The Netherlands-based Spliethoff and BigLift Shipping have combined offices in Tokyo, Japan.
The office will provide customers with a range of vessels to suit their transportation requirements.
Spliethoff said that the two companies have already combined their USA, UK and China offices.
The representatives in Tokyo are Kenichi Kikuchi and Ryusuke Miyagawa.
The Netherlands-headquartered Spliethoff has held a christening ceremony for its DP2 B-type vessel Brouwersgracht in the Cacaohaven in Amsterdam.
The Netherlands-based Spliefhoff Group has taken delivery of Brouwersgracht – the first of two DP2 B-type vessels – from the Mawei shipyard in China. Its sistership, Bloemgracht, is expected to be delivered in about three months’ time.
Spliethoff’s newbuild vessel Bloemgracht has been launched from a dry dock at the Mawei shipyard in Fuzhou, China, and moved to an outfitting quay. Its sistership, Brouwersgracht, is a step ahead in the construction schedule and will soon begin sea trials.
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has appointed Joe Kramek as its president and ceo, succeeding John Butler who retires at the end of July.
Liebherr USA has named Shane Kuhlmey as divisional director of crawler cranes, deep foundation machines and maritime cranes.
Energy and marine consultants ABL has opened an office in Constanta, Romania, to support the Black Sea region’s offshore energy and maritime markets.
