Rambaud Named CEO of Bolloré Logistics Middle East
Bolloré Logistics announced Jean-Baptiste Rambaud has been appointed as CEO of Bolloré Logistics Middle East.Based in Dubai, he will work toward the development of the region. He also aims to launch new projects to drive the company’s growth in several key sectors such as aerospace, healthcare, luxury goods and food and reefer.Rambaud joined the Bolloré Group in 2003, where he oversaw different operations and commercial departments across Africa (Kenya, DRC, Zambia, Mozambique, Nigeria). For the last three years, he held the position of sales and marketing director for
Wilhelmsen Ship Management Names Lin VP of Services and New Growth
and marine segment. Having a full spectrum of all dimensions, her expertise includes technical management, commercial optimization through fleet chartering, sales and purchase, post fixtures contract management, inspection services and newbuilding supervision.Prior to Wilhelmsen, Lin was based in Dubai as the Commercial Director with CS Offshore Ship Management. She graduated from the University of London School of Business with a Bachelor in Business. She is currently based in Singapore
Carrix Names Uffe Ostergaard CEO
30 years of experience in international shipping, cargo logistics and transportation. The first 20 years of his career were spent working for A.P. Moller-Maersk, including serving in senior leadership roles in strategy and marketing. Subsequently, Ostergaard joined United Arab Shipping Company (USAC) in Dubai as Chief Commercial Officer and, more recently, Hapag-Lloyd AG, where he served five years based in the U.S.as its president in North America.The company's board expressed its appreciation for Stubkjaer’s stewardship and vision during the past 11 years of leading Carrix. “On behalf
Ince Appoints New Joint Managing Partners for Dubai Office
International legal and professional services firm Ince has appointed partners Mohamed El Hawawy and Alastair Holland as new joint managing partners of its Dubai office to lead Ince’s business in the Middle East.Mohamed El Hawawy is a UAE shipping lawyers, specializing in litigation and dispute resolution. He assists local and multi-national companies on shipping disputes in the Middle East and has advised on numerous high-profile cases and casualties in the UAE, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. He also handles insurance matters for clients relating to life, property, product liability
Uz Tapped as MD for Schottel Turkey
.Uz has extensive experience and expertise in the area of ship propulsion. After earning a degree in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, he began his career with Berg Propulsion in the Asia/Pacific and Middle East region. Upon joining Caterpillar Marine as Managing Director for the entities in Dubai and Istanbul, he steadily pursued to enrich his knowledge and capabilities in the fields of market development, new sales, technical sales and after sales service. In his recent positions, he gained additional insights into the shipowner and operator side, as well as shipbuilding
Bordelon Marine Announces Leadership Promotions
;s HSE policies and culture, record, and standing to the level and quality required of a subsea vessel operator. Martin has previous industry experience with McDermott International Inc. working in a global capacity as HSE coordinator in Singapore, Brazil, Spain, France, Scotland and Abu Dhabi/ Dubai in UAE. Martin earned a master’s in engineering from the University of Alabama Birmingham.Bordelon Marine president and CEO, Wes Bordelon, said, “Through the years, Chris and Mike have proven themselves many times over to be highly effective leaders as Bordelon Marine transitioned into
Shipbroker IFCHOR Announces New Hires
on the Handy/ to Ultramax segment.Other hires at IFCHOR include in autumn 2020 ex-Norden chartering manager Andreas Kastrup Olsen, a very driven Panamax expert, and earlier in the year Captain Anand Pandey, formerly of Merit Maritime, who strengthens relationships with Indian industrial clients from the Dubai office.In 2020, IFCHOR opened new offices in Tokyo and Mumbai, and a digital transformation program delivered efficiencies to IFCHOR’s pre- and post-fixture activities
Peters & May Announces Senior Management Appointments
. CEC is an international and domestic courier organization that prides itself on its personal approach to customer service.In addition to his role as General Manager for the company’s Carrier division and Group Legal Counsel, Michael Wood has been appointed the new regional manager for the UK and Dubai. Peters & May’s Dubai office is located close to Jebel Ali Port, the busiest in the Middle East. This strategic location is an important gateway to Middle Eastern trade and logistics throughout the region.Meanwhile, Sales Director for Dubai, Steve Stanbury, will take on the additional role
Philippe Named Commercial Director of Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore
