MBARI Names Antje Boetius President and CEO
research center in Moss Landing, Calif. Boetius, who has garnered international acclaim for her work, will assume her role on May 1, 2025, succeeding the retiring Chris Scholin.Boetius joins MBARI after a seven-year tenure as director of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. Her appointment comes at a pivotal moment for MBARI, which is set to unveil a cutting-edge robotic technology lab and welcome its new flagship research vessel, the David Packard, in the upcoming year.“Antje Boetius brings extensive experience in deep-sea research and has worked with many
Cadmatic Names Detlef Schneider CEO
, who has led Cadmatic for 23 years.Schneider brings years of experience in various roles within the engineering software business, having held leadership positions in both privately owned companies and listed corporations within industries closely related to Cadmatic’s operations. Schneider, from Germany, most recently served as CEO of Allplan, a company within the Nemetschek Group, a global software leader serving the construction industry.“I am pleased to welcome Detlef Schneider to Cadmatic to continue Jukka Rantala's successful work,” said Olli Manner, Chairman of the Board.
Meet the CTO: Dr. Gunnar Stiesch, MAN Energy Solutions
both our two- and four-stroke engines, but also for our turbomachinery-related business.Can you give us an overview of the department under your guise?Globally we have roughly 2,000 development engineers, with about 60% related to our engine business. The majority are located in Europe, primarily in Germany and Denmark, and part of our turbomachinery business in Switzerland.Production hall in Augsburg, Germany.Image courtesy MAN ESCan you discuss the engine test facilities that you have at your disposal?For the engines business we have eight engineering sites in six countries which are specialized
Hempel Names Barriau Chief Technology Officer
and Electronics industries in various global roles. In 2021, Emilie joined Ecolab, where she is leading the Research, Development & Engineering organisation across the different businesses in Europe and IMEA. Emilie is a French native. During her studies and career, she lived in France, UK, USA and Germany, where she is currently based. She holds a Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry from University of Mainz, Germany. As part of her tenure with Henkel, she was expatriated to the USA for a 3-year period. Over the coming months, Emilie will relocate to Denmark.“This shift reflects our commitment to staying
Scandlines Announces Executive Management Changes
2024 and comes from a position as CEO of Goodpack Pte Ltd. in Singapore. He has previously held positions at several international companies such as General Electric and DuPont.“Scandlines is strongly positioned for the future as an innovative and competitive provider of maritime transport between Germany and Denmark. Eric Gregoire comes to Scandlines with the commercial and international experience needed to further optimize Scandlines’ business processes - not least to ensure an excellent customer experience,” said Vagn Sørensen, Chairman of Scandlines’ Supervisory Board
Dennis Tetzlaff Appointed COO Fleet at Stena Line
within the shipping and cruise industry over the past two decades. Most recently, he comes from TUI Cruises, where he served as the Vice President Fleet Operations & Newbuild.Tetzlaff has a degree in nautical science and maritime transport from the University of Applied Sciences in Emden/Leer, Germany, but his career at sea already started at age 20, when he began working as a Deck cadet on a container ship in the Caribbean. After finishing his studies, he went back to working on container ships, before joining German cruise line AIDA Cruises, where he worked his way up from second officer to
Leichtfried Named Head of Danfoss Drives in N. America
Danfoss Drives announced that Hannes Leichtfried has been appointed head of sales and marketing for the Drives business segment in North America.Leichtfried, an Austrian native, brings to the role nearly 30 years of experience at Danfoss in Austria and Germany. He began his career at Danfoss in 1994 as a technical support engineer, then moved into sales and marketing roles. He was most recently the head of sales and marketing for Danfoss Drives in the Central European region. In his new role, he will be based at the Danfoss Drives’ Loves Park, Ill., office.“I am thrilled about my new role
Udo Lange Named CEO of Stolt-Nielsen Limited
Optimization Works (FLOW) group. He also serves on the boards of the NASDAQ-listed e-commerce startup Freightos (CRGO), the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S. and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and is on the board of trustees of ‘Operation Finale’, an exhibition in Germany about the capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann.Lange holds a Ph.D. in economic science from the University of Duisburg, Germany and an MBA from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School.Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen will step down from his role as CEO on September
Röhlig Logistics Appoints Global Sea Freight Director
