Gratitude from MRCC Tarifa

08/05/2018

Atlantis Antibes assisted in saving 55 souls in a search & rescue operation en route to Algeciras.

We would like to thank our Armona Denizcilik crew for their excellent reaction and assistance in the successful search & rescue operation!

Below in quotations is the gratitude message from MRCC Tarifa:

"It is our desire to show you our most sincere gratitude for the humanity and professionalism of the Captain and crew of your vessel ATLANTIS ANTIBES, thanks to her cooperation in search and rescue operation  55 persons have been rescued today, 8th of May, in [the] Alboran Sea following MRCC Tarifa request.  At 10:35 UTC this centre was informed that there was a boat with several people on board adrift. We asked her to proceed to the boat and wait for our rescue boat E/S SALVAMAR ALNITAK. At 13:22 UTC E/S Salvamar ALNITAK  informed us that the 55 people were on board of our rescue boat and your vessel could resume her voyage.
           
We expect that you, as the vessel’s owner, could transmit our gratitude to the Captain and crew of vessel “ATLANTIS ANTIBES”."

Relations Become Traditions

03/05/2018

The friendship between Bureau Veritas Istanbul & Armona Denizcilik is hard to beat.
 
During the construction of our latest newbuildings: Augusta and Alicante, we realized that relations go well-beyond ‘business’. Moreover, our relationship has anchored a tradition of combining the management of Bureau Veritas Istanbul and Armona Denizcilik to celebrate the start and the end of the yearly fish season: simply called Rakı & Balık (Fish).

A substantial part of Armona’s business evolution has been accompanied by the staff of Bureau Veritas (BV) Istanbul. Relations began with the first newbuildings in 2003, lasting over 1.5 decades till today.

Today, we own and manage 12 ships. Our size and attitude as a client to BV Istanbul, has smelted us together as a family.
 
BV Istanbul knows first-hand that our commitment is to high levels of standard, quality and no compromises in safety.

We thank them for their strong cooperation and dedication in all issues of certificate renewals. They tend to happen at breathtaking speeds under and above water.

It was a great evening! Thank you to all staff, present and not present of BV Istanbul. You are part of the success of Armona & Atlantis Tankers.
 
Lastly, the names of the ‘warriors’ who buried over 10 kg of fish, from left to right:

Serdal Sağır (DPA & HSEQ Manager, Armona)
Kubilay Görmen (Operations Deputy Manager, BV)
Cafer Tekkan (Marine Manager, BV)
Ömer Çalık (In-Service Ships Manager, BV)
Ender Bilen (Minister of Interior Affairs, BV)
Hülya Cinlioğlu (Minister of Foreign Affairs, BV)
Nazım Kanburoğlu (Plan Approval Office Manager, BV)
Semih Falay (CTO, Armona)
Tarkan Ekler (New Building Manager, Armona)
Lorenz Weinstabl (CEO, Armona)
Marlon Weinstabl (Deputy CEO, Armona)
Aydın Yılmaz (Technical Manager, Armona)
 

Only the Finest

03/05/2018

The turbot (scophthalmus maximus) marks the end of the Fish Season. Weighing a staggering 4.6kgs, it was the largest purchase of the night. Further purchases included an angler fish weighing around the same size as the turbot, and lastly 2 kg of red mullets.

Cafer Tekkan, the Marine Manager of Bureau Veritas in Turkey, and Lorenz Weinstabl, CEO of Armona Denizcilik, were of opinion that they had exceeded the limits of what a team of 10 participants could eat. However, to the surprise of all, it could have been even more! 
 

Our Youngest Lady

16/04/2018

The October 2017 built: Atlantis Alicante spotted in Rotterdam.

Alicante is our fleet’s youngest vessel. She was delivered by Armona from Selah Shipyard in Tuzla, and it pleases owners to see that the workmanship and equipment are still in excellent condition. We would like to thank the outstanding newbuilding supervision team, Selah, and our seafarers for their performance.

Alicante is already off to perform her 19th Voyage.

Spring Vibes

17/03/2018

Shoutout to our friend at Lisbon Tanker Brokers, Francisco de Jesus Fernandes for capturing the departure of Atlantis Aldabra from the Port of Aveiro.

Francisco is a shipping professional since 38 years, taking an active role in all tankers market sectors; such as crude, cpp, dpp, chemicals, gas/lpg, edibles, asphalt, s+p, t/c, coa, consultancy, and lecturing.

One is his greatest passions is hobby photography. We believe he has an eye for capturing the perfect moment! What do you think?

Shell Maritime PnS 2018

15/02/2018

Armona Denizcilik's Deputy CEO participated in Shell's Maritime Partners in Safety Conference 2018 at the Hilton in Rotterdam. The conference spanned 2 days of intense workshops, informative speeches and interactive role-plays; all of which stressed the importance of safety leadership by the top-level management.

The conference addressed Shell's fear of having plateaued in our vision towards a Zero Incident Industry. Therefore they appealed to us during the conference to strive for a mission of safety leadership that we as leaders are responsible for spreading. Our actions matter more than we realize: "Safety starts with you, or it does not" (Graehame Henderson, VP Shipping & Maritime Shell). As leaders, we are expected to change behaviors and habits of our community (whether it be personal or professional).

This can be achieved by targeting the 3 R's:

1. Repetition
2. Retention
3. Recurrence

Armona's leaders pledge to become safety leaders and coaches for their community and have identified that genuine care for people is of utmost importance to them.

Lastly, the Armona family aims to empower all its people to act in a manner where safety takes precedent in their life choices.

Pictured at Table 5 during the 'Care for People' Workshop from Left to Right: Marlon Weinstabl (Armona Denizcilik), Anke Bestmann (Imperial Transport Solutions), Jan Antonsson (Shell), Jan Klonki (Imperial Logistics International), Paul Maclons (Amsol), Ertug Karagoz (Genel Denizcilik)

Fixed & Loaded: Araceli back in the Game

11/01/2018

Fresh out of the shipyard already loaded and steaming through the Bosphorus flawlessly.

May the wind always be at her back and the sun upon her face.