New Norwegian joint venture Stodig Ship Management has revealed a big jump in crewed ship numbers since its formation.

And the tie-up formed by Columbia Shipmanagement and domestic owner Seatrans last year is expecting further increases in the fleet this year while looking ahead to diversification.

Brede Gislefoss, Stodig director of business development, told TradeWinds that Seatrans had been working with Columbia for “many, many years”, having a joint crewing operation in Romania.