shipping options will also be a key goal,” said Albrecht.The 45-year-old holds a Master’s degree in Digital Business Management and has 25 years of experience in the logistics sector. Prior to his new position at Röhlig Logistics, he served as Global Key Account Manager at Maersk Germany.He reports to Hylton Gray, CEO Sea Freight, Air Freight, Contract Logistics & Sales and member of the Global Executive Board.Gray says: “We are delighted to fill the key role of Global Sea Freight Director with Simon Albrecht. He brings a wealth of logistics expertise, backed by a long-term
Hapag-Lloyd Names Sonne Senior Managing Director for North Europe
Region North Europe, succeeding Martin Rolf, who will take over the position of Managing Director Human Resources.Sonne joined Hapag-Lloyd as a result of the merger with UASC and successfully led Area Arabian Gulf from 2017 to 2022. For the last eight months, he has served as Managing Director Area Germany & Central Europe. He will be based in Hapag-Lloyd’s headquarters in Hamburg.“In recent years, Joerg has continuously demonstrated his leadership and commercial expertise within Hapag-Lloyd. In him, we have found an excellent leader to keep growing our business in Region North Europe
Lomar Shipping Names Bujor Technical Director
2014 as a Technical Superintendent. He became a Fleet Manager four years later, and was promoted to Deputy Technical Director in late 2022, as Lomar prepared for the launch of lomarlabs. Bujor will now lead the ship-owning and ship-managing company’s global technical teams based in London, Bremen (Germany), Singapore and China.Before joining Lomar, Bujor spent seven years with HS Beerederungs GmbH in Germany, with five of those overseeing the company’s newbuilding projects in Europe & Asia, and two years as Technical Superintendent at the company headquarters in Haren/EMS. He spent his
Bibby Marine Appoints Woodcock as Non-executive Director
to non-executive directorships with Aberdeen Harbor Board, Costcutter Supermarkets Group, IndoChina ShipManagement UK Ltd and AWSR Shipping Limited.In his most recent role, held since 2018, as chief executive at United Offshore Support (GmbH), he leads the newly formed United Offshore Support GmbH in Germany, following the acquisition of 13 large anchor handling tug supply vessels.Bibby Line Group chief executive officer Jonathan Lewis said, “The Bibby family has been operating at the forefront of British maritime innovation since the business’ establishment in 1807. Our business has witnessed
Radder to head up BMT’s Groningen Office
BMT appointed Ronald Radder to head up its Groningen office, a new relocation move for Radder that will see his Marine Surveying services and leadership going beyond Groningen to cover the Northern region of the Netherlands and Germany’s ports as well, with effect from January 1, 2023.
MPC Container Ships Appoints Fuhrmann as CFO
1, 2022. Fuhrmann will succeed the current CFO, Dr. Benjamin Pfeifer, who has resigned his position to pursue new opportunities.Fuhrmann joins the company from London-based Hayfin Capital Management LLP, where he has served as Principal in the maritime team. Prior to that, he has worked for DVB Bank in Germany and the Netherlands, Credit Suisse in Germany and the U.S., as well as for a German ship broker.Fuhrmann is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and holds an MSc in Shipping, Trade & Finance from Cass Business School in London
CEO in Focus: Allard Castelein, Port of Rotterdam
will build the largest (200MW) electrolyzer in the world, with the expectation that by 2030 it will have 1.2 gigawatts of electrolyzed capacity installed. The plan for this extends far beyond the port’s walls, extending the hydrogen infrastructure to the southern parts of the Netherlands and into Germany to supply industrial clusters in Germany with green hydrogen, with CO2 taken back in return to be stored in that same depleted field.The circularity pillar is multi-faceted, including a waste to chemicals facility, a recycling facility for lithium ion batteries as well as the construction of a sustainabl
Germany Aims to Train More Inland Waterways Boatmasters
Seeking to grow its inland navigation workforce, Germany is offering new programs to train inland waterways boatman/boatwoman and boatmasters."In the light of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the importance of inland navigation for the supply of goods to our society has become once again more than clear. Unfortunately, the sector has been suffering under an extreme lack of young professionals for years," said Oliver Luksic, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport. "To strengthen inland navigation, which also plays a key role in
Vallourec to Close Sites in Germany, France, and Scotland, with 2950 Jobs Set to Be Lost
French steel pipe maker said on Wednesday.Vallourec also said it would close its heat treatment line in Saint-Saulve in France and a site in Scotland.The firm, which in November announced plans to dispose of its German assets and relocate its oil and gas activities to Brazil, said the closure process in Germany would take place over the next two years and include the sale of the land and buildings. Vallourec said in a call with journalists that the restructuring would result in 2,400 job losses in Germany, and a further 550 in the rest of the world, of which over 300 would be in France.The company
