Columbia Group expands manning agency network with CSM Vietnam

The Columbia Group (Columbia) has opened a new manning agency, Columbia Shipmanagement Vietnam (CSM Vietnam), adding to its worldwide network of owned manning agencies.

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Mark O'Neil, President and CEO of the Columbia Group

The establishment of CSM Vietnam satisfies Columbia's long-standing ambition to tap into the developing Vietnam seafarers' market with direct access. Whilst CSM has been employing Vietnam seafarers for years via third-party arrangements, possessing its own manning agency in Vietnam for this purpose marks a crucial step for Columbia's far-reaching initiatives in Vietnam and Asia, more generally.