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Columbia Shipmanagement has ambitious plans to expand its Middle Eastern vessel operations from its base in Saudi Arabia. CSM Saudi Arabia has grown from 35 offshore vessels at launch in August to more than 100 under some form of management...

CSM CY recently held its first ever Movember charity campaign, with 30 staff members promising to grow lavish moustaches only to lose them at month’s end.  The highlight of the “shave off” came when Captain Andreas Xapolytos had his moustache...

The Covid-19 pandemic was tough on seafarers. When the globe went into lockdown in March 2020, the men and women who work aboard commercial ships bore the brunt, with hundreds of thousands working long beyond contractual terms and safety limits,...

Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) is proud to announce it is furthering its efforts to promote crew positive mental health and wellbeing with an exciting new initiative for crew welfare. Reflecting its I Care philosophy, CSM will be presenting courses prepared and delivered...

CSM is honoured to accept the 2020 Environmental Keeper Gold Award from the Pancyprian Environmental Awards for Organizations and Businesses. This award reflects CSM’s commitment to promoting and implementing sustainability locally and globally in the maritime industry. The award was...

Women aiming for successful careers in maritime should be more courageous, not worry about failure and expect to be seen as equals, a senior shipping executive has said.   Claudia Paschkewitz, Managing Director of ship manager Hanse Bereederung, believes women are...

TotalEnergies and Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore various collaborative opportunities to foster energy transition, especially in Transportation, with a focus on Shipping. TotalEnergies will work closely with CSM, a world-leading provider of ship...

It was a walk in the wilderness last Sunday as Columbia Shipmanagement staff hiked the Artemis trail on Cyprus’s own Mt. Troodos to raise money for the Karaiskakio Foundation. The foundation maintains an internationally recognized Bone Marrow Donors Registry that represents the biggest...

Our colleagues at CSM Italy recently had some good eats for a goodcause. They met for lunch and donated the amount of their tickets to “A Safe Haven in the Storm” organization. Safe Haven promotes the well-being of children and youth suffering from oncological and blood-oncological diseases,...

With drums beating and oars swinging, CSM launched its way into the Fifth Annual Race the Dragon regatta hosted by the Cyprus Dragon Boat Federation. The CSM Dragons were led by our own CEO Mark O’Neil and Managing Director Andreas Hadjipetrou who...