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1. What is the relationship between BLT and GBLT?
Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk. (BLT), based in Indonesia, is the parent company of GBLT
Shipmanagement; including both GBLT offices in Singapore and the UK. At present GBLT offers ship management services to all of the vessels owned by BLT. The Group, of course, has full confidence in the staff and services offered by GBLT Shipmanagement and therefore allows it to operate with almost complete autonomy as an independent ship manager. In a working sense, GBLT Shipmanagement simply reports to BLT as the Managers of their fleet. Indeed such control for GBLT, over its own staff and management services, allows for a committed and professional service, not just for BLT’s vessels but, for all our clients.
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2. Where are the Group’s offices located?
GBLT Shipmanagement (UK) Ltd is based in Glasgow, Scotland, with a sister company (GBLT Shipmanagement Pte.) in Singapore.
The BLT Head Office is located in Jakarta, Indonesia, but has branches and representatives in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Taiwan.
For full address details of each office please go to www.blt.co.id/contact.htm.
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3. Why move into Europe?
GBLT (UK) was formed as part of the Group’s strategic international growth strategy, which intends to extend trading and management services beyond the Asian and Middle Eastern markets in which they currently operate.
As the business becomes increasingly global, so too must the ship management services we offer. In support of this expansion, and to strengthen control over it, the company requires a full presence in Europe. More specifically, we require presence in a time zone which will accommodate 24 hour daily supervision of such business and will provide assets to complement our offices in Asia.
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4. Why Glasgow?
With its large pool of maritime professionals and well-established infrastructure to access other European sources, the UK was the natural location for the base of operations into the European and African markets.
More specifically, Glasgow has an extensive maritime history and is world renowned for its marine and maritime connections. During the early- and mid-twentieth century, dozens of shipyards on the River Clyde supplied merchant ships and naval warships for the UK and other countries. Furthermore, under the ‘Clydebuilt’ brand, some of the most famous liners were built on the River: including the Queen Mary I and the Queen Elizabeth I&II. Indeed, the River Clyde has been a major part of Scotland’s heritage and its impressive shipbuilding history continues even today. Glasgow is also a major ship management centre and equally maintains its credentials in maritime training. There is provision for seafarer training from the Glasgow College of Nautical Studies and Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture courses available from both Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities.
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5. How many vessels are in the GBLT (UK) fleet?
Presently, the GBLT (UK) fleet consists of seven vessels: Fatmarini, Frabandari, Hartati, Harsanadi, Nogogini, Nolowati and Ratih. Named after Indonesian goddesses, each is a fully stainless steel chemical tanker, with high specifications and an average age of just 3 years. Further details on each vessel are available in this website, in the section entitled ‘Fleet’.
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6. Where do the GBLT (UK) vessels trade?
Currently, all of our vessels trade within the following areas:
- Intra South East Asia
- South East Asia to the Far East (mainly Taiwan, Japan and Korea) and vice-versa
- South East Asia to India and the Arabian Gulf and vice-versa
As was mentioned previously, GBLT (UK) was formed as part of the strategic plan for the international expansion of BLT. In the future it is therefore possible, that the BLT vessels will begin trading in the European or African markets, thus, moving through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea.
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