Wilhelmsen Ship Management sign new logistics contract with DB Schenker

Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) has signed a new five year contract with Schenker AS in Norway for their ships spares logistics. The contract covers global warehousing, handling, and transportation of the ships spares to the vessels under WSM management.

A direct IT-integration between WSM's procurement system and DB Schenker is also part of the contract.

With the newly developed system integration, with all relevant shipping information provided across the loop, we have completed the procurement process. This is a significant step forward, which will rationalize and improve the process for the benefit of all parties,?said Knut Persson, Head of Procurement at WSM.

WSM is one of the largest providers of ship management services in the world, and we see the renewal of the contract as an approval of our expertise within this segment,?added Helge Jensen, Global Product Management DB SCHENKERmarineparts.<Korea Shipping Gazette>