Shipdex, a standard for transferring maintenance data and instructions between equipment manufacturers and shipping companies, is now able to transfer data back to manufacturers. Until now, it was a one-way system, for manufacturers to provide shipping companies with maintenance instructions and data in a structured format, which would be easier to work with than paper [...]
In August 2020, the first GreenOil system was installed onboard MV MSM DON. The WP1-P2-750 was fitted to clean the lubeoil of a Yanmar main engine type 6EY26, shortly thereafter, the water contamination in the oil was eliminated and substantial savings were achieved within a few months. Read full story
We are happy to announce that on the 30 of August 2022 at Panama, the delivery of MV Mauritius Pride II (ex. Thorco Angela) was successfully concluded and the vessel has entered into MSM management. Thank you to all who was involved in this successful take-over.
We are happy to announce that on the 26th of October at 13:13 lt Piraeus, Greece, the delivery of MV Chiapas Star (ex. Mohawk) was successfully concluded and the vessel has entered into MSM management. Beginning of November she will enter into a one-year time charter with Messrs. CMA CGM, trading in East Africa. Thank [...]
Mastermind’s Eugen Adami tells Maritime CEO (issue 2/2021) about the importance of engaging with the public. “We have to focus on new technology, on automation aboard ships, on greener processes and advocate the positioning of a seafarer as a person who is differently educated and motivated than before, give it a green badge,” he says. [...]
Mastermind Shipmanagement Ltd., Navkratis Ltd., and DESMI Ocean Guard A/S are pleased to announce that MSM has selected the CompactClean Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) for installation on its owned fleet consisting of dry-bulk, break-bulk, multipurpose vessels, and cement carriers. The agreement is to provide 13 CompactClean BWMS and engineering services to the modern fleet [...]
We are happy to announce that on the 02nd of June at 08:06 lt Tampa, FL., the delivery of MV Blue One (ex. Cielo di Dublino) was successfully concluded and the vessel has now entered into MSM D.o.o. management. On the 07th June she will enter into a one-year time charter with Messrs. Oldendorff. Thank [...]
AAL Shipping (AAL) is taking delivery of two additional ‘G-Class’ multipurpose heavy lift vessels, expanding its core fleet to 720,200 total deadweight (DWT). The Pacific Action and AAL Gladstone have both served in the AAL fleet in the past and re-join later this month – the former renamed this week, ‘AAL Gibraltar’. These versatile and [...]
How Mastermind has achieved Clarity & Scalability across multi-country operations with SAP The Mastermind Group (MSM) was founded principally as a ship-owning company that later expanded into ship-management. MSM technically manages a fleet of more than 20+ vessels, which consist of dry bulk, break-bulk and multipurpose vessels. MSM prides itself in being very innovative and [...]
To satisfy the 2020 IMT TTX and the SMFF TTX requirements, shipping companies that have vessels calling the US must participate in an annual exercise held by their Qualified Individual based in the US. This year the exercise (IMT TTX) was carried out in Marina del Rey, California on March 11 - 12, 2020 and [...]