Elcome expands EU operations with new Spanish city office
DUBAI, June 19, 2021
Dubai-based Elcome International, one of the world’s largest providers of maritime systems integration, technical support and shipboard services, has announced the opening of its second office in Europe.
Based in the Spanish port city of Algeciras, the facility will offer sales and technical support for the company’s growing portfolio of ship navigation, communication, satellite connectivity and coastal surveillance systems.
Strategically located on the northern side of the Strait of Gibraltar, the Port of Algeciras is one of the world’s busiest transshipment hubs and is the largest port in the Mediterranean Sea.
With nearly 30,000 vessel visits annually, the port handled over 107 million tonnes of cargo and 5.1 million TEUs in 2020.
Shipboard services will include annual radio surveys and annual testing of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), Voyage Data Recorders (VDR), Long-range Tracking and Identification Systems (LRIT), as well as Ship Security Alert Systems (SSAS).
This is Elcome's second European facility after it opened base in the Spanish city of Seville last year. With the addition of Algeciras, the company now operates a global network of 24 offices with over 500 employees in 11 countries from the Strait of Gibraltar to the Singapore Strait.
Elcome has also appointed Jose Antonio Sanchez as technical manager for its burgeoning European business.
He will be based in the new Algeciras office and will support large projects in the commercial and defence segments. Sanchez has a strong background in electronics engineering and ship service management.
He earned a degree in radio electronics engineering and a Master of Business Administration. Most recently he was on-site communications superintendent for an Australian navy program.
On the strategic move, Executive Director Jimmy Grewal said establishing the new office in Algeciras and placing a technical manager in Europe were important strategic moves for Elcome.
"It gives us a direct service presence in one of the world’s most important seaports and will enable us to provide expeditious and local service for our customers across Europe and Africa," he added.-TradeArabia News Service
