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Dubai-headquartered maritime systems and services provider, Elcome International, has established a new office in Vancouver, Canada, to meet growing demand for its services across the country and the broader North American continent. The new sales and service centre, located near the Port of Vancouver, is part of Elcome’s broader expansion strategy, which started in 2020, when the company began operations in Spain, and marks its first presence in North America.
Explaining the reason behind the expansion, Elcome’s Managing Director, Jimmy Grewal, said: “From Vancouver, we can serve all of Canada’s maritime sectors, including cruise, merchant marine, leisure, offshore and naval, and there are plenty of opportunities in North America for the wide range of products and services we offer.”
Elcome’s Vancouver office will be supported by the company’s global network of technicians and service engineers to provide North American markets with a range of solutions, including integrated navigation systems; connectivity, communications, and automation systems; charts and publications; power management and electrical systems; monitoring solutions; fire safety systems and life-saving appliances. The scope of supply also includes Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency broadband Internet service for all types of maritime and offshore assets.
“Vancouver is an important maritime hub with the port attracting hundreds of passenger and merchant ships every year,” says Grewal. “Vancouver also has a growing shipbuilding and repair sector, which can now be fully supported with a local team of competent, professional Elcome experts.”
In another important development for the company, Elcome has signed an exclusive sales and service agreement with Miros, a Norway-based wave, current and oil spill monitoring specialist. The partnership expands the distribution of Miros’ range of sea state sensor and measurement solutions to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar.
Grewal says, “The collaboration aims to improve the safety, performance, and efficiency of maritime operations in the region by monitoring the sea surface and making data available to all relevant stakeholders through an easy-to-access, cloud-integrated platform. As part of the agreement, Elcome will not only partner with Miros but also provide distribution and installation services for its full product portfolio, which includes the company’s industry leading oil spill detection (OSD) system.” Elcome will be certified to commission and perform servicing and support for all Miros’ products.