to decarbonize and evolve sustainably. Partnerships beyond shipping will be necessary and as a Group, we are in a position to help create and develop those connections,” Philippe says.Philippe began his shipping career in 1999 with Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS), initially in Paris and from 2002 in Dubai. In 2010, after eight years at the helm of BRS Middle East, he joined United Arab Chemical Carriers (UACC) as Senior Vice-President, Commercial and then Chief Operating Officer of the team growing the fleet from eight to 24 MR and LR Tankers, helping establish UACC as a major Middle Eastern Tanker
Dubai Reopens For Crew Changes
The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) announced it is allowing crew changes to resume across all ports and anchorage areas in the region after crew changes in the major global shipping hub had been paused due to the coronavirus outbreak.Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions and border closures imposed by governments around the world have caused significant hurdles to crew changes and left hundreds of thousands of seafarers stranded onboard ships or unable to join ships. It is currently estimated that at least 200,000 seafarers worldwide are stranded on ships and require
Report: Petrofac to Let Go 20% of Workforce
use government support to pay employees in countries where a programme had been put in place, he added.Petrofac, which operates globally including with national oil companies ADNOC and Saudi Aramco had revenues of $5.5 billion last year and employs around 11,500 people.(Reporting by Hadeel Al Sayegh in Dubai; Additional reporting by Shadia Nasrallah in London; Editing by Edmund Blair and Toby Davis
Dan-Bunkering Appoints Four Bunker Traders
Dan-Bunkering has announced the employment of four new bunker traders for the office in Dubai: Shiwei Liao, Elise Huang, Farid Babayev, Jinu Jagan.The latest hiring makes the Middle Eastern office the largest office of the Dan-Bunkering group in terms of number of traders.Shiwei Liao was born and raised in southern China and started his career within the Dan-Bunkering group in the Shanghai office in 2013. During an internal desk swap exercise a couple of years back, Liao found himself quite fund of the international environment Dubai had to offer, thus he recently relocated as part of the Group’s
Amoil Appoints Margaritis MD
Amoil has appointed Alexandros Margaritis as Managing Director as of January 1, 2020.Margaritis brings 14 years of industry experience and has held previous positions in Singapore and Dubai respectively.Amoil was established in 1984 as the first independent bunker trading and supply service in South Africa.
Overcoming Local Crew Challenges
Dubai headquartered offshore support vessel (OSV) company Topaz Energy & Marine provides marine solutions to the global energy industry with primary focus on the Caspian, Middle East, West Africa and Subsea operations in the North Sea and Gulf of MexicoIn 2017, Topaz awarded Worldwide Recruitment Solutions (WRS) a contract as sole provider of managed services, which saw the UK based workforce solutions provider undertake crew management responsibilities for five vessels, all Topaz owned and operated, and based in Nigeria.The vessels used in this project consisted of dynamically positioned (DP)
Dan-Bunkering DMCC Welcomes Three New Bunker Traders
Dan-Bunkering said it has hired three new Bunker Traders in its Dubai office.Benedek Nagy was born and raised in Hungary, however, at the age of 18 he moved to Denmark to study International Shipping and Trade as well as gain experience within the shipping industry.Fabio Rossetti grew up in Denmark and holds a graduate diploma in Managerial Economics and Innovation Management from Copenhagen Business School.Nemish Jose is of Indian descent. He is an MBA Port & Shipping Management graduate from Indian Maritime University and speaks English, Hindi, Malayalam, and Tamil. Furthermore, he has six years
Mintra Group Acquires Atlas Knowledge
maritime and international course libraries. Combining these with the Atlas portfolio enhances our support to standards bodies, regulators and corporate customers whilst helping more than a million learners to develop their skills and stay safe.”With offices in Aberdeen, Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Dubai and Singapore, Mintra offers a full suite of services from HR, rotation and payroll to workforce development and management tools. Over 150 offshore and maritime customers use its HR systems on thousands of vessels and 150,000 seafarers and personnel on offshore installations are paid through its
Dan-Bunkering Promotes Bunker Trader
Dan-Bunkering promoted Bunker Trader Søren Emil Dam to Bunker Trader & Team Leader as of February 1, 2019.Søren Emil Dam is a Danish national and joined Dan-Bunkering’s Danish head office in Middelfart in 2013. One year after his employment, he relocated to become part of the company’s Middle Eastern office in Dubai. Søren has during his engagement with Dan-Bunkering demonstrated excellent leadership skills, dedication and business acumen, making his advancement to Team Leader an obvious next step in his career.
