Value Maritime opens Singapore office

The company said it wants to be closer to clients and grow its operations in the Asia Pacific shipping market.

The new office is based in Singapore’s central business district and Milou van der Ven will represent Value Maritime from its office in Singapore as Asia area manager.

Value Maritime director Asia Pacific Yvette van der Sommen said, “Having our feet firmly on the ground in Singapore, a global hub for sustainable shipping and decarbonisation, means we can be even closer to our growing client base in Asia. Excitingly, we will also expand our local network, further business development opportunities, develop our CO2 infrastructure and usage options and provide a full circle offering to the Asia Pacific market.”

The company’s Filtree System – a prefabricated gas cleaning system for ships that filters sulphur and 99% of particulate matter and includes a carbon-capture module that captures CO2 on board – has found significant takers in the industry. 

Some of the company’s clients with operations in Asia include tanker owners Ardmore Shipping, Eastern Pacific Shipping and container shipping company X-Press feeders, which opted to install carbon-capture devices on two more container ships last year.