V Ships

V-Ships is a ship management company, part of V.Group Holdings Limited which is registered in Monaco but headquartered in London, England; and has over 70 offices in 34 different countries. It's 51% majority shares are owned by the investment company Advent International.

V Group Limited was formed in 1984 and supplies ship management and related marine services to the global shipping industry. V.Group's core marine activities are managed by three operating divisions: Ship Management; V.Ships Leisure; and Crew Management. Other divisions include the Ship Supply Chain division, Marine Services division and Offshore Division. Through its V.Ships and ITM brands, it manages a fleet of over 1,000 vessels, a crew roster of over 26,000 and several marine technical services brands. The chairman of V.Group is Mark Redman and the president is Clive Richardson.

As of December 2016, V.Group operates out of 70 international offices, managing commercial ships including bulk carriers, tankers, cruise liners and off shore vessels. It employs more than 3,000 people ashore and over 47,400 personnel in marine and offshore roles. V group and the Hong Kong based Anglo Eastern Univan group are the two largest ship management companies in the world.

In November 2016, two large ship management companies Bibby ship management and Selandia ship management were taken over by the V.group. In December 2016, the Ontario municipal workers pension fund sold 51% of the shares of the V.Group to an investment company called Advent international, thus transferring its ownership.