US shipping advisor Seabury Maritime is teaming up with Norway-based fleet management company BASS Software.

It will advise BASS on strategy and business development, including a new focus on North America.

Fernando Lehrer, Seabury Maritime's head of marine services, said: “The partnership between Seabury Maritime and BASS combines the best-in-breed solutions for our clients in the maritime industry, delivering both the best-in-class advisory and investment banking services and the latest technology to boost ship owners and ship managers’ fleet management capabilities.”