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After a detailed search, the Board has agreed to appoint Mads Peter Zacho as Chief Executive Officer of the Navigator Gas Group with effect from September 1, 2022, to be based in Denmark. Mads has considerable industry experience and has worked in shipping for almost...

After 36 interesting, sometimes challenging, but always exciting years of service with Ultranav, I will officially retire from my duties as Executive Chairman in March 2023. Two decades ago, in 2002, I was given the great opportunity to succeed my father as Managing...

Being a fast follower means that rather than piloting and testing new technologies when they emerge, the aim is to jump on the wagon when the time is right. So how to do that? And when? One thing we have decided is to become a Mission Ambassador to the Maersk...

On 27 October 2021, Ultranav signed an institutional collaboration agreement with WISTA Chile, with the objective of contributing to the development of projects and activities that promote and strengthen the empowerment of women in the national maritime sector. The...

2011: The company was established and awarded by Puerto Nuevo SA, local branch of Glencore, the operation of 4 tugboats, 2 pilot boats, mooring and pilot services for a period of 10 years. The newbuilding program started in SIMA Perú. October 2013: RM Magdalena and RM...

Let us go back in time to 1960. Ultramar, a fast-growing shipping agency established eight years earlier, developed rapidly thanks to the close contact with its customers, which enabled it to have a good understanding of their clients’ logistical needs. In the early...

In September of this year, Cape Tankers reached the 25-year milestone. A big event was being planned to celebrate this incredible accomplishment. Unfortunately, for reasons we are all aware of, these plans had to be cancelled and we have instead embarked on a...