Following its acquisition by Anglo-Eastern Univan Group in December 2022, Anglo-Eastern Leisure Management, formerly CMI Leisure Management, has been expanding and strengthening its footprint in the cruise sector, reports Riviera.
Ship Management services
Anglo-Eastern is the world’s largest provider of independent ship management services, with full technical management of more than 650 vessels, more than 2,150 shore-based staff, and 37,000 active seafarers.
The cruise side of the business can also take advantage of Anglo-Eastern’s crewing offices in Manila and training facility in Mumbai, where Mr Wertanzl says they are hoping to add a hospitality curriculum on top of the technical management courses already on offer.
Anglo-Eastern’s crew app, which is deployed on the cargo side of the business, is also going to be used within the cruise crew sector.
The acquisition by Anglo-Eastern enables Anglo-Eastern Leisure Management to expand its services within the cruise sector. Mr Wertanzl was keen to highlight the potential growth from its core business in the expedition market into other sizes of cruise ships supported by the scale of Group operations. “We now have scalability with new systems, processes and a solid IT platform to support expansion into any cruise ship business.”
Elsewhere, a key focus remains sustainability and how to take this to the next level. Singling out the food and beverage side, Mr Wertanzl highlights sourcing organic food and the indepth analysis of the overall supply chain. Reducing the so-called ’food miles’ required for transporting food over longer distances will allow it to reduce its carbon footprint. “We are looking at reducing everything – to reuse and recycle as much as possible. We feel especially passionate about sustainability and the impact our services have, particularly because of the pristine areas in which we operate our cruises”.
Concluding his remarks, Mr Wertanzl reiterated that 2024 is a year in which Anglo-Eastern Leisure Management will seek to further improve its environmental impact – looking at systems including its hotel inventory platform, data analytics and a commitment to go paperless among other initiatives. “The company is on the right track, and we are excited for what lies ahead”.
Exponential growth
V.Ships Leisure has grown ‘exponentially’ over the last few years and has won a clutch of contracts as well as driving forwards its data analytics.
This latest contract has comes on the back of a slew of new business last year, including taking care of Genting Hong Kong’s cruise ships after its collapse.
The company has managed the full Dream Cruises fleet: Genting Dream, World Dream and Explorer Dream as well as the Crystal fleet: Crystal Serenity, Crystal Symphony and Crystal Endeavor.
Aside from this major event, V.Ships Leisure has been growing substantially with start-ups and newly independent cruise lines, including Azamara and Swan Hellenic.
A major focus for the company is its digital platform. The company has had its digital platform ShipSure for 20 years but launched the 2.0 version prior to the pandemic.
He says sustainability is a core focus and the company recently finished installing cold ironing facilities on Crystal Serenity.
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Source: Riviera
