His responsibilities include leading parts sales, reconditioning services, field services and technical support activities. Mr. Glendinning joined Alfa Laval in 1982 as Marine Engineer for the company's military products group. Since then he has worked in various areas of the organization, holding positions in regional and national service, global business development...
Seaspan Shipyards says that, as a member of its executive team, Mr. Brennan will provide the strategic leadership and day-to-day oversight and direction of supply chain, warehousing and logistics, procurement, and contracts and subcontracts in support of new vessel construction at Vancouver Shipyards. "I am very pleased to welcome Ian to the team at Vancouver Shipyard...
In an interview with local media, Fredriksen said that Lunder will not be coming back to his position due to the ongoing situation and wished him success in his future work. Fredriksen added that it is now up to his company to find the best solution for internal management and consider whether Lunder needs to be replaced. Lunder is linked to an alleged bribery case in...
McKinney joined Pleasurecraft in 1991 and after a brief time working in customer service was promoted to Vice President of Operations, where he has served for the last 20 years. During his time as Vice President, McKinney’s commitment to engineering, innovation, and his passion for the marine industry resulted in multiple patents awarded to Pleasurecraft. He credits h...
The award will be presented on March 23, 2016 at the Gala Dinner that wraps up the annual Connecticut Maritime Association conference and trade show at the Hilton Hotel in Stamford, CT. The Commodore Award is given each year to a person in the international maritime industry who has contributed to the growth and development of the industry. Mr. Rodgers has been C...
"Brent has been a key contributor to Bollinger's success in leading our proposal and estimating efforts on the major governments programs the company has pursued over the years," said President and CEO Ben Bordelon. "His leadership and management skills will assist in guiding the continuous success of our engineering department."Mr. Blackburn has over 16 years of expe...
Mr. Noone joined TOTE Maritime Alaska as Chief Operating Officer in August 2013, bringing with him 28 years of experience in the shipping and logistics field. As COO, he has been responsible for creating strategic and operating plans for sales, pricing and operations. Mr. Noone received his bachelor's degree from Wagner College and is certified by some of the nation's...
Mr. Parrott comes to Foss from sister Saltchuk company, TOTE Maritime Alaska, where he has served as President for sixteen years. In his new role as Foss' COO, Mr. Parrott will be responsible for overseeing key operating divisions, developing and delivering on strategic plans, and optimizing day-to-day operations through implementation of best practices throughout the or...
Mr. Snyder recruited by the company's founder, Art Anderson, and has served as the company's lead naval architect for the second and third generation Anderson CEOs. Ben Anderson, President & CEO, sums up his time with Mr. Snyder by saying "I've had the pleasure of working side by side with Eric for four years now. Eric was my mentor for two years as I transitioned car...
With more than 20 years of engineering and maritime experience, Mr. McGee will oversee vessel design from preliminary conceptual design to complete Coast Guard and regulatory approvals. Chesapeake Shipbuilding currently has on staff five naval architects and two engineers. "McGee's experience in various positions with the U.S. Coast Guard, including Hull Division C...
“I’ll never forget that night. I was a successful football player,” said Theismann, who delivered the opening keynote address Tuesday at the 36th edition of the International WorkBoat Show. “What happened with me and my success was that I thought I was the reason we were successful. I moved up the ladder of my profession, but continued to take steps back as a human be...
WorkBoat: The Coast Guard’s aging icebreaking fleet recently received a lot of attention from Congress and the White House. How valuable are the icebreakers and their missions? What do we stand to lose if we don’t build new ones? Capt. Pellissier: Down south we have to do the resupply of McMurdo (Science Station) every year – our largest supply station there. We might ha...
Waldner has a broad range of experience in a variety of sectors and an excellent track record of delivery throughout a number of senior financial roles with major public limited companies. After graduating from Oxford University with an MA in Physics, she started her career at Coopers & Lybrand Management Consultancy Services, before working for Vauxhall Motors Ltd. From...
"I am pleased to announce the addition of Joe Mayhall to the Bollinger family of employees," said President and CEO Ben Bordelon. "In his new role of Vice President, Commercial Business Development, Joe will have commercial sales and marketing responsibilities for Bollinger as well as Tampa Ship. Joe brings to the table 23 years as a solid contributor in shipyard sales a...
Maritime and Senate leaders gathered on Capitol Hill to honor Senator Murray as the first recipient of the Daniel K. Inouye Maritime Guardian award— given to a recipient who embodies strong leadership and commitment to the U.S. maritime industry. The award was presented by Irene Hirano Inouye, widow of Sen. Inouye, to Sen. Murray, whose state is home to major ports, a...
It seemed West German technology and engineering companies had assumed they’d have a ready-made market in the east of the country, after all, East Germany had been cut off for a long time from the advances made by the West. But this was the point: “People in East Germany had a long-standing tradition of repair, instead of buying new parts simply because they haven’t had...
Nguyen-Bull came to Foss from parent company Saltchuk, where she served as associate general counsel and compliance Officer. Prior to joining the Saltchuk family of companies, Lam was senior corporate counsel at Univar Inc., where she managed the company's global litigation portfolio. Before going in-house, she clerked for the Honorable John C. Coughenour, and was a priv...
Mr Armour has experience in the design, analysis and construction of jetties and port structures in Australia and Asia, he will be based in Singapore. He will focus on providing advice on dock damage cases and on berth safety disputes and will assist in the further development of Braemar SA’s ports and harbours consultancy services. “Brian’s appointment is part of a ...
