COVID-19 Vaccine Offered Free for Seafarers
. There is a fee for the medical services provided by the port authorities.“Getting as many seafarers as possible vaccinated is absolutely vital to supply chains and global markets,” said Hans Boers, Co-CEO of Boers, the Netherlands-based shipping crew transport services operator for Northern Europe.“We’ve seen with the crew change crisis the challenges shipping companies face in hiring seafarers for their vessels, creating a shortage of available mariners which in turn has led to rising prices for goods, food and petrol as demand outstrips supply.“For us, the most important
McDonald Named ABS Chief Operating Officer
December 31, 2021.As part of the company’s succession planning process, McDonald will assume the head operations role on July 26, 2021. Celebrating 25 years of service with ABS this year, McDonald joined ABS in 1996 as a surveyor and served in various frontline operational roles in Korea, the Northern Europe and Africa Region and the Central Region for the former Americas Division. He held the position of Vice President of Occupational Health and Safety for both the Bureau and ABS Group, and led the former ABS Divisions in Europe and in the Pacific. He also has held operational leadership roles
Peters & May Appoints Judson as CEO
the current pandemic. As a business, we have held steady and I pay credit to our dedicated team who have stepped up to the new way of working. Throughout the year we have continued regular sailings for the transportation of boats on behalf of manufacturers, private owners and racing teams throughout Northern Europe, the Mediterranean and Transatlantic routes. We have seen a strong increase in demand for routes in and out of Asia and Australia, and our offices in Singapore and Hong Kong, which are supported by a wider local agency network, are well placed to maximize these opportunities.”He added
The Emerging U.S. Offshore Wind Industry in a Post-COVID-19 World
have announced well over a billion dollars in port-related infrastructure, transmission infrastructure, manufacturing facilities and supply chain development.Meanwhile, in other parts of the world, offshore wind development and infrastructure is already well developed, particularly in places like northern Europe where the first offshore wind farm was erected in 1991. Unsurprisingly, many companies from those markets are looking closely at the United States as a major new opportunity, and not just for the installations, but also for design, fabrication, consulting, service and maintenance, and every
ELA Offshore Plans International Expansion
Offshore GmbH announced that three new employees have joined the company to expand its international activities. Since its founding in August 2014 the company now counts 15 employees. “Next to our sales representative in the Netherlands and Belgium we decided to expand our activities within Northern Europe and the Middle East,” said managing director of ELA Container Offshore GmbH, Hans Gatzemeier. Within the first six months the new employees will complete a training at the headquarters in Haren (Ems), Germany, to learn everything about the offshore container business: from production
New Growth Record at French Port
of growth when box volumes have increased by a cumulative 15% under the port’s ‘alternative southern gateway for Europe’ strategy. The port authority said 2015 statistics confirmed the trend, with Marseille Fos regaining container market share while throughput at ports in northern Europe fell by an average of 1.6% and growth at other south European ports was pegged to an average of 2%. Growth projections for 2016 will be supported by an €83 million investment budget – an 84% increase on last year’s €45m – for the completion or launch
GAC Branching Out in the Netherlands
New offices boost Schiphol freight services and oil and gas support from Den Helder GAC Netherlands announced it is expanding its range of services with the opening of two new branches to offer air freight solutions at one of northern Europe’s key airports and dedicated support for the North Sea oil and gas sector. From 15 June, the newly opened Schiphol office will offer clients both air and sea freight logistics, clearing and forwarding solutions, as part of the global GAC Group's strategic plan for northern Europe. The addition of air freight solutions extends the range of
Crowley Awards Scholarships to Cal Maritime Students
(ATB) Integrity on a route from Texas to South Carolina. He is looking forward to pursuing a career at sea after he graduates next year. Ryan Cazneaux, a senior from Mount Shasta, Calif., is also studying marine transportation. He sailed aboard a Roll-on/Roll-off (RO/RO) vessel managed Crowley in Northern Europe for a summer and plans to move to the U.S. East Coast to work on ship assist tugs after graduation. Cazneaux said that the Crowley scholarship helps alleviate some of the financial burden on his family. Since 1984, Crowley has provided more than $3 million dollars in scholarship funding
Seakeeper Expands Sales Management Team
Seakeeper announced the appointment of three new regional sales managers. In the U.S., Mark Taiclet and Grant Haugen will oversee the Southeast and West coast areas, respectively. Tanja Lutz will handle sales in Northern Europe. All will focus on both commercial and leisure markets. Marine industry veteran Taiclet has spent more than 20 years at Sea Ray Boats in sales, training and customer relations management roles. Prior to joining Seakeeper, Taiclet managed OEM, trade and retail sales for Sea Vision. Born and raised in the Seattle area, Haugen grew up boating on Puget Sound. His industry
Brown Appointed COO at Lloyd’s Register
announced the appointment of Nick Brown, previously Director Business Development & Innovation, as the group’s new Marine Chief Operating Officer. Reporting to Marine Director Tom Boardley, Nick will be responsible for LR’s four global operating regions – Asia, Americas, Northern Europe and Southern Europe. David Barrow becomes Regional Marine Manager (RMM) for a new Northern Europe region while Apostolos Poulovassilis is RMM for Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa. Iain Wilson and Tim Protheroe remain in their Asia and Americas roles. Brown is a 19 year LR veteran
Offshore Floating Production Market Update
has three major FPSO contracts pending. SEA has eight contracts in the near term, mostly FSOs. The U.S. GOM will likely produce contracts for several FLNG export terminals and two major production floaters. The Mexican GOM will require two major FPSOs. Northern Europe will likely produce orders for several FSOs and a cylindrical FPSO. The Mediterranean will produce a major FPSO contract. A list of near term projects is provided on the following page, and for each project the likely lease/buy acquisition strategy and mooring system is indicated
Schlumberger Debuts GeoSphere
deepwater-well reservoir sections. The reservoir mapping-while-drilling service was used to guide well steering decisions, which enabled the customer to improve the drain position, avoid unplanned exits from target reservoirs, and to acquire reservoir knowledge to optimize production. In Northern Europe, a customer used the GeoSphere service to double the reservoir net-to-gross ratio from 0.45 to 0.96 on two horizontal wells with complex geologies. The increased exposure in this thin bed discontinuous reservoir, compared to all previous wells in the field, resulted in a production improvement
Port of Hamburg Reports Q1 Results
;s largest universal port. “In the first quarter of 2014 we in the Port of Hamburg succeeded in maintaining the previous year’s positive growth trend. Our outstanding growth rate of 8.6 percent enabled us to further extend our very sound competitive position in comparison to Northern Europe’s other major seaports. Against the background of the current situation on building sites within the port, in the Elbe tunnel and on the A7 autobahn, which have especially affected truck traffic for limited periods, that is a striking achievement on throughput. Temporary hindrances caused
