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New role for Machado

well-known face among ISSA foster even more, the welfare and care
members – Peter Machado – of employees.”

has taken up the role of Chief Mr Machado, who has spent more
Operating Officer at Middle East Fuji. than 40 years in the shipping industry in

Mr Machado previously worked for various roles, described his new role as
EMS Seven Seas, in the Middle East, “challenging and exciting”.

where he worked for 19 years until he left He said while he did not see

the company last November.
shipping freight rates increasing focus being on more automation and
Ship supply services company substantially in the short term, Asia and integration; online real time visibility;

Middle East Fuji, which is a member of the Middle East is an area where ships openness and transparency; sharing
ISSA, was launched in 1993 and and shipping will see greater activity, of costs, liabilities, responsibilities and

operates at ports in the United Arab although ship owners, operators and profit; partnering with companies
Emirates.
managers were, he said, “seeking with a bigger worldwide network as

innovative and aggressive methods to well as the ability to provide total Commenting on his new role, Mr
reduce costs and reduce losses”.
logistics and supply chain; uniformity Machado said: “Fuju Trading has a

and standardisation of systems and, long history in the marine supply On a more positive note, however, he
finally, the resources, capacity and business. The Middle East Fuji credo of said passengers and crew need

ability to be dynamic and keep up or Quality, Reliability and Integrity, says a substistence and ships need to be

ahead of technology.”
lot. The company has great core values maintained and the demand for ship
that run very deep and is true to its supplies will stay.
He added: “The service industry,

traditions of honesty, loyalty and operations, logistics and supply “The nature of doing business is
professionalism. I am drawn to the fact chain, continue to fascinate me. The changing. Suppliers will be rewarded

that Fuji does consider our customers capacity to improve and excel is for more efficient and effective
as genuine partners and I would like to
limitless.” operations and transactions with the

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Hutton’s expands northwards

170km (110 miles) north east of the via a daily ferry service. The branch will

Scottish mainland.
provide a range of ship supply services
in Shetland and the Orkney Islands Shetland is a developing centre for

including provisions, technical or the offshore oil and gas industry, located
industrial products and medical, as well at the crossroads of the North Sea and

as logistic & agency services.
the north east Atlantic Ocean. Lerwick
port is strategically well-placed to Laurence Smith (pictured), Hutton’s

enable Hutton’s to provide ship supply sales representative who will head the
services to operators in both areas.
Lerwick branch, brings to his role many

Hutton’s has a great deal of years’ experience working within
expertise in the offshore oil and gas Shetland’s ship agency and oil and gas

sectors, particularly from its busy logistics sectors.
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branch at Aberdeen. Now the group is Alex Taylor, Hutton’s Managing
bringing this professionalism to Director, said: “We are growing fast

Shetland in response to requests from within this sector of ship supply and
hip supplier Hutton’s Group is existing and new customers who want believe opening this new branch in this

expanding northwards, having to benefit from Hutton’s high level of developing centre for the oil and gas
opened a new branch office in
service in this remote location.
industry will help us to meet increasing

national and international demand for Lerwick, capital of the Shetland Isles – Hutton’s Lerwick branch will be
our quality services.” the northernmost part of Britain some
supported by the group’s Aberdeen site

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