Recently, Iaonnis Stefanou has joined the Group to lead the technical teams in Hong Kong, Singapore and Europe as the business positions itself for continued growth. Wallem is well known in the maritime industry for its ship management and technical services, and today remains a key service for the Group. With the addition of these new vessels, Wallem Ship Management will be managing 30 PCC/PCTCs for ship owners such as NYK Line, and the Singapore fleet will grow to 22 vessels. Wallem will take over vessel management of the nine vessels in a staged process from May 2014. By 1908 the company was managing two sisterships in the coal trade along the Chinese coast, making Wallem in effect the world's first third-party ship manager. “The signing of the ship management contract is an important occasion for Wallem and by delivering reliable services from Hong Kong, Singapore and Hamburg, we can continue to attract reputable ship owners.” Founder Norwegian shipbroker Haakon Wallem bought his first ship, the SS Oscar II, a 4,750-dwt sail-steamer. “Höegh is such an extremely well-known and reputable ship owner in Europe and Asia, and we are very proud to efficiently and safely manage their ships,” said Mr Mc Namara. Wallem Ship Management Managing Director Ray Mc Namara said Höegh would be a feather in Wallem’s client cap. Wallem broadened its ship management business to Singapore in 2013, complementing the company’s existing ship agency services in the city state, providing an attractive option for ship owners looking for access to Singapore’s maritime business advantages. The ship management agreement cements a deal between the companies, with Wallem delivering technical and crew management to nine PCTCs from its Singapore base. David Reade Q.C., instructed by Mayer Brown, appeared for Wallem Shipmanagement.Höegh Autoliners signed a nine vessel ship management deal with Wallem Ship Management yesterday at the Höegh headquarters in Oslo, Norway. Niran de Silva and Ed Kemp, instructed through Advocate, appeared for Ms Walker. The EAT dismissed the appeal “with regret”, finding that the combined effect of section 81 of the Equality Act 2010 and regulation 4 of the Equality Act (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 was that discrimination against individuals applying to serve on foreign flagged ships was permitted, even when the recruitment process took place in the UK.Īs Ms Walker had no remedy against Wallem (although she would against the UK itself), the EAT stated that the Secretary of State may well consider it wise to revisit the scope of the 2011 Regulations. However, the Tribunal found that it did not have territorial jurisdiction to hear the claims. It admitted in the proceedings that this was an act of sex discrimination and the Employment Tribunal made further findings of sex discrimination/victimisation. Wallem told her that it would not offer her a role as it recruited only men, not women. Ms Walker was a cadet who applied in the United Kingdom through Wallem for work on these ships. Wallem provided employment services to clients employing seafarers on foreign registered ships. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (Mr Justice Kerr sitting with members) today handed down judgment in the case of Walker v Wallem Shipmanagement Limited, an important case on territorial jurisdiction for discrimination claims by seafarers. Back to all news Judgment handed down in Walker v Wallem Shipmanagment LTD
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