbia Group has launched a mentoring programme aimed at female cadets. Recognising that the industry is missing out on a great deal of female talent...

Columbia Shipmanagement strengthens commitment to investment in people with expansion into Indonesia.

by Marketing Team|29 August 202324 October 2023|News, News

The Columbia Group is delighted to announce its expansion into Indonesia with the aim of delivering its first-class manning solutions directly. Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) Indonesia will offer manning solutions in Indonesia and its surrounding regions, diversifying the crew pool on...