Jaccar Holdings & Hartmann form JV
Jaccar Holdings of Luxemburg and Hartmann Group of Leer, Germany, announce the establishment of a joint venture for the commercial management of ethane carriers. The new company, “United Ethane Carriers” or UEC, will be based in Singapore. Its purpose is to develop the ethane business, focusing on marketing, branding and commercial management of ethane carriers internationally. “We’ve known each other for a long time now, meaning that we also know and appreciate the other one’s strengths”, says acques de Chateauvieux, CEO of Jaccar Holdings. “We found that our strengths complement each other very well, particularly in this highly specialized market. UEC provides expertise for our customers’ benefit”, adds Alfred Hartmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Hartmann AG.
Fincantieri Receives AHTS Order
Fincantieri has gained an order from Hartmann Logistik GmbH to build two multipurpose Anchor Handling, Tug & Supply Vessels (AHTS) with delivery scheduled for December 2008 and February 2009, respectively, plus an option for further two. Hartmann Logistik GmbH is the Hartmann Group company active in the Offshore Industry, which is headed by Dr. Niels Hartmann, son of the founder of the Group. Founded in 1981, Hartmann Reederei is a leading global player, a first class shipping and logistic company with a fleet of over 100 vessels including container ships, gas tankers and product tankers as well as bulk carriers, multipurpose vessels and special carriers and has a substantial newbuilding program currently going on with yards in Europe and the Far East.
