Interview: Boriana Farrar, Ship Owners Claims Bureau
; like Costa Concordia – to be covered effortlessly.But that’s not to mean her world is not impacted by the dramatic changes afoot in maritime today.New IMO 20/20 rules coming in January 2020 have created a great deal of uncertainty among shipowners in regards to the best technical and business solutions to meet the new requirement today and in the future. The American Club, and in fact all P&I clubs, have been proactive to help fill the information void.“Together with our loss prevention department, we have prepared compendium for our members for some potential issues that could
V.Group Opens New Center in Mumbai
environment where crew can interact with shore-based colleagues.The building includes a Fleet Cell of the Future, an upgraded version of the core unit of vessel management that serves as a test bed and proving ground for new technologies. In addition, the facility houses V.Group’s global Business Solutions Center encompassing both entity and vessel accounting activities.Currently home to 500 colleagues, the facility features fully customizable bridge and engine room simulators, allowing seafarers to train for a wide range of realistic scenarios at sea. This is augmented by brand-new video conferencing
Students Aim to Improve Stevedore Working Conditions
the closing gala. MacGregor said the judging panel had a difficult task in selecting the winning team, with all of the proposed solutions demonstrating a high level of curiosity, creativity and determination as well as each team showing great presentation skills and the ability to create feasible business solutions.Members of the judging panel were: Chairman Kalervo Väänänen (Rector of the University of Turku); Riku Mäkelä (Counsellor, Innovation and Trade Affairs Embassy of Finland in Singapore); Michel van Roozendaal (President, MacGregor); Kenneth Lim (Chief Technology
ABB Names Jouret Chief Digital Officer
new start-ups, including those, which became Cisco’s TelePresence and Internet of Things groups. He has lived in 12 countries including France, Singapore and the United States. Additionally, he worked for Cisco as IT Director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region and in the Internet Business Solutions Group. Jouret left Cisco in 2014 to join Envision Energy, where he led the software products business, including a platform for the emerging energy internet. Jouret has been Chief Technical Officer at Nokia Technologies since April 2015, and recently drove a major acquisition in the
Hempel Appoints Boyer-Søgaard as CFO
is part of the OMX C20 index. GN Store Nord had 5,000 employees and revenue of more than DKK 7bn in 2014 in the two businesses GN ReSound and GN Netcom. Anders started his career with A.P. Moller in 1990 and worked in financial management roles in Copenhagen and Singapore. He joined Aston Business Solutions as CFO in 2000, and was subsequently Regional Director with ISS, one of the world's largest providers of Facility Services, before joining GN in 2007. Anders has a Master’s degree in Economics and Accounting from the Copenhagen Business School. Henrik and Anders will take over
Johnson Joins NYK Ports
his career as Environmental Coordinator for Metropolitan Stevedoring Company in 1998. He left the industry in 2000 to earn an MBA at the University of Chicago. In 2002, Johnson served as a Consultant for Deloitte and Touche. He subsequently served as Senior IT Strategist and later as Director of Business Solutions for New Century Financial. In 2007, Johnson returned to Metropolitan Stevedoring Company as Director of Strategic Analysis and Contracts and later as Vice President of Business Development. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from California Polytechnic State University
Crowley Promotes Brown to VP of Information Technology
to Carl Fox senior vice president, corporate services. As vice president of IT, Brown is now responsible for the teams managing network infrastructure and operations, end-user support, voice and data communications, technology sourcing and delivery, information security, process engineering and business solutions. “To improve communication, streamline decision making, and facilitate better business alignment, we are consolidating information technology with process engineering and business solutions under Brad’s leadership,” said Fox. “With the amount of transformation (projects
