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Wrist in Montreal has just opened a new sufferance warehouse which allows them to – quickly and efficiently – clear customer ship spares and consolidate with provisions and stores in one single operation. In expanding the customs clearance services, Montreal meets the increasing need for Last mile services to ease the delivery process of provisions and stores together with customers’ ship spares. For many years, Wrist in Montreal has been clearing customers’ ship spares through customs brokers. But, due to an increasing demand for speeding up the clearance process and consolidating more deliveries of provisions, stores and ship spares, they have now implemented their own sufferance warehouse to move ship spares more efficiently themselves. Consolidate ship spares Our customers want reliable, consolidated services at a good price" Reed Waldenmaier, Branch Manager in Montreal says: “Our customers want reliable, consolidated services at a good price. Instead of using a separate supplier for ship spares and then using Wrist for provisions and stores and having two trucks going to the vessel, we can now more efficiently consolidate ship spares, provisions and stores and only send one truck, reducing CO2 emissions." Reed Waldenmaier adds, "This is also easier for the crew to coordinate and take just one delivery on board opposed to two suppliers coming at two different times.” Last mile services are as follows: Consolidate the delivery of provisions, stores, bonded, owners’ goods and clearance Take just one combined delivery Speed up delivery process Reduce CO2 emissions Last mile services Wrist’s global 30+ hubs offer different kinds of Last mile services combining provisions, stores, bonded, and owners’ goods to reduce cost and add efficiency to the customers’ value chain. The concept of sufferance warehousing for ship spares is an integrated part of their Last mile services and now expanding to more hubs. So far, they have sufferance warehouses in Aalborg – Denmark, Rotterdam, Montreal, and Vancouver, though they still have the ability to clear spares in all locations.

Summer has been particularly great for the Marine Logistics Department in Copenhagen, which landed a new customer in a competitive market. Door-to-deck solutions  Frank Hjorth, Manager of Wrist Marine Logistics Copenhagen, says, “This is a customer operating in complex areas of the world, where local know-how of last mile solutions is a necessity." Frank Hjorth adds, "We are proud of our ability to provide expert care to this customer, delivering complete door-to-deck solutions with order follow-up at competitive prices.”  Demonstrating strengths and services Over a trial period of 2 months, the colleagues in Wrist Marine Logistics demonstrated their strengths, value-adding services, and expertise, winning 11 out of 12 inquiries. Key service points for the customer: Ability to deliver complete door-to-deck solutions with order follow-up. Local know-how of last-mile solutions in complex ports. State-of-the-art online portal with key features; transport and cost analysis, easy booking/quoting process, and the recently developed feature: CO2 emissions data. The customer was satisfied with the operations and service, thus deciding to move all spare parts and logistics activities to Wrist Marine Logistics going forward.

Strengthening the company’s position as the Survival Technology solutions partner, Survitec has announced the appointment of Robert Steen Kledal as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As CEO, Robert will be responsible for setting Survitec’s strategic direction. He will lead the Survitec Executive team and sit on the Survitec Board. At the start of the year, Survitec launched a new organisational structure designed to make Survitec an even better partner – increased levels of customer centricity and agility were the main focus. Continuing transformational work Robert will continue the transformation work, positioning Survitec customers at the heart of every decision while achieving profitable growth. A key focus for Robert will be Survitec’s workforce of over 3,000 professionals, ensuring they feel connected to the Survitec purpose, which is “We Exist to Protect Lives.” 30 years of experience Robert has over 30 years of experience in executive-level roles on a global scale Robert has over 30 years of experience in executive-level roles on a global scale. He was CEO at Wrist Ship Supply, the ship and offshore supplier of provisions & stores, for over nine years. He led the organisation and its 1,600 colleagues, through digital transformation, enabling substantial improvement to how the business engaged its customers. His experience spans the maritime and defence industries. He has also held several senior positions, during his 21 years at Moeller-Maersk Group and served in the Danish Army as a Sergeant. In addition to his role as CEO of Survitec, Robert is also on the Board of Directors at Wrist Ship Supply and Blue Water Shipping, a provider of tailor-made transport and logistics solutions. He has lived and worked all over the world and is familiar with five languages. Joining the team When asked why he chose to join the team Trusted to Protect Lives, he commented, “Coming from the shipping industry, I was instantly attracted to the inspiring purpose of Survitec.” “I look forward to building on this great legacy and the achievements made to position Survitec as the global leader in Survival Technology for our customers worldwide. Not least to service our customers’ requirements effectively.”