He will follow long-time Managing Director, Professor Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Jensen. Mr. Jensen built SCHOTTEL into a diversified company and equipped its propulsion division with a sustainable global presence. He will manage the activities of the SCHOTTEL Group in the SCHOTTEL Industries GmbH holding company. Jensen says, “We are strengthening our management team to optima...
"The expansion of our management team reflects the accelerated pace of growth across the organization," says Harley Marine Services CEO Harley Franco. "Don and Steve represent our ongoing commitment to our customers, employees, and investors to ensure Harley Marine's recent and projected growth is supported by a team of seasoned executives. We expect to do big things in ...
A 41-year veteran of the maritime industry, De Cicco brings in-depth expertise in hull structural design, hull foundation design and hull outfitting design, as well as read piping, heating and ventilation, and liaison engineering. De Cicco has worked on a variety of vessels developing 3D structural models and production drawings. He oversaw the conversion of U.S. Navy...
He succeeds Jon Dunstan, who has resigned to pursue other interests outside of the company but will remain with it to hand over and assist Captain Kumar until February 2016. Capt. Kumar, 55, has more than 25 years of experience in the marine industry. Prior to his appointment as CEO, he was Group Chief Operating Officer and executive director of EMAS Offshore's parent...
The IACS strategic plan has been designed to address both the current and future needs of the shipping industry by focusing on three key areas: structural, machinery and cyber system integrity. “By focusing on these three legs of the safety stool, I believe we can build on IACS’ recent achievements and set out an agenda that addresses existing and emerging challenges....
MAY 20, 2015 — Seaspan says that Mr. Reynolds will provide vision, leadership and direction for its Marine Division which provides coastal marine transportation and shipdocking/ship escort services. Mr. Reynolds assumes ultimate accountability for the short and long term profitability of the business. A significant part of his role will involve developing strategies a...
MAY 21, 2015 — Mr. Marsh joined LR as Group Financial Controller in April 2007 and was appointed as Group Finance Director in April 2008. Previously he held a number of senior financial management positions, including CFO and Company Secretary of Superscape Group plc, and prior to that held similar roles at Easynet Group plc, Laporte plc, and NCR Corporation. Mr. Marsh ...
JUNE 15, 2015 — According to court documents, Awwad was born in Saudi Arabia, married a U.S. citizen in Cairo in 2007 and took steps to become a U.S citizen. He began working for the Department of the Navy in February 2014 as a civilian general engineer in the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Based on a joint investigation, a...
MAY 28, 2015 —The investment will go toward current building improvements, new covered facilities providing better work areas for shipbuilders, and enabling more work to be accomplished out of the weather. The infrastructure improvements also include a new dry dock that will allow Ingalls to translate and launch ships from various locations in the shipyard. "The st...
JUNE 30, 2015 — Mr. Lim, who is currently president of Busan Port Authority, is no stranger to IMO. He served as the Republic of Korea's Deputy Permanent Representative to the organization from 2006 to 2009 and was Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation (FSI) from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Lim majored in nautical science at the Korea Maritime and Ocean Uni...
JUNE 18, 2015 — A retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, Prendergast joined the company in 2011 as an outside director, and was subsequently appointed as Executive Vice President in late 2012. He succeeds Bill Skinner who is retiring after more than forty six years in the shipbuilding industry, including nearly two decades at VT Halter Marine. Skinner previously served a...
JULY 1, 2015 — Mr. Vestergaard began his career with Dan-Bunkering back in 2003 in the head office in Middelfart , Denmark, where he was a bunker trader until 2006. However, after three years of trading, Mikkel decided to pursue a career in the Danish military, both in Denmark as well as abroad, where he, among other things, took management training and worked with staf...
JULY 9, 2015 — Ms. Harrison, former director of claims within Crowley's risk management group, will be responsible for corporate-wide procurement, managing teams in Florida, Washington, Alaska, Louisiana and New Jersey, with additional support provided by personnel in El Salvador. "Parker is customer focused, very bright and has high energy with a good balance of pro...
JULY 3, 2015 — "IACS, and the industry at large, will continue to reap the rewards of Philippe's leadership," noted Mr. Wiernicki. "Over the past year the support of my peers has allowed IACS to deliver, on time, a number of challenging and far-reaching commitments including the final implementation of revised Common Structural Rules, important new Unified Requirement...
JULY 13, 2015 — Royal Caribbean Cruises' Celebrity Cruises brand, which operates a fleet of 10 ships, says it has elevated McCue to the position of captain based on her 15 years of successful experience and leadership in the maritime industry. "From the first time I met Kate, I looked forward to this moment, when I could extend my congratulations to her for being suc...
JULY 27, 2015 — The appointment follows Matson's May 29, 2015 acquisition of the Alaska operations of Horizon Lines and the subsequent retirement of Marion Davis, Horizon's vice president and general manager for Alaska. Mr. Davis continues to serve Matson as a special advisor on the Alaska trade. "As the leading provider of ocean transportation in the Pacific for mor...
“Ports and pilots have historically often been two completely disparate groups, and even now when there are harbour developments ahead the port authority sometimes has an attitude of ‘we don’t need to involve you, its business’, or even, ‘you won’t understand and might hinder our commerciality’.” Of course it not been all one way, as the pilots, although key to getting t...
“It was first and foremost Barry Marshall’s idea,” he admitted: the pair had begun their professional association in the context of Mr Marshall’s engineering works, but when Mr Marshall needed a hand with his boatbuild projects, Mr Jakeman started helping out from 6.00am before getting to his day job at 9.30. It seems Mr Jakeman was rapidly hooked, especially since there...
