F.H. Bertling, Radio Holland Sign Fleet Service Agreement

Singapore-based F.H. Bertling Chartering and Shipmanagement has recently signed a service agreement with Radio Holland, a subsidiary of Imtech Marine, for its fleet of seven general cargo vessels and bulk carriers.

F.H. Bertling’s  parent company Bertling, which is based in Hamburg, owns a fleet of 21 ocean-going vessels, all under a full service agreement with Radio Holland.

”As soon as our vessels in Singapore exceeded their extended guarantee period, we wanted to have a similar service partner that our company has in Hamburg,” Captain Piotr Kucharczyk, Marine Superintendent of F.H. Bertling, said.

The agreement covers a broad range from annual radio surveys, bridge equipment servicing to the delivery of spare parts, wherever the vessels are operating in the world.

As well as the seven vessels currently in its fleet – which range from 35,000 dwt to 80,000 dwt – five new bulk carriers will be joining F.H. Bertling’s fleet soon.

Being built at Huang Hai Shipbuilding, the five vessels are so-called ‘Green Dolphin’ Handy size bulk carriers.

The first vessel will be delivered in September and the other ones are due at regular intervals until August 2016.

”It is likely that these vessels too, may come under the Radio Holland service agreement once they are out of their guarantee period,” Captain Kucharczyk said.