Lisa Young Joins SEACOR Marine Board
. announced it has appointed Lisa P. Young as an independent member of its board of directors, in a move that expands the marine services company's board from five to six members.Young is a seasoned professional with 36 years of cross-sector, international experience in public accounting and professional services. As a retired senior partner with Ernst & Young, Young has served in a number of leadership roles, most recently serving as a Senior Global Client Service Partner until her retirement in 2021. Since December 2023, Young has served as a member of the board of directors, and as the audit
NBBB and ESR Names Goedhard Sales and Marketing Director
Shared Ice Services LLC, responsible for the professional services of both Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) and Everett Ship Repair (ESR), announced the appointment of Bart Goedhard as the new Director of Sales and Marketing.Goedhard brings more than 30 years of extensive experience in the international maritime and transportation industry, having held leadership positions across a diverse range of sectors, including -marine and energy solutions, shipbuilding and repair firms, terminal ownership and operations, transportation companies, stevedoring services, and tug and barge operations.In his
Saildrone Hires Woody as Director of Defense and Intelligence Sales
maritime domain awareness (MDA) and intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) customer base.Woody has spent the past 15 years helping start-ups and other young businesses grow and operate profitability in the defense sector. Prior to joining Saildrone, he led the market entry of a UK-based professional services firm building a large book of business within the Department of Defense, NATO, and other US and international government agencies. As the Senior Vice President of Business Development, he oversaw the go-to-market strategy for identifying, capturing, and executing new business opportunities
Inchcape CEO Frank Olsen Steps Down
company Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) effective November 30, 2022, the company announced on Friday.ISS said it has appointed a new CEO, Philippe Maezelle who joins December 1, 2022. Maezelle is an international business leader with strong executive transformation experience across the professional services industries. His previous experience includes CEO of Alfred H Knight, Executive Member at International SOS and DHL.Olsen, who departs after seven years with ISS, will support the transition and handover process and be available to the company for a period going forward and will also remain
Trade Group Maritime UK Launches Green Skills Project
delivered through a partnership between the MSC and Cornwall Marine Network (CMN).The MSC was established in July 2020 to ensure that the maritime sector attracts a pipeline of talented people to serve all parts of the sector covering shipping, ports, leisure marine, engineering, science, and professional services. The MSC, chaired by Professor Graham Baldwin, Vice Chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire, reports directly into the Secretary of State (under the maritime brief) and Maritime UK National Council. Comprising of 19 Commissioners, the MSC has been tasked to deliver against seven
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
Sea Machines Promotes Bourque
control, bringing advanced autonomy within reach for small- and large-scale operations.In 2020, Sea Machines closed an additional $20 million in financing with significant participation by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services. The investment in Sea Machines marked one of the largest venture rounds for an advanced technology company serving the marine and maritime industries
Newport News Shipbuilding Partners With Commonwealth of Virginia
, including Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Virginia Community College System, the Virginia Employment Commission, and the Virginia Office of Veterans and Defense Affairs. Huntington Ingalls Industries is America's largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry.
HII, KBR to Manage Aussie's Naval Shipbuilding College
the Defence Industry Educational Skills Consortium, all of which have extensive national presence across Australia. The team will leverage and build upon existing Australian capability to successfully deliver world-class workforce services for the college. HII Technical Solutions is a professional services business providing solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers worldwide. The division was formed in December 2016 when HII acquired Camber Corp. and combined it with HII’s existing services subsidiaries, including AMSEC, Continental Maritime of San Diego, Newport
LR Appoints Butcher as Managing Director
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has announced the appointment of Paul Butcher as Managing Director, LR Management Systems & Inspection Services. Based in Birmingham, U.K., Butcher brings with him over 30 years of leadership experience in global professional services businesses. After graduating from Southampton University, Butcher held a number of leadership roles in the assurance, IT services and telecommunications sectors, including positions with SAI Global, Marconi, Ericsson and Damovo. With full responsibility for the leadership and development of Lloyd’s
Rucker Named President of Tideworks
moved into a variety of technology roles. He then relocated to Panama, where he oversaw IT operations at MIT, and eventually came to lead IT operations for all of SSA Marine’s Central and South American activities. In 2006, Rucker returned to Seattle to head up Tideworks’ Products and Professional Services Groups, a position he held until his return in 2012 to MIT as the vice president of operations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from Gonzaga University. Schwank will retire from Tideworks Technology after leading the organization as its president
Engineering Firm Rebranded WSP USA
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services firm, is now WSP worldwide effective May 10. In the United States, the firm will operate as WSP USA. Parsons Brinckerhoff, a transportation engineering and management organization founded in 1885 in New York City, was acquired in 2014 by WSP, a global professional services consultancy. For the past two and a half years, the firm has operated as WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff in the U.S. WSP USA has engineered hundreds of maritime projects, including port master planning, modernization and development programs
Reed Joins WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
James Reed has been named maritime manager for the Pacific Northwest at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization. In his new position, Reed will be responsible for business development, client relations and management of projects within the firm’s Pacific Northwest maritime business sector. He will be based in the Seattle office. Reed has more than 34 years of experience as a civil engineer, project manager, construction manager and quality assurance/quality control manager for planning, design and construction of marine
WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff Names Kennedy Maritime Manager
Daniel Kennedy is named maritime manager in New England for WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization. In his new position, Kennedy will manage maritime consulting operations throughout New England, responsible for business development, marketing and project execution. Based in the Boston office, he will provide oversight, management, design and coordination services for major projects involving port and marine facilities. Kennedy has extensive domestic and international experience in the management of both large and small marine-related engineering
Beech Group's Kemp is Maritime Industry Rising Star
industry leaders and local businesses of all sizes from across the region and wider UK, recognising achievement across a range of categories. The awards include Business of the Year, Best Newcomer, SME of the Year, Innovation, Engineering, Rising Star, Global Reach, Engineering and Maritime Professional Services, Micro Business of the Year and Positive Impact. Chris Shirling-Rooke, Chief Executive of Mersey Maritime, who started the awards in 2015, said: “The Rising Star award is one of the most popular awards of the night because it highlights the wealth of young talent that is coming
Cyprus Appoints German Sales Executive
Shipping, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, and the Cyprus Union of Shipowners, Bahr will use his knowledge and contacts to explain how Cyprus can help German shipowners to rationalize costs and optimize operations. As a well-established and quality flag, with a strong and reliable professional services infrastructure that provides a round-the-clock service, plus a package of favourable incentives, Cyprus understands that a personal approach and continuous flow of communication is extremely important to owners and operators. Its comprehensive and competitive Tonnage Tax System (TTS) - the
New Liverpool Maritime College Launches Memorabilia Appeal
their stories we hope people will be inspired to consider careers in maritime literally opening up a world of opportunity. The fantastic thing about maritime is that it can provide well paid careers all over the world for people of all academic backgrounds on land and at sea from office work and professional services to engineering to seafaring. Mrs Jones said crucial to the ethos of Port Academy Liverpool is the Bootle motto respice aspice prospice , which translates as ‘look to the past, look to the present, look to the future’. “This is why we&rsquo
