Maritime glossary · Technical Manager
Ship Manager
A company contracted to run a vessel’s technical, crewing, and safety operations on the owner’s behalf.
Definition
A ship manager, or technical manager, runs the day-to-day operation of a vessel for the owner: crewing, maintenance, stores, dry-docking, insurance, and the ISM safety management system. Third-party managers like Anglo-Eastern, V.Group, and Bernhard Schulte operate hundreds of ships each across many owners. The manager holds the Document of Compliance and is usually the right contact for technical supply, repair, and class-related work.
How Vessel Hunter uses Ship Manager
Vessel Hunter records the technical manager alongside the owner and operator, because for supply, repair, and dry-dock work the manager is the buyer.
Related terms
- ISM CodeInternational Safety Management Code
The mandatory IMO framework for safe management and operation of ships, basis of the Document of Compliance and the Safety Management Certificate.
- Registered Owner
The legal owner of a vessel as recorded on the ship’s registry, often a single-ship company.
- Classification Society
An independent body that certifies a vessel’s structural integrity, machinery, and equipment against published rules.
The bigger picture
Ship Manager is one piece of the commercial maritime picture Vessel Hunter pulls together for shipyards, suppliers, service providers, and port agents. Every vessel record bundles AIS, ownership, inspections, dry-dock history, casualty record, classification status, and a verified contact for the operator decision-maker behind the ship, so the team that reaches out first wins the work.
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