It will take on the full technical management of AKAR’s chemical tanker M/T Adiyaman, marking the expansion of the partnership into tanker management. In this collaborative effort, CSM Deutschland will oversee the technical aspects of management, ensuring the highest standard of service. CSM Türkiye will deliver local expertise and maintain close relationship with the client, ensuring seamless and efficient operations.
The exciting collaboration will bring more commercial benefits to AKAR with the vessel trading internationally, as well as cost efficiencies.
Akar Group enabled digitalization onboard their vessels for the entire fleet with Columbia Group’s OneLink and Performance Optimization Control Room (POCR) last year, ensuring the most efficiency in ship management and compliance with the recent EU ETS legislative.
Mehmet Ali Zongür, General Manager at Akar Group, said: “The partnership is certainly beneficial to expand the commercial activities of the vessel that I am excited with this cooperation ahead.”
Xanthos Kyriacou, Regional Managing Director at Columbia Group, said: “We are delighted to be expanding our partnership with AKAR, taking on the management of M/T Adiyaman and I would like to express my sincere appreciation to AKAR management team for the ongoing trust, and wish continuous success!”