Inside information, 2016-12-15 15:36 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mikkjal Poulsen has been appointed the Chairman of the Management Board of “LSC Shipmanagement” Ltd (LSCSM) as of 16th December 2016 on the imminent retirement of Alastair McKee.
Mikkjal Poulsen has over 25 years of experience in the shipping industry with more than 10 years spent at sea. The past two years he has been in South Korea as the regional manager of “MHWirth” participating in developing various projects and building the company’s reputation and cooperation with customers and other stakeholders. Previously Mikkjal has worked for “Thome Ship Management Thailand Co. Ltd”, “Tolani Singapore Pte. Ltd”, “Torm Singapore Pte. Ltd”, and “Torm Denmark”.
The new Chairman will continue the successful operational orientation of LSCSM. “High service quality and operational safety’, are the core values which when combined with competitive pricing should ensure successful technical management and crewing of our vessels under management. I greatly value the professionalism of our ships crews and shore based staff. It has been the key to the company’s success and will remain a priority in the future,” underlines Mikkjal Poulsen.
The former Board Chairman of LSCSM Alastair McKee joined SIA “LSC Shipmanagement” on 20 June 2011 as Managing Director, he became a Member of the Management Board on 15 September 2011 and Chairman of the Management Board in March 2014. AS “Latvijas kugnieciba” and LSCSM would like to express their gratitude to Alastair McKee for the work and efforts devoted to the company’s development and wish him a long and enjoyable retirement as of 31st December 2016.
About SIA “LSC Shipmanagement”
The limited liability company SIA “LSC Shipmanagement” is a fully owned subsidiary of the JSC “Latvijas kugnieciba”. It carries out the duties of full technical management and ensures efficient and safe running of its vessels, offers consultations for the development of shipbuilding projects and assessment of the technical condition of vessels, as well as offers crew management services for oil and chemical tankers.
About JSC “Latvian Shipping Company”
JSC “Latvian Shipping Company” (Nasdaq Riga: LSC1R) is vessel owner in the segment of medium and handy size tankers. The company owns 16 modern vessels employing more than 1300 professional and high-skilled seamen from Latvia. Besides, LSC subsidiary “LSC Shipmanagement” Ltd is technically serving 7 more vessels, thus managing a fleet of 23 vessels. The average age of the LASCO fleet is 8 years. All of the vessels have received ISM (International Safety Management) certificates.
Artis Ozolins, Communications Consultant
JSC “Latvian Shipping Company”
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