SSM - The new way to keep on-board costs down.
Modern shipping involves a number of different operations that can sometimes be difficult to manage with the greatest efficiency.
On-board operations is one of the most important, where the ship´s captain usually functions like the shipping company´s extended arm.
But today´s shipowner has a very good alternative to private on-board ship management: Swedish Ship Management, SSM, a Swedish-based
company that has specialized in this modern concept of ship administration for several years.
When a ship is managed on a strictly business basis by Swedish Management the shipowner has more time to concentrate on marketing, planning and future investments.
The new way to make greater use of your crew´s creativity.
Ship Management represents more than a sound buisness approach for the shipowners.
It has been shown that it also provides numerous advantages for the crew, especially for members who might have had some bad experiences from working life at sea.
- Since cooperation is given priority, crew members tend to work more harmoniously on board the ship.
- Because crew members are involved in the decision-making process, they become more motivated.
- The concept provides scope for a high degree measure of working independence based on responsibility.
- The employees gain a completely different overview, as well as insight into, the ship´s operations and economy, which is considered meaningful at the same time as they feel more responsible .
- The employees´creativity is stimulated, since suggestion and decision-making routes are shorter than in traditional shipping.
- On board safety is improved on the whole.
- The work atmosphere, comradship and personal safety will be improved substanially.
