The APB Group is a global third party ship manager providing Marine Training, Ship Manning and Marine Engineering Training. We also specialize in Cargo Handling, Ship Brokerage and Ship Management and complete range of integrated marine services. Above all else our staff are dedicated to managing ships safely.

Our regional fleet management offices are structured to each manage 50 vessels and to provide personal service to our clients in their own immediate geographic area This uniquely decentralized approach ensures that the client is never any great distance from his manager - regardless of the global nature of the maritime industry. APB superintendents and ship staffs have broad ship management backgrounds and have helped enhance our methodology to its present high standards while continually improving. Our qualities are not so common among ship managers. All become part of our ongoing objectives:

Our ship management approach is systems oriented, where corrective action is a two-step process-an immediate solution, followed by a proactive resolution to avoid future recurrence.

In addition to providing full ship management services, APB assists with any type of ship-related operational matters. We are also actively engaged in employing vessels in the open market and provide practical advice and assistance in chartering, marine insurance and vessel assessment.

Our highly computerized operations provide direct access to all vessels, including computerized fleet maintenance and personnel management. Our entire staff maintains full access to each ship and our office, no matter where they are 24 hours a day.

A combination of traditional marine skills and cutting edge technology makes APB a world leader in third party ship management. Consider this important fact about APB when you seek full-fledged ship management services:

We deliver the same level of quality performance to each vessel as we would if we were the owners ourselves.

The future of Ship Management, we believe, is towards a systems approach, where emphasis is on training, consistency and proactive action. We are prepared to take on the challenges of the future with a dedicated team of professionals providing "Enhanced Ship Management."