Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) was established in Limassol, Cyprus, in 1978. With over four decades of experience in managing all types of vessels, CSM has become a leading force in its field. With more than 380 vessels under full and crew management, Columbia is today one of the largest independent ship managers world-wide.

Columbia’s core ship management offices are located in Cyprus, Germany, Singapore and China, while two affiliated offices are located in Greece and Germany.

Through its strategic network of owned crewing agencies located in Europe, Russia and Asia, Columbia has direct access to highly qualified and experienced sea-going personnel. Our 14,500+ employees, on land and at sea, form the foundation upon which we have built our range of services from technical, crew and commercial management, to new building supervision, consulting and cruise vessel services.

Columbia is committed to providing its customers with competent, safe and environmentally sound and cost efficient services meeting best industry standards. At Columbia we believe in establishing firm long-term relationships with our clients, partners, and employees, treating each individual with proper respect and dignity. With high retention rates among our employees on-board and ashore, we are able to retain valuable accumulated experience for the ultimate benefit of our clients and their assets.

Fully embracing a digital revolution, Columbia’s proactive approach towards maximum efficiency and optimisation provides an unique set-up and fully transparent control to their assets and the use of economies of scale to ensure optimized ship management